Where does Singapore stand on race relations? | Regardless Of Race | Full Episode
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Singapore’s harmonious race relations has often been cited as one of its most remarkable achievements. But where do we really stand on race relations ? Janil Puthucheary, chairperson of Onepeople.sg, the body that promotes racial harmony in Singapore, goes on a journey to find out what Singaporeans think. From conducting one of the largest nation-wide surveys, to having difficult conversations, the film sets out to pose the profound question on how we should confront our inherent biases.
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ABOUT THE SERIES: Janil Puthucheary explores potentially divisive fault lines in Singapore, covering issues such as race, religion, class and generational gap.
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I have lived in 5 different countries for the last 20 years as a Singaporean, I was almost always racially discriminated as an Asian. I understand how they feel n wish that the elitism culture will not give way to bullies, pls do not take our racial harmony for granted. Address the minority ethnic groups n give them the same chances like everyone else without judgements
This is an absolutely fascinating yet incredibly thought provoking programme. Kudos for actually challenging and discussing this important topic. I hope racial harmony isn’t just a surface level ideal and a real aspiration to live and thrive by.
As a Filipino, I have experienced extreme racism from Singaporeans and Chinese Permanent Residents. They were really rude to me and constantly bullied me at work. I resigned and moved to England instead (best decision). Racism is definitely a huge problem in Singapore.
Stay Strong i can feel you, stay motivated and positive
I feel bad for the Singaporean origin which is suppose to be the people of South East Asian, not the chinese ..
You're far better off in the UK anyway. Singapore is not the best fit for Filipinos. The US/Canada/UK and parts of Western Europe are a far better option - culturally speaking.
@@mmrgratitudes What is different that makes it not the best fit? People are more hostile generally? That's sad if so. I have Filipino family here in the US. I would say South Asian people experience racism here, but probably not in the same ways as people in Singapore or other countries, since it's generally frowned upon (at least with people I know).
maybe its how you perceive it. i worked in a hotel. we had a meeting . had several philippinos. one day one of the staff said we singaporeans are racist. we all got a shock. the HR boss, a singaporean or malaysian asked me point blank' Are you racist? I said No of course not. first time in all my life someone questioned that. he then nodded his head. only the philippinos in the group said we are. we had malaysians , china citizens and indians. no one else said so. my HR boss then looked at the female philippino staff and said 'yes and you are all easy!' i coudlnt stifle my laugh. and to top it off, this female philippino staff didnt understand this description. can ask' what do you mean?' HE told them 'go and find out ! see no need to fight if you can give back with sarcastic wit
As a Singaporean Eurasian, I am more accepted in the UK or US than in my home country. Sad isn't it? But that's Singapore for you. Unless you're a Tan Ah Kow or Lee Ah Lian, then be prepared to be discriminated against. Even the ang mohs are made to feel unwelcome. I'm starting to understand why some people think Singapore is part of China.
Very well said.. as i come across such's similar painful discrimination for my caucasian appearance
I’ve faced a lot of racism in Singapore, far more than what I faced in US,Australia and UK combined. Being a Singapore-indian, we as a society need to do better.
it's very bad for Indians out here, they only respect you if you have a proper social stature(Maybe)
As a Tamil Singaporean. I think Singapore is in the best position in Asia when it comes to racial equality. Have you tried being in China, Korea or India or heck even in Malaysia, our neighbour?
Yes, Singapore has systematic racism and chinese supremacy, but overall we value merit here. Countries you mentioned: US, UK and Australia are worst in systematic discrimination against black and indigenous people in their own country. They aren't a model example.
@@vicnad92 Racist is everywhere. In Malaysia there also have discriminated for Indian muslim . You can read the harsh comments for "Mamak" entrepraneur. So if your father Indian..your mother Malay why not we put "peranakan" as race in birh certificate/ IC. Stupid comments don't write "Malay" as race if your face not Malay. Even your father Malay, but your look like your mother. So what happened. Offended. Of course. But I am happy to befriend with other races despite what their religions.
@vicnad92 nope... the racism in Singapore is the worst I have ever experienced compared to US, UK Au, Malaysia, Japan, India (I live in the UK but have lived in all countries for atleasy 4 years each). Your experience doesn't apply to everyone.. Most Singaporean Indians are in denial because they need to justify their decision to continue living in such dangerously racist place, which publicises itself as a "secular meting pot" which it isn't. Tamil Singaporeans were some of the most racist people alongside the Chinese and this is because they think insulting Indians will help them get accepted by Chinese majority.
Also, only because there is racism everywhere, doesn't make it ok for sg to encourage it. Especially because with how small Sg is, effects of such discrimination are intensified.
Anyway, I don't expect this to change. Because Singaporeans never admit their vices
@@vicnad92 I am sorry but Singaporean racism is different and more nasty. I have noticed that indian Singaporeans have internalised it so much that they also believe in a lot of BS racists say against them.
When we talk about racism, we generally say that education and more exposure to other races will solve it. I look at Singapore and think... these people must be really evil because formal education and a country made by immigrants...which is a centre for global trade has SO MUCH RACISM AND CLASSISM. The absolute worst of humanity.
China, India, japan and even korea can attribute their problem to lack of poverty, lack of education and a gazillion other problems like having homogeneous culture since centuries but Singapore? THEY ARE JUST EVIL.
