Photo credit to CNA
AWARE said: "Consistently posting about 'pretty girls', recording videos of women in public without their consent, or commenting about their appearance isn’t merely a matter of personal preference or light 'amusement'.
"It's an act of objectifying women, reducing them solely to their appearances for their personal entertainment. Such behaviour from anyone in or aspiring to a position of influence suggests that it's acceptable to trivialise women and overlook their myriad abilities and contributions."
The group urged the PEC to "thoroughly consider" the broader implications of such endorsements in future....
SINGAPORE: The Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) was not aware of Mr Tan Kin Lian's social media posts before a certificate of eligibility was issued to him, and it is "not legally entitled to revisit its earlier decision"....
"Any additional facts regarding a candidate which come to public attention after the candidate’s certificate has been issued, would be for the electorate’s consideration and assessment before casting their votes," it said.
The committee does not go through every applicant’s past social media posts before issuing or declining a certificate of eligibility, the PEC added.
If comments made by an applicant are brought to the committee's attention before a decision is made on an eligibility certificate, the PEC would consider them in its assessment, it said. CNA
The above statements from CNA is really bizarre for a cosmopolitan city state, a secular non religious state, and even to the point of being dangerous. A few light comments, or said jokingly, can cause an uproar. And a comment made in jest over a cartoon about pretty girls could lead to a question of character and even be rejected as a candidate to be the President of Singapore. Is Singapore a convent?
A reminder to all the bar or party goers, no more clever or saucy jokes. Be warned. Did they said there are cameras everywhere?
Oh, in Singapore, if you are telling a joke, you must tell your listeners first. If not they would not know it is a joke and would take it very seriously. This is how uptight this prude city state is.
Would the PEC disqualify a candidate over such a comment? Was it a crime, was it derogatory, was it an insult? Ok, ok, like they said, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. What is offensive and not offensive is personal and only an individual claimed to be affected would know.
My advice to everyone, to all visitors, please do not compliment a beautiful woman. Please do not objectify a woman. Oops, maybe I should also not mention the word woman. My apologies.
Is Singapore turning into a prick island? Prick, I think, is a man thing.
Even LKY once said, he did not expect his ministers to be celibate. As long as they did not become a scandal...but when it becomes a scandal, they have to go.
PS. From now on I would not compliment a good looking woman. I would also not look at them as if they are objects in their fine and expensive dresses, looking gorgeous. Better stay at home to be safe.
11 comments:
Aware's interpretation of women is very extremist. More like a religious cult.
AWARE isn't aware those postings by TKL have been there for years. Is it necessary to make such a strong statement which could influence the results of the election? Please save its Victorian modesty as our sisters know what is unacceptable and this isn't.
So men shouldn't be allowed to admire beauty openly without being cast as degrading to their opposite beings.
Curiously why are these thing always surface so coincidentally when there are some major events and scandals. Like the WP duo affairs in response to the PAP duo ?
Surely some supporters have no confidence in their candidates by resorting this smear campaign.
This is a joke ok!
This sioa cha bor org. love to be screw jialat jialat by the papies..think got nothing better to do..if the pretty girl comment is directed at holy jinx..they probably will sing praise of ah lian..but i will be vomiting..hahaha
Aiya, don't be a hypocrite and prude lah!
Don't like Matland where even you wear what's you want and comfortable like shorts and emergency to A&E, they told you to go back and change and wear properly as their hypocrital standards and by the time u back you are dead.
Also, one extremists politician told a woman vote for me and she replied, if I vote for u I cannot wear shorts.
God made humans and animals to reprocreate and reproduced.
A male saw a woman and his minds started wavering in his natural sexual behaviours.
A woman by nature kept beautifying herself so as to be attractive.
If no males watches and appreciates aiyo wasted my hours of powering my faces.
Men will watched women as in their natural instincts and also as a sort of stresses reliefs.
As long as they don't commit any crimes against the women why made a hue and cry over it?
If not why we had so adulterous scandals as both cannot help it in their weakness of attractions and sometimes boredom with own wrong spouses.
If not also we have one Presidential candidate with a beautiful fiancé.
Even at aged 75 and am proud of himself.
Wish when also at aged 75 in a wink of an eye time and able to strike Toto 8 millions also have an attractive woman besides.
Oops, have to be careful of saying this, as some ahem aged will accuse and curse you of D.O.M.
Aiyo, you did hear him said. Its a kind of mediation what!
SinkiesLAND is so stressed what!
See old going to hand over ORD PM also had two wives what!
Our ORD President also lost directions in Guards of Honour what!
Luckily they are Smart to leave before they be that UAssA Bidamn President who talked nonsense thru the scripts and ear piece of parroting on his ears.
Later don't know where he is and turned left or right.
So aiya don't said DOM watching women lah.
See how many got caught camering my word the women.
That's the weakness of the males.
Blame God lah.
OMG, TKL is as good as toasted now, it's underdog status is also kabooyah liao, so whoever wanna be a president need to think twice wat u gonna comment in social media so fun play play lah...
...alamak pofma aku lah sian...last sentence should be "dun play play" ..amended ho boh.
All president's candidates should protect the integrity of the PEC. There should be no questions that the PEC are above board. The sitting president should advise the minister in charge to investigate and pofma any untrue.
Claiming that the PEC does not check thoroughly a candidate's behavior, then what is the PEC's main purpose? What other more important criteria are they looking at, as character is the pinnacle of what we should expect from a Presidential hopeful. Other than concentrating on the financial aspect of their qualification status, which 99% of Singaporeans will fail to qualify, what else is more important than character.
TKL may benefit from the split votes between Tharman and Ng Kok Song.
At least he is sure of 30% opposition votes. Anything more is a bonus.
It would be interesting for the PAP camp to tell their supporters not to split the votes, not to vote for Ng Kok Song.
What a twist of fate.
Right you are Anon 11.48
The spilt votes between Tarman and Ng would be an advantage for TKL.
30%. Hardcore Oppo Voters plus just some disgruntled Voters that will cast for TKL will be the winner.
See familiar faces the Oppo Leaders out for TKL and their voters will also followed suit.
Cheers
This Ng played played ah? No need posters lah.
Said he independent?
So many photos with LKY, Tarman.and LHL independent meh?
Main aim to spilt the votes for pineapple.
Back fired! Now mostly ah laus shouted TKL aka Tee Kok Liang alias Tan Kim Lian.
Taiwan Tee Kok Liang so popular with the womenfolks and they adored him as Virile.
Sinkies aiyo so straight jackets and prudes and hypocrites cristised him for D.O.M.
Now mostly aunties as usual lah always for the Papies no diferent lah will goes for that Tarman pineapples.
Said TeeKokLiang never takes their photos.
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