Tag: racism

Filipinos need to end their love affair with mediocrity and ‘pwede na yan’ mentality

July 9, 2014August 4, 2014 Ilda 118 Comments

My views are not very popular with Filipinos. I guess it’s partly my fault because I like posting topics that some might consider taboo and boring. But it’s not like I discuss religion or make fun of other people’s religious beliefs. Granted, I like talking about Philippine politics and society in general but I really…

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Dutch airline KLM in hot water over ‘racist’ tweet vs Mexico World Cup team

June 30, 2014June 30, 2014 benign0 4 Comments

What was supposed to be a witty swipe at the Mexican World Cup team on Twitter by Dutch flag carrier Royal Ducth Airlines (KLM) became the subject of an online indignation campaign that forced the airline to delete the tweet. Mexico had lost to the Dutch earlier and is out of the match. Noted social…

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HK Filipino maids react to latest ‘racism’ row as impact of Singapore hate blog ripples across region

June 19, 2014June 19, 2014 benign0 36 Comments

Tensions between Filipino expat residents in Singapore and so-called hate bloggers and online trolls seems to be escalating. The Philippine embassy in Singapore has asked the Singapore government to hold accountable for inciting hatred a blogger who published an article on the site “Blood Stained Singapore” in which the Filipino community there was described as…

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Why do Singaporeans hate Filipinos?

June 18, 2014July 1, 2014 benign0 169 Comments

It’s the obvious question everyone is asking nowadays amidst a raft of hate blogs and other such digital artifcats going “viral” all over the Net. Many of these seem to have stemmed from the whole fracas surrounding a plan by Filipino community leaders to stage a 12th June Independence Day event at a major shopping…

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Is depicting Filipinos as domestic helpers racist?

June 3, 2014June 4, 2014 FallenAngel 49 Comments

Apparently, quite a few Filipinos seem to think so. Given the highly hypersensitive nature of the Filipinos, it was only natural that they would react with rage to the screenshot below found in certain Hong Kong textbooks. The blog site Hongwrong.com couldn’t help but make a parody of such depiction of “racial harmony” as is…

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Why Colonial Mentality is a Bogeyman

April 24, 2014September 20, 2015 ChinoF 29 Comments

I once blogged about colonial mentality, stating that seeing it as a problem is a myth. After more thought and encountering further opinions on the