Two Singaporean Siblings Published A Viral Video Questioning Chinese Privilege. They Were Investigated By Police. - VICE
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It all started in July, when an advertisement of electronic payment service E-Pay, a Singapore government initiative, featured Chinese-Singaporean actor Dennis Chew dressed up as four characters, including an Indian character named K. Muthusamy. To portray him, Chew’s skin was artificially darkened. The use of brownface caused public backlash. The ad was plastered on leaflets, vouchers, posters, and online.
Among the many criticisms the commercial received, the one by YouTuber Preeti Nair, better known as Preetipls, and her brother, rapper Subhas Nair, received the most attention. Theirs came in the form of a video that remixed Iggy Azalea’s “Fuck It Up” with lyrics that spoke about discrimination in Singapore society.
The video has since been taken down but not before it went viral. Celebrities, the police, and politicians all weighed in on the video online, on TV interviews, and on various platforms. Everyone had their own take on the issue and, for the first time in a long time, the topic of racism was back in the nation’s discourse.