I have been in singapore for the past 20 years, faced racism in getting jobs, getting a home on rent etc. Racism is everywhere and does not surprise me anymore. Sadly, I have accepted it.
What a stupid Question, are you racist? Even if there's someone who are racist, will they admit that. All country in the world are racist whether is minor or major. It is because the some people know how to hide their expression.
Dan...u are right ..the World ls a Stage & all of us...myself top the list are good actors.......but mb just mb there are a few good ones... .l like your honest style...keep it up
Yes, when my professor asked me are you a racist. i replied yes and she asked why i simply replied cos i hate all races including my own. Then she asked how can you stop being racist, i said to stop counting people are different races and think all of us as one race.
but it ain't gonna happen anyways.
@@forbbidden like saying we are all the human race
Totally agreed..
Iam very proud of u sir for discussing this matter with our 4 main original group of race in Singapore But still It happens till today, its just that people are willing to accept and discuss to a common platform to a harmonious manner and move on. Ultimately we are all human beings but as you've discussed in a topic of "Privelage" I think that issue really make us feel uneven in all level of aspects. Thats the truth...
if only Malaysia could come out with such in-depth documentaries. Bravo CNA for exploring this rather taboo/sensitive topic
@Not Human Malaysia has no problem with their races......except pro china and the jew
@@lwacc what makes you think he has problem with many people, Chinese yellow girl?
@@lwacc being proud of being chinese should FIX YOUR DAMN ATTITUDE! it's also thanks to ALLAH for sparring him to be live long again until his job is done. Without him who will fix malaysia great again, YOU?
@@lwacc no Muslim to be rude or racist because Muhammad pbuh has told us a million times! There are RULES to be followed in order to grant us to paradise after our lifetime. Probably the media had caused you too much hate.
@@lwacc then stay away from Dr m. He has a lot problem to fix malaysia great again
Key is for people to learn to accept indifference and work towards the good virtue that human being should show to each others .
the government should heavily fine those damn companies that keep requesting u need to understand mandarin in able to work for their company.. this have been going on for more than 20 years
Ben Yusof
- I wonder if you apply to a English speaking company, and you can't speak English, will it hire you?
@@tedaspane1493 if the job u apply for require u to speak to customer /client "who is mainly from china" for example customer service
It is a reality because the majority is Chinese here. It is a practical and economic reason, not racism. If the company is operating a business with Indonesia for example then they may want to employ Malay speaking candidates only.
@@SuccessforLifester well if that is the case why not we remove english as our first language and replace it with mandarin since "It is a reality because the majority is Chinese here", don't u agree?
like i said in my previous comment , if u are talking about front end job which require u to communicate with customer / client from a particular region , i don't mind if they request u to understand or able to speak a certain language.i'm talking about back end job "hard labor" which u don't even need to interact with customer so again my question is y the hell do i need to understand a particular language in able to get that job?
let me remind u , singapore first language is english.
i agree with u , it isn't racism .. it's call favoritism
= more privileges for a certain ethnicity..
@@benyusof5200 I see it as more of a business decision. If the environment consists of hip youngsters who could all speak English then it wouldn't be a problem. But if it is a more traditional setting where bulk of the people could speak broken English, the outcome would be different. In fact they maybe hiring China Chinese instead and not locals. Everything is about money.
I lived and worked in Singapore and have couple of instances of racism against me. There is a lot of hidden racism in Singapore. This old Chinese Lady I sat next to in the MRT went away making face when I boarded the train and sat next to her as the seat was vacant. Couple of Singaporean Chinese youngsters did notice what the old lady did and they both quietly smiled at each other.
@Raul Tiangson this about singapore not india
@Raul Tiangson Yes, in India even the Bollywood industry prefers fair skin over the darker variants. Fairer skin Indians in Singapore have been serving in top positions of most companies I've done businesses with. One thing for sure, DBS Bank's CEO is Piyush Gupta.
Raul Tiangson righting a wrong because of another is never okay. Seems to me you have some prejudiced opinions you need to work on.
That’s horrible.
@Raul Tiangson @Raul Tiangson modern caste system in India was created by the British! First you need to learn about caste system properly. I don't justify it. But it is different than what media portrays about it. The inferiority complex indians have been given about their skin color is due to British colonialist legacy. Imagine the mental stress put on dark skinned Africans and Indian's by white colonialists!!
You see the indigenous people of Singapore were the most tolerant and understanding people and race. People make fun of us, called us lazy and many more. We swallow it and try to improve ourselves. Yes many taxi uncles tryst the malay community because they can converse in malay plus we are not too troublesome. After all take taxi you pay accordingly
I agree. Singaporean Malays are generally tolerant, friendly, well-mannered and I would even consider them quite generous. I am Chinese and was a Uber/Grab driver for almost 4 years.
The taxi driver is spot on. Among the 3 main races in SG, the most easy-going and friendly people are the Malays.
Yes I saw steady Malays buying durians very straight forward, never even negotiate. Then in NTUC, they bought things also very steady, see the need to buy just buy. Like kettle for example. For myself for example I will still look see look see and compare first. So Malays indeed are more fuss free.
Tell the racist settler to go back to China!
@@shukriramlee Racists need to migrate to Germany.
long time ago theres a saying
1 malay take drug
2 indian alcoholic
3 chinese gambling
Hahaha... and we missed out eurasians, as usual.
@@cathhl2440 Fighting?
insights007 I dunno... I should ask them. Haha... oh dear...
4 Singaporeans judgemental
@@cathhl2440 sarong party crowd. (like real!)
"The garden is more beautiful when the flowers are many-colored and different; the variety lends charm and adornment. In a flock of doves some are white, some black, red, blue; yet they make no distinction among themselves." - Baha'i Faith
Francis this is so true.
@Daniel Lim That unity in diversity is what enriches humanity.
@Daniel Lim Overpopulation? The next time you fly, look down. Your going to see mostly very vast areas where few people live. "Overpopulation" concerns arise when people have not learned to live together. Both Science & Religion have stated that we are one family.
@Daniel Lim The next time you fly, look down.
It’s almost impossible to eliminate racism. It’s everywhere. Majority will be racists every corner of the world .
that true it part of human nature, I watch Jared taylor, he spoke the truth, multiracial dont work, Japan, Korea is one example. US, Canada, Australia is deal with racism.
We all may say that we are not racist. But it exist. It only wane or disappear after so much socialization and integration.. But on first encounters, it really does manifest..
Stay Fit S
That’s waycist
@Jay Seelan Mm... I suppose racism can be seen as a sub-set of discrimination.
NobleStar Lion (almost) nobody talks about what racism is, true..
When I see the gap my eyes were filled up with tears.
Harmony is about tolerance and respect for one another and yet recognizing and accepting the differences in culture and views of another without hate. Singapore is made up of different races and all who are wise will understand that together we stand and divided we fall. So, let's be wise and continue to keep Singapore strong and live in harmony through love, respect and acceptance of one another. That's what makes a great country, a great home! :)
The racial riots that happen in the 60's must be a very strong reminder for all sporeans that it is a lesson that we must never forget.All of us are created equal.
We been created equal and cursed to die and leave everything behind....does not entitle us to live lifes of equal privileges. I am a black man...the irony of my statement. But its the truth .
Recently I sit at bus stop... There were 3 seats.
Next seat in bus stop was a Indian guy... Another seat was Chinese uncle.
Suddenly this Chinese lady came & wanted to sit.... she look at Indian guy & Refused to sit then she look at me also refused to sit.
I was watching her behaviour while waiting for bus. So I stood up & told her to sit. But she didn't. Her bus came shortly.
After she left I went back to my sit.
I was a fool to believe that our National Pledge is True....
Well... I'll be honest with you. I try to sit beside non-chinese so that I don't appear racist. I'm so freaked out about being accused of racism just because I'm the majority race.
It sad
Cath HL you dont try to sit as you said! You sit wherever there is a empty seat regardless who is next to you! Chinese complains of racism against them in western countries when someone does the same thing to them
@@cathhl2440what a condescending post.
In Malaysia, most Malaysian like to live with race boundary.
As Malay, In my school period, I experienced as minority. My best friend is Christian Indian.
Thats why I try to get along to each other. Eventhough I'm not understood what they was saying I just stick around with them and pretending like you understood what they saying.
But, What actually I saw student more comfortable get along with thier group of race.
School is where new generation start to understand and what is future all about.
What happened on the past is the reason what happenings now
Rasyid Muhammad ape kau cakap bodo . Buruk nama malaysia ja bangang
Its almost 2020, just say NO to racism! I Love Singapore! I am from New York originally, it is the melting pot of the Globe. Perhaps thats why I have never been racist and will never be.
Bruce Bartman kudos to you! Hope more would be like you
A good honest start to the Race discussion .Every multi racial country has go through these hard questions/discussions to find the courage to treat people equally ...
Quite happy this show up on my feed. Personally, racism is a problem that stems from ones' choice of being ignorant to others who belong to a different cultural identity. Every individual is responsible to internalise inclusivity without the prejudices and judgement of any person based on their exterior. I think if we educate ourselves to judge others based on actions and intentions, racism will cease to exist.
Mathew Mathews is an interesting name. So when I called out Mathew Mathew! I am really using his full name
The fact that we can leisurely do this kind of self-examination is already proof of how good the harmony in Singapore is.
Looking out for flaws and striving for perfection is admirable, but we need to keep everything in the right perspective.
A good start...public awareness and education through social, broadcast and other mass media is critically required to evoke empathy amongst and between citizens..kudos to the producer of this documentary!
In school I can say among classmates, we do make some jokes directed at people of certain race that may actually be VERY inappropriate to a unknown person. But ultimately we joke about, we still treasure friendship, we still understand we are humans. I think that is what it is, be happy and light hearted to the right people, but be sensitive towards the right ones too. And as long as these views do not get into the professional field.
“My jokes are not Racist if You make Fun to all races, you are fine. Everyone must have a Fair share” i like his statement.
A government official plainly said that “Singapore is not ready for a non-Chinese PM”. If the country’s own government doesn’t go by the pledge then how do you expect the people to?
why don you tell the indians to elect a British European as your pm.
@BlackBannerz and u are the one admitting that the indians are greedy for power to be Pm. this is why the minority especially the indians should never be Pm. why must the indians be allowed to be pm? as a minority u should know your place and serve the majority instead of being greedy and power hungry. if you want to be near other dark brown skinned indians you should go back to india and sri lanka.
From what I observe, Singaporeans are largely peaceful and accepting, I think. I mean, no society is perfect. but I think Singapore comes close. :)
you must not be malay or a darker indian. wow you are part of the problem and racist
Coming from a Sri Lankan ethnicity in Switzerland I feel happy being the minority of the minority because I feel special and privileged. Asians are rare and seen as model minority in my country.
@Kim Jong-un literally said he's Sri lankan
Bless your soul my dear
different races come with different cultures, skin tones, religion and values... so racial harmony can only be achieved by being able to appreciate such differences and being able to joke & laugh at each racial sterotypes including our own.
HAHA racial harmony my ass. Used to serve as a combat engineer for the SAF and u guess it not a single Malay in my whole unit. Out in the corporate world as well you can see most top spots are u guess it Chinese. Singapore is and always will be a Chinese first society. period point blank.
True
I saw a smile on the reporter when taxi driver said he likes Malays......
Funny thing, the reporter identifies as an Indian
That’s scene with the kids made me tear up, they just built up a tougher skin and accept to discrimination and bullying. We can do definitely better as humans.
Singapore is known for bullying. Alot of the bullying flies under the radar. We minorities need to teach our kids from a young age to fight back for our rights or we would get run over all the time.
"Singapura" stands for the 'Lion City' and is derived from the Sanskrit words 'Simha' or lion, and 'Pura' or city or Hindu religious place, and the story of how the name came about is probably one of the more famous Singaporean legends.The majority Chinese prefered 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō)If you based on earlier name of Singapura is most appropriate in historical records. Lion from the "King of the forest" and "pura" meaning city or elaboratively, "pur" and "pura" are suffixes meaning "city" or "settlement." Used in several place names across the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Afghanistan. The word "pura" is the oldest Sanskrit language word for "city", finds frequent mention in the Rigveda, one of the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism. To interpret it from Chinese character 新加坡 will be different, as "Singapura" meaning where historically inclined into Forestcity, Greencity or environment ( friendly or religious city) "pura". "Majulah Singapura" best fit the historical facts and legends against the majority oversea Chinese in Singapore preference, Republic of Xīnjiāpō. However, the influence of overseas Chinese is greater to the inclination towards China as "Qiblat" or direction and cultures. Kudos.
Isn’t Singa Malay for lion?
Dont make your own history
Lol, the statement already racist. He tried to change the fact that Singapore is Malay country by put the hindu so called "heritage".
@@shukriramlee please do research before speaking
He is absolutely correct
@@mehuljain1991 No no, I'm Malay. I know my region pretty well. You do research or stick with your own kind.
Yes, take this Further & deeper on the very obvious issues that also touch on national security, tolerance & social bias. Then only we can protect & be proud of our beloved nation😎🌹😎
Singapore is a multiracial & multicultural country. But still some singaporeans from the majority groups show racist personality towards the minority groups.
Me & my mother have experience it for so many times inside the mrt train. When we sit or stand beside them, they will start to rub their nose, cover their nose & give us a not a happy look on their face. Sometimes they will talk in their own language & say ...... this indian beside me smelly leh, no shower, buay tahan. As a indian singaporean, i can understand a bit of mandarin language. Me & my mother just ignore them, carry on with our conversation.
We should have roadshow events about multiracial & multicultural to educate some singaporeans from the majority groups about racial harmony in Singapore.
Effing brutal
It's not some Chinese that are racist... it's most of them. And the remaining ones who aren't actively racist never acknowledge it when their family member, or friend or even a stranger is openly racist in front of them. That's as bad as being racist, because they are encouraging it passively.
Brilliant research. Thanks for sharing. As a child from Surinamese parents that are of Indian descent this has been quite the eye opener for me. I’ve been growing up since the 80’s in the Netherlands where the Caucasian is the majority thus the group setting the moral standard.
Racism in multiple forms(direct, indirect, institutional) has been widely normalized and accepted in the Netherlands for years being the majority is white and all else being the minority. Migrants here back in the late 60’s/ 70’s were being ‘tolerated’ as workers serving the Dutch community doing labour that is considered of low regard. In ‘22 there is still a ‘tolerant’ perspective towards minorities and even 2nd or 3d gen migrant children at the same time, are still not being considered real Dutch. Trying to compare the Singapore situation with the Dutch one seems to be impossible. One thing is something that is quite interesting, correct me if I’m wrong but every culture in Singapore do consider themselves and each other as being Singaporean.
Very interesting though how the racial ‘perspective’ is within an predominantly Asian demographic and how type of skin color and/or religion plays as a factor in to defining status.
I’ve visited Singapore back in ‘17 and I have to admit that it’s a wonderful- and remarkable feeling to be part of a multicultural majority. I’ve never experienced something like that and I hope to visit soon in the future.
Kumar is correct in saying that if you are offended, don't attend his show. One will have to ignorant and naive to think, and not expect that his show will contain things that may and will offend, and I think the audience expects that. It also shows a sign of maturity by a people that can laugh at themselves but at the same time not take to heart and treat it as harmless humour, provided it is portrayed as such. This same maturity should also be able to distinguish between what is lighthearted humour and real offence, which at times can be a fine line between them. If it is the latter, to absolutely not put up with it.
