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Noticed the 'we should be more like Singapore' solution directed as an antidote towards Sri Lanka's treatment of minorities.
Here is why I believe that fewer displays of racism doesn't erase is existence and can be deeply/ dangerously engrained within the system.
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Here is why I believe that fewer displays of racism doesn't erase is existence and can be deeply/ dangerously engrained within the system.
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In a study carried out by the Institute of Policy Studies in Singapore, 70% of respondants rejected forms of discrimination.
However 6/10 have been subjected to racist comments and 72% believe that belonging to a majority race is more beneficial.
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However 6/10 have been subjected to racist comments and 72% believe that belonging to a majority race is more beneficial.
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"We have bought into the principles of meritocracy, but that does not mean we have removed all of our implicit biases"
is a perfect summation of the situation by senior research fellow Mathew Mathews, who was part of the study of 2000, aged 21 and older.
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is a perfect summation of the situation by senior research fellow Mathew Mathews, who was part of the study of 2000, aged 21 and older.
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Links to social media campaigns/ awareness by minority voices, highlighting what it feels to experience implicit biases within Singapore.
- Local IG voices spotlighting the truth about racism: http://shorturl.at/koH35
- Brownface + advertising: http://shorturl.at/ouELT
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- Local IG voices spotlighting the truth about racism: http://shorturl.at/koH35
- Brownface + advertising: http://shorturl.at/ouELT
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A particularly interesting piece on the politics of language and the normalization of behaviours connected to different communicaties as negatives and undesirables:
https://ippr-journal.com/2020/02/03/singapore-and-racism-a-journey-into-history-and-policy/
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https://ippr-journal.com/2020/02/03/singapore-and-racism-a-journey-into-history-and-policy/
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Extra reading, here:
Straight Times, survey: http://shorturl.at/oDOP7
Today Online: http://shorturl.at/msuRU
The case of Singapore's Malays: http://shorturl.at/kmst2
Everyday racism: https://www.crsi.mq.edu.au/public/download.jsp?id=4338
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Straight Times, survey: http://shorturl.at/oDOP7 Today Online: http://shorturl.at/msuRU The case of Singapore's Malays: http://shorturl.at/kmst2 Everyday racism: https://www.crsi.mq.edu.au/public/download.jsp?id=43386/7
Easy to ignore lived realities for the sake of profitable numbers & 'financial/ political stabilities.'
But the truth is far from the picture-perfect meritocracy we see. Important to be acknowledged & not be disillusioned.
A well concealed problem is still a problem.
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But the truth is far from the picture-perfect meritocracy we see. Important to be acknowledged & not be disillusioned.
A well concealed problem is still a problem.
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Aware of there being no need for essays on Twitter. But I can't understand how this comparison is valid - if you've been in S'pore, you can see/experience the issue. It isn't subdued.
Also, LK has been through a war - reconciliation is complicated. It just isn't the same.
Also, LK has been through a war - reconciliation is complicated. It just isn't the same.
