@kiereikierei_soap: my 2 cents on why so many chinese ppl remain unconvinced that racism is a problem in sg 👁️👄👁️ tldr racism FEELS invisible/ “no big deal” because not many are genuinely detesting someone based on race or skin color (although colorism is relevant to this topic in the sense that we have been socialised into certain preferences), but rather make harmful generalizations of a race based on their perceived class. those who make these comments may often feel justified and “logical” in the context of meritocracy, which is exactly why it goes unchecked.
As someone who uses Grab on a daily basis, it is not true that Malays are delivery riders. Cos majority of my daily Grab food delivery and Grab rides are Chinese. And I use Grab 30 days a month including weekenda.
2026-08-24 06:25:25
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k h a l i d :
if it's mostly classism, then why the median income for indian folx are higher cf. malays and chinese? I think framing this as being a more classist thing than it being more intersectional gravely minimises the harm racism brings
2026-08-23 17:36:33
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a flower? :
maybe a few in Singapore are finally ready for conversations on colonialism and intersectionality!
2026-08-24 06:44:45
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gwrndo. :
oo this just opened my mind. is hiring someone who can speak chinese really that important or is it just convenient for a chinese boss?
2026-08-23 12:37:47
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Thotsbiscots :
You can’t say it stemmed from a race-based economic system inherited from the British when majority of the Chinese under British rule were labourers. Many South Asians (sans the convicts) were taking up administrative jobs, in the police force or traders because of their proficiency in English.
2026-08-23 23:41:23
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aghfhaso :
You’ve touched upon a very nuanced point. Asians are more classist than racist, their racism stems from class. In America, you could be Obama but the South would still hate just because hes black, but Asians would respect him because he’s considered one of the elites. The racism in Asia is more about generalization of racial groups as opposed to hatred of a skin color. A rich powerful Indian man would still get more respect than a poor Chinese nobody in Asia, but both would still be hated in the west
2026-08-23 12:11:29
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x :
while this is true to some extent it's v reductive. racists are racist because they truly believe they r a superior race. even if say an indian is in the highest social class racists will still see them as inferior and undeserving of their status. class is a symptom of race. south asians are brought to sg to do manual labor not bcos they can't find chinese low class laborers. it's bcos they believe this level of work should be done by a race beneath them
2026-08-23 22:04:33
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astrida :
in Singapore I think race and class often intersect, but one is not a subsect of the other
2026-08-24 02:41:30
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astre :
The blush is so pretty the colour suits you so much
2026-08-23 15:45:05
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lemxnsqueak :
Don’t listen to the hate comments this is a very valid point
2026-08-23 12:32:41
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unwillingcoconut :
ts goes so deep i love when chinese people stand up for me i feel so seen rn
2026-08-23 14:10:23
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shishimama :
but there is so much racism in singapore that is not labour-related... and a lot of it stems from living somewhere with an obvious majority. i think this is a pretty simplistic view.
2026-08-23 14:03:43
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twoballthreeball :
it has always been a class issue la
2026-08-23 12:11:18
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nas :
Louder
2026-08-23 13:47:57
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mantou :
racism has always been an inventions by capitalists to pit us against one another👀👀
2026-08-23 13:10:34
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fukashi :
from the colonial beginning class has been perceived through the racial lens in singapore, and that hasn't changed much (let's just say the government benefits from this). it's still an illusion
2026-08-23 12:49:16
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Flying Mug :
True and idk why ppl deny this
2026-08-23 14:59:13
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M :
speak yo facts chn girl 📢
2026-08-23 14:22:20
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juronghater :
thanks for this!
2026-08-24 00:30:23
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Kit :
There are many brainless folks in the corporate world actually 😂 I worked for some of them and manage some of them
2026-08-24 00:35:02
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hippityhoppitydoo :
wow i was scared at first about what your take was gonna be, but was immediately relieved. you worded it well thank u for the vid
2026-08-23 15:17:49
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🥚nes :
ugh so well said! can we be friends 😭
2026-08-23 14:26:45
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Divya Parasuraman :
well said
2026-08-24 00:44:05
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Tyler万 :
Holy fk you have the same take as me
2026-08-23 13:38:35
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