There are some crucial questions that are missed out in view of current situations in the world. I agree that there will always be inequalities in this world. Everyone cannot be equal but should be treated equally. However, until Singapore's society has matured to a more critical thinking, objective population, it would be very risky or tough to have open discussions on race, not to mention for some races, it comes tightly package with religion. Thus, it might more helpful to heighten awareness of common racists acts, remarks, jokes and comments through mini social experiments to highlight its negative sides to citizens, especially our young and hope that they will be more considerate in interacting with their friends of different races. Last but not least, we should also emphasize the point that we are all Singaporeans, regardless of race and religion, we all share common space and national identity. Let us all focus on working together with a common goal for the betterment of our society as a whole. Mr Janit, this documentary was done pretty well, though I think more can be shown in a positive manner. I could not help but feel that you started this with a mindset to prove there is racism in Singapore rather than approaching this matter with a more neutral and open minded manner. I'd like suggest to all my fellow countryman to cross the causeway and stay for a period of 3 mths to see for yourselves how rampant and government-supported racism can fracture a society and render its national efficency a joke, before we start to beat ourselves up for being that bit of a racist. I'm not saying we are not, we are, but recognise that we have achieved some progress and that we are well poised to be on the right track to be better. To have sociel stability and economic competence, multi racial harmony is a must. To ensure a country's viability and development, race and religion cannot be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Understanding this statement would then propel us to strive towards greater, deeper racial harmony amongst us.
tell that to mNDELLA N STH AFRICA TO MANDELLA N STH AFRICA
Very well said
It actually hurt when that little boy said "people say my culture is bad."
We are human race. All humans with brains are biased and racist. Accept the fact that we are different within each race, and we will find differences with the next of kin. That is what we are. Just discuss it, accept it and celebrate the differences on your friendship day.
Singapore is racist society. Racism doesn't mean if somebody say you with words. Ignoring somebody being belonging to different race is also called racism. As far as professional/student life concerns, things are find everywhere.
Beyond these points Singapore is racist society. You will see white people in Singapore having their on community, Indian has their own, Chinese and Malays has their own too. Again as far as student life or professional life concerns people might be on same page. But you will hardly see mix people gathering. Even chines moms would never like their kids playing with the kid who belong to another race.
no matter how much Singapore pride about racial harmony, there is still a racist in all of us.
Because most are entitled and narcissistic at this point. No one wants to reflect
What the taxi driver said is the truth. You can ask any taxi drivers or private hire drivers, they will give you the same answer. Malay passengers generally give the least problems. I was driving Uber/Grab for almost 4 years and I came to the same conclusion. As someone here mentioned there is a difference between "stereotyping" and "racism". By telling the truth dose not mean you are racist.
Nicely Done. Congrat - I believe education plays an important role.
Good documentary there is no place in this world without racism
To escape from this must be highly educated and make ourselves rich
Wah! Money can also solve this problem ah? LoL.
usa richest but still have race problems like cauciains versus blacks..poor nations have no racial problems 'cse ALL r POOR...lol... clueless
In other countries, churches and mosques are getting fire bombed. I'd say Singapore is well ahead
censorship help there
No free speech in Singapore and hate the poor people. Even Singapore tossed out the older poor people.
@@hcwcars1 You know it's all about give and take... Absolute free speech is a terrible idea and not even America has that. The only way a society can truly have racial harmony if it's engineered to be that way because naturally humans are hard-wired to want to be around people who are most like themselves.
@@emptyangel yeah engineering a society doesn't work out for everyone.
@@emptyangel it only older poor people that the government "relocated" from the homes that they lived in all their lives
Very open and informative! Looking to more discussion like this to reach the non superficial racial harmony.
All i can say is generally, in sg, people take race as a sensitive topic to a extent that they avoid talking about all these problems and just dismiss them. Does Chinese experience privilege? Denfinitely yes, and im saying this as a chinese myself. Im currently studying in a SAP school, ofc this did gave me more opportunities to discover my potential and interest in the Chinese cultire and chinese literacy, but somtimes i did think about it that the existence of schools like SAP schools is a huge disadvantage for minorities, especially when almost all SAP schools are elite schools and with good educational resources. Also, without the interactions with classmates of other races, i did realise that both me and my classmates can be quite insensitive towards the culture of the other races. Definitely, this has to be fixed
Singapore is fair regardless of race. That's why she is progressing so fast and strong. They treat every races equally no discrimination.
thats why now alot of CECA indians coming over. Sometimes fair isn't fair.
@@snakepitsam Yet the majority is still chinese in this country complaining about a minority. Foolishness
No it's not. You are in denial.
You know who progresses very fast? Thieves and dishonest scammers. So don't try to mix up 2 things.
Singapore is extemely racist whether you accept it or not.
