Many in Singapore would have heard of the infamous incident along Orchard Road in June 2021, where an ex-Ngee Ann Poly lecturer confronted an interracial couple and made racist remarks towards them. Unfortunately, another interracial couple had another harrowing experience at Orchard Central recently.One of the victims, Joseph (not his real name) told Mothership that the couple were on the shopping mall's second floor in the afternoon of Dec. 18 when an unknown man spat in their direction. Joseph said he and his girlfriend had just walked out from the Uniqlo clothing store when an unknown man walked past them fr0m the opposite direction and reportedly spat on him. Joseph, who had never seen the man before, described him as a Chinese man in his mid-20s. This took him by complete surprise and he stopped in his tracks to take stock of what had just happened.
"I'm accustomed to hearing racist things, mostly micro-aggressions stemming from ignorance, by someone whom I somewhat know. But this was the first time a complete random stranger had the audacity to do something like this."
Dumbfounded, Joseph only realised he was not imagining things, and that the man did indeed spit on him, after his girlfriend exclaimed "what the f*ck".
"You shouldn't be with a Chinese girl"
Joseph, who turned around and asked the man if he had just spat on him, said the man went on a tirade and reportedly exclaimed "you shouldn't be with a Chinese girl" and "that should be my girl". The man then spat at Joseph once more, pointed his middle finger, and quickly took off, ducking into Uniqlo. ( wtf )
While the spit did not land on him this time around, this riled Joseph up. Trying to gather himself, he recounted that taking a photo or video of the man did not cross his mind at that time, as all he could think about was whether he should chase after the man. He ultimately decided against doing so, and said he lost sight of the man after he headed down the escalator in Uniqlo.
The incident left Joseph with a mix of emotions, and he said: "I didn't know what to do. [I] got so angry that I teared up." "Apart from the racism, it was the toxic masculinity [where he felt a] sense of entitlement towards a woman, referring to her as an object or property to lay claim to, that triggered me quite a bit and left me disgusted."
Realising that there was a CCTV pointed in their direction which had likely captured the interaction, Joseph approached a security guard to ask if he could have access to the footage so that he can make a police report. While the security guard declined his request, Joseph went ahead and made a police report. He lodged the report at Orchard Neighbourhood Police Centre at around 3:50pm on the same day, according to the report seen by Mothership.
Joseph said the security guard called him later, informing him that they have footage of the incident and it will be handed over to the police. An investigation officer also updated him and said the police are currently reviewing the footage to identify the man.
Mothership has contacted the police for comment.
Joseph said he hopes that the man be brought to task by sharing his experience. This, he says, will not only send a "firm and clear message" to people that such behaviour comes with legal repercussions, but more importantly prevent such incidents from happening again.
r/sg Thread (CW: autism)
Why do Chinese men feel insecure about inter racial?
Hey fellas, found the fricking racist right here.
its not just chinese men, there are these kinds of men from all races. And pls consider adding the word "some" in between Do & chinese.
Koreans do it worse, if you’re a dark skinned foreigner dating one of their girls.
Classic racist response
Singapore has an incel issue that no one's talking about
I brought this up on the countless posts about men acting obscene around women or couples in Singapore and got downmarseyd to heck.
The typical /r/Singapore tai chi comment
“There’s not much crime so you see it more. But it doesn’t happen much compared to other countries.”
It’s like saying “I have cancer. But it’s just stage 2 compared to my friend who has stage 4. So I don’t need to do anything about it or think it’s a problem!”
This sub can be such an echo chamber sometimes
I also find it interesting that people in this thread are saying “incel” (which could be true) but seems like a racial dispute more than anything…
Edit: seriously don’t get why this sub is so adverse to any form of criticism. May the downmarseys be a case and point of how people just portray life to be perfect and can’t accept that there’s any form of problem or issue.
Oh look, it's the shit-stirring JHK WordsonLim whining and bitching about Singapore and Singaporeans again. Malaysia is such a perfect country, eh JHK? Why are you so obsessed with Singapore?
| This sub can be such an echo chamber sometimes
Literally no one is forcing you to be here. Don't you have institutionalised racism to fight against in your own country? Imagine defending a country while living under 21st century apartheid. Stockholm syndrome at its best.
[bunch of links about malayisan male feminists]
I live in both countries, and have been doing so for many years. If you notice my comments I criticise Malaysia probably harsher than I do any other country.
And I’ve openly admitted to the faults of Malaysia countless times. And to your comment, thank you for pointing out the cases of sexual crimes in Malaysia, as well as how child marriages is a troubling issue as well.
I find it honestly weird how triggered you get by my comments. Honestly. If I trigger you so much I’m happy to block you so you don’t need to worry about me and I don’t need you to try and control my opinion.
Ironic coming from someone constantly triggered about other countries that you're always on here. Says a lot about you.
I just told you that I live in SG, why wouldn’t I want to go on this subreddit?
But it seems you can’t handle that my opinion might be different from yours, so you constantly attack me every time my name comes up on here.
Also you listing all the different sexual crimes in Malaysia as if it’s some competition. I never said Malaysia had no crime vs Singapore. I’m just pointing out what I see. That’s all. I feel you’re angry at me but not sure what about 🤔.
If the other commenters can have a civil conversation why can’t you?…
I also find it interesting that people in this thread are saying “incel” (which could be true) but seems like a racial dispute more than anything…
It's not a pure racial dispute. But its most definitely racially motivated as well. Incel behaviour and other extreme mindsets like racism, chauvinism and even fringe ideologies are quite closely correlated.
Specifically, this guy is one of those people still hanging on to prejudices against darker skinned ethnicities. Especially the old trope that "our pure fair skinned" ladies should be "protected from darker skinned males". I'm willing to bet that a Chinese girl dating a white guy is more palatable to this racist.
By the way, the above trope I mentioned isn't exclusive to East Asian communities (which can be very racist).
Its also seen in the West where incels, neo-Nazis and general racists think that "hyper sexualised black men" are "preying on white women".
/r/Aznidentity hates WMAF couples as much as they do Indian Male-Chinese Female couples. They are mostly in the west but there are a few Sinkies in there and they basically have the attitude of “Asian women can only date Asian men but Asian men can date whoever they want. If you disagree you are RACIST TOWARDS ASAINS”
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