The Philippine Embassy in Singapore has raised concerns about and called on the Government to take action against a blogger who posted a racist, anti-pinoy article to his blog recently.
The article was featured on blog "Blood Stained Singapore" on May 24 and it outlined tips for Singaporeans on how to blatantly discriminate against Pinoys in Singapore and make them feel unwelcome without breaking the law. Despite the original post being taken down due to violation of Blogger terms, it was reposted again on June 16th.
The blog post has gone viral with many people complaining that the post is highly racists and offensive.
Below is a Facebook comment made by Minister Tan Chuan Jin:
There are many things that are posted on the internet. We may not always like it or agree with things said, but that's the nature of the medium. But what we should not accept is when it crosses a line. Let us be clear. This is not about freedom of speech or a debate about immigration or foreign workforce policy. This is about racism and xenophobia and there is no place for racists and xenophobes in our society.
We have always been an open society where people come to our shores for a range of reasons. Many have settled down over the years, others may move on, as do some of our own Singaporeans. Many leave as friends with Singapore always in their hearts. That is what will make us big despite being a little red dot.
Vile and vicious blogs like this do not reflect who we are as a people and we should make a stand and call it out when we see it.
I am glad that the blog has been taken down. The Police is investigating.
*Comment first appeared on https://www.facebook.com/tan.chuan.jin/posts/10152235004967992