It's usually the thief who screams the loudest that they didn't do it. (In case you didn't understand, you saying it isn't racist probably shows that you are actually racist yourself)
Hi there, I'm Malaysian-Chinese. You might know that in Malaysia, my group is smaller. I was surprised to find out that non-Chinese folks in Singapore face similar issues, but in a less obvious way. Some politicians in our country are making things worse for racial harmony. Living here, it sometimes feels like we, who aren't part of the majority, are treated like second class citizens. Most Singaporeans seem to be trying their best to keep things calm, but there's still a lot of room for improvement. I get how minorities feel when they say they feel inferior and keep those feelings to themselves. :(
Why are the minority Eurasians excluded from this discussion.As I have personally experienced this with job applications and in my working. environment
We are listed under ‘Others’ like some alien race.
my eyes open... I thought only Chinese in Singapore have Siglish assent. The host and the first interviewer also has it.. wow
The media and the locals sort of influence how one another should speak. Long ago they made a local English drama Master of the Seas with characters using British or American accents. It was badly received. Later they made Growing Up and Under One Roof where locals spoke in local accents. They were very well received.
@@SuccessforLifester Because Singaporeans can't stand fakes and wannabes and people who look down on their own race, culture and custom.
@@user-vt5ln7qq4j there was a transitional period where people actually were not so sure how to speak English in the local context. And yes we tend to view with disdain those who speak with an accent, unless suddenly these people can also speak good Chinese.
A wonderful but bittersweet documentary. The social experiment with the group of adults walking forward or backwards was particularly heartbreaking. If you only performed that experiment in different places and had small, mixed group conversations afterwards for one to 1-1/2 hours (with a snack!!!!), I think that the privileged group would be able to see so much more clearly their privilege and they would FEEL the heartbreak of being in the very back. They would then be able to start the dialogue themselves with the others and ask sensitively made questions. You then wouldn't have to say anything else. I'm African-American , live in Europe and I understand this dilemma very well.
Thank you for this excellently-made program.
Bias and racism are very different.
We ALL show a level of bias, but we aren't all racist.
This is an excellent documentary.
Thank u for the documentary. MALAYSIA next please!
Malaysia does not idolise spore...do not be eccentric...sorry to say.racism exists everywhere...dont be hypocrite.
MOHD YUSUFF Sharif
Unfortunately you & others sharing this negative attitude only discourages & fear mongers people from acknowledging the obvious on racism standing out from top to ground lvl in Malaysian society. So Your “TAK APA” attitude will just make the hole wider between yourself and others wether they’ll be the same race as u or not. It’s disgusting dude, it’s 2019 don’t pull down society to your lvl.
Documentaries like this needs to be the talk in Malaysia. Singapore perfectly models bold steps to even talking openly about race in fixing people’s disgusting attitudes because every successful society doesn’t just tolerate but accepts its own people completely.
You may not be disenfranchised or misfortunate. However, your believes are disgustingly disgraceful. Maaf lah but you ta malu ke bang? You are disgusting MOHD YUSUFF Sharif you make me sick. Hope you get yourself cleaned up and spread positive vibes soon.
@@DMeat0902 proud to be racist...retain my identity...unless similar religion brethren with me...same religion i am clour blind weather you are Caucasian.. afro...asian or oriental.etc. all one track to god.racism exists not because of skin colour but religion hatred.muslims don't eat pork creates hatred among non muslims .loud azan ...praying 5 times a day also make non muslim unhappy.. Muslims don't take alcohol and ban the unmarried sex also make non muslim uncomfortable.. .what else...can you name them?
MOHD YUSUFF Sharif congratulations on a insignificant life then. How masculine to take the sword of Islam to your grave, such respect mashallah. Perfect example of a human being Allah created. You might be empowered in your mosques but do preach out in public and you’ll see what life gives you when your a religious jungky bigot.
@@DMeat0902 when I mention Islam it bothers you much...then you claim you are against racism. What i say is true racism exist because of religion.....the more you feel uneasy about my love for islam the more I m proud to be Islamic racist and love god and Muhammad more than myself.person like you is not worth at all to me...you try to nurture your stupid principle to me. Being stupid all one is enough not to spread to others.
Racism can never vanished in this world even it can be Singapore. I ever came across where a chinese who told me that he doesn't like Indians. There are many peoples like him who is an Singaporean.
I am not Singaporean but still quite an eye opener because I thought Singapore is probably least racist country in Asia. I judge people all the time but not based on their race, exterior or without knowing them. I judge people based on their actions or after knowing them. It's shocking how people immediately form an impression just based on how they look even in Singapore !!!
I have lived in atleast 7 countries (US, UK, Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia) .
Singapore by far is the most racist countries in both casual as well as institutional racism. The Singapore government sure any news articles/blogs about Sinagpore's racism get retracted. UA-cam has created a problem for them, because it has a global reach and not under Sg jurisdiction. That's the only reason you can see this video today.
y is it in 480p
Ask someone who marry different race
Why do Malaysia and Singapore still have Tamil and Mandarin as official languages ? They have been there for 3 generations since independence so surely they should have become homogeneous and have Malay (Malaysia) or English (Singapore) as the only language?
ronki23 keeping in touch with their roots i think.
I have a question for the host. Would you consider to conduct your racist test in America or Canada?
Racial discrimination Is happening every where in Singapore. This is true. Monitory Is always bullied always
JP: Do you have best friend? What race is your best friend? Indian boy: Indian. Chinese girl: Chinese. Malay girl: Malay and Chinese.... Enough said.
but malay girl can choose not to have Chinese friend. who is the stupid mofo now?
Lookin down on somebody doesn’t mean racism. That’s the strength of a bully .. to put one down without worrying about color or language. People hate & that’s not regulated. Racism is. Confidence is strength & That’s what 2 yrs of NS should do. What the heck will talking about race in the family do ?
my nephew married a muslim wife n we gather together for meals but r kept apart from her since she cannot eat pork... n kids wear the burlker…. so race differences r there but NOT talked abt.... u chinese "how many singhs friends do u have ??? or malays have indian friends.... my neighbours in hdb r Indians... never said one word of good morning for 5 years... so don't kid yourself racial differences r alive n well.
I live in China, i visited some of my friends on the spring festival in which they refrained in eating pork or alcohol. This actually made me very sad, i begged them to make what they like to eat and i feel gratitude for just inviting me. although in one funny incident one of my friend's uncle came drunk up to me and said i hate Muslims but i like you. I told him he has the right to decide who he hates and who he doesn't, the whole family blamed him later for what he did though. In life i try to learn to believe everyone has a different opinion and if they don't like me i will avoid them rather trying to attack them. And i always advise my friend if a race is racist towards them they should not do the same in return by becoming what you hate.
good afternoon
People being a bit prejudiced at times isn't much of an issue, it's human nature to favor the familiar after all. Just be more understanding towards one another in the end. Also, a bit of racial humor isn't that bad in the end, you can make fun of one another if it's done in a healthy way and if you know when to draw the line. If you don't do things with ill intentions and are willing to learn from your mistakes, you're gonna do pretty alright.
I knew IT!! The taxi driver didnt get any troubled by Malay because our Islam religion has already told us not to mock on any races. If Malay lived in the riches houses THEY STILL RESPECT TO EVERYONE but if not someone needs to report to the police
Regardless of how developed a country is, discrimination exists. Discrimination comes in the form of race, sex/ gender, age and physical appearance. Work / job employment discrimination exist even though there's law in place against this. The fact that when one needs to write down his or her date, month and year of birth, it allows the hirer (HR/ recruiter) to decide if he/ she wants to meet the job seeker based on this info in the resume.
I wish there was a video posted somewhere of the whole experiment, they only picked a few questions as part of this documentary ...
The problem is not race. It's the cultural mentality. That can be surmounted by tolerance and a give and take attitude.
We might be racist but we ought to respect each other . It’s his or her prerogative if they dun want to eat beside me cos I am Chinese - I respect it. But they shouldn’t make racist remarks. Everyone is somehow racist in one way or the other but we should know what to say and what not to say - at the end of the day we should respect and accept each other. I am glad that in my life I enjoyed getting to know people from all ard the world- I enjoy learning about their language and culture . Life is short dun waste your time living in a color .
To the Malays, ask themselves how the Chinese Malaysians have been treated in Malaysia before reflecting on their own experiences.
Singaporeans like to create this front that they live in a racially harmonious society this document truly says otherwise
History, religion, Kumar. You don't leave any stone unturned
Till today nobody sits beside an Indian man in the bus.A very sad thing happening in a well educated country.
Julia Julia uh who says that? And which part of Singapore have you been living in 😂😂
@@achaii9605 What I saw I comment.Thats it.I am a very observant person.😁Anyway racism started long time ago all over the world.
Julia Julia yep true. Racism can't and won't end. Just saying my living area from what I see people don't really mind about each other races and have a lot of interracial relationships. Really accepting of each other races here.
I came across chinese women who smelled so bad felt that’s she didn’t took a shower but I forced myself to sit beside her to embrace racial harmony
Recently was in news of a foreign worker sitting in 2 seater seats in MRT. Then a Chinese aunty board the train & gave him a unhappy look. (Expecting him to go away the seat belongs to me) He understood that look & stood up & give up his seat to her.
A lady in opposite seat witness this & wrote what she saw & she felt sad.
WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT RACES.....YOU BRING UP GOOD POSITIVE POINTS ABOUT A DIFFERENT RACE.....ALWAYS ❗️❗️❗️
BECAUSE BENEATH EACH PERSON COLOURED SKIN....IS THE SAME HEART, SAME LUNGS , SAME ORGANS .....LIKE EVERYONE ELSE ❗️❗️
SO....WHY BRING UP RACES ❓️❓️
IS IT SO DAMNED IMPORTANT ❓️❓️❓️
IT IS ONLY SKIN ....DIFFERENCE
EVERY RACE HAS ITS OWN TRADITION AND CULTURE....IT MAKE SINGAPORE SO UNIQUE ❗️❗️❗️SO FASCINATING.....👍👍👍
SINGAPORE HAD REACHED ITS PERFECTION IN HARMONY AMONGST ALL BEAUTIFUL RACES LIVING IN IT....TOGETHER....AS ONE ❗️❗️❗️
WE LEARN TO TOLERATE EACH OTHER....AND LIVED AS ONE TRUE NATION REGARDLESS OF RACE, LANGUAGE OR RELIGION.....PERIOD❗️❗️❗️
Stop screaming.
It's usually the thief that screams the loudest that they didn't commit the crime. That's you.
Singapore is extremely racist. And because of people like you, it will always remain so.
Tolerance is the word. Racists yes, but only a small percentage. The rest are tolerance to other races because you got to live together in harmony. In other part of the world. You have same race fighting each other because of political differences. Also credits go to SG govt to take action immediately when extreme racists rare their heads.
tolerance is not acceptance... it's I tahan your presence... its just veiled racism...
We have much work to do in our racial harmony.
It is endemic in structure of Singapore where schools are segrated on Chinese able to attend best schools.this is slowly changing now but only slowly.As an expat for 30yrs i have enjoyed interacting with all sectors of society but always i will be ang mo/mat salleh but that ok.benign racism😊
Im a Singapore born indian
Up to this day Once a while a get racist remarks and slurs
And I’m not sorry to say I don’t belive in the Singapore national anthem.
Urban Desi TV exactly! You need to tackle these chinese in a same way and tell them where they belong ro
thumbnail looks like 'someordinarygamers' dad or something
There is no real Racial Harmony these days (as compared to more natural one Pre -1990's. These days, post 911, it's increasingly (Enforced) "Racial Harmony" that mainly benefits security/socio-economic of the two major races, with the third one holding a candle to it. And in between, you just have body of 'Transactional Harmony' (my very own term) where as long as you have some financial consideration/exchange, race relations appear to be in "harmony". But the minute you're down on the doe/work/status, are not part of two major races (& not interested to hold a candle to them) but need some economic/social assimilation from those 2 main races again, you see TRUE FACE of Singapore "Racial Harmony" - which is NOTHING after factoring out/stripped of the Enforced, then the Transactional - A Eurasian Lamentation
Great topic. We all have preconceived notions about races we don’t understand or know. It is my opinion that our thoughts are based on such notions. Once we hang out with other races and talk with them we are able to get past these. I feel my kids who have a more racially diverse experience will have a better experience understanding other races as compared to me. I’m not sure we should call this racism. When we call such prejudices racism we stop discussions and there is no change.
We all are a human race. We live and we die.
we will all come to our demise one day.
So I the mean while, we should stop being petty and making people miserable jsut because they look a certain way.
I faced racism just 2 weeks ago in Singapore. It was police officers who just harassed me coz I was a black person
Learn not to take offense is the right way ahead.
This documentary is stark reminder and also a warning to all those people who are vouching for the nation with 5000 years of history to be at the apex... This is what they have done and will do....Its high time folks especially former colonies should respect Britain and its inclusiveness even though we have committed crimes against humanity. Give it a thought.
To the soccer boy in the video - it’s not about the race - it’s about the skills lol - if u are really good - Malays will respect u even more . To be honest Malays are really much better in soccer than Chinese in Singapore . We have to accept the fact - it’s not about racism.
Being biased is just normal for humans and not the same as racist, it usually does not equate to hate. If someone asks "are races different from one another" then yes, if they ask" does it really matter?" then the answer should be no.
As living things, it is in our cells to seek out kinship and to harbour caution and distrust to others. But being civilised, this is something we need to overcome.
Generally in Asia, Chinese tend to be at the top of the pyramid when it comes to privilege. I once encountered a bizarre situation in the Philippines where everyone was trying to claim Chinese ancestry because they felt that made them superior...😏
East Asians are at the top due to their superior economy and cultural influences
what bullshit is this?
singapore doesn't have 'special privilege for the chinese' by law
look at malaysia, even though they have nearly half the population belonging to nonmuslim groups post independence, they put the malay superiority and privilege in its law and apply it
bullshit
No it is not
Outside asia Chinese r facing extreme racism after COVID
Filipinos are from the malay race in facts .... And spanish ancestry .... Same goes to the malays who have spanish and portugese ancestries ....
Here is the conundrum, you successfully encourage people to treat others of different races with respect. You educate them on how to set aside their inherent biases in their dealings with others. Then you are surprised to discover that they are now reluctant to talk about race. Now you demand that they are more open and transparent in expressing the attitudes and bias that occupy their conscious and subconscious minds. You should be careful about what you wish for.
At the heart of this idea, is the belief that racism is abnormal. That it is a learned behaviour that must be unlearned. Singaporeans used to know that racism is normal. That given a choice between the like and the unlike most people prefer the like. People have to understand that racism is normal if they are to grow beyond their prejudices, and exercise self control and good manners. That making that transformation is a duty of every citizen. As is forgiving those that trespass.
There's a distinct difference between celebrating our differences in appearances, cultures, practices and insulting these differneces. Unfortunately, what is happening in Singapore is brutal casual and institutional racism with zero accountability or even acknowledgement.
You can't eliminate racism without speaking about it.
Just like you have to talk about your symptoms to get the correct result from your doctor's visit, you have to talk about races to eliminate racism.
And because my parents wont, I will talk about it with my siblings to ensure that they do not offend anyone with the things they say and do. It is normal to think aloud but we should also learn to accept that there is every bad in any good people.
As a Canadian in Toronto. No Singapore, you're nowhere near our city in terms of racial harmony. We're not perfect, but we're leagues above you in terms to of tolerance. Singaporeans this isn't me bragging, this is me telling you that you can do way better.
As usual seems to be a racial hierarchy with
Chinese(Far Easterners) at the top
Malays(South East Asians) in the middle
Indians(South Asians) at the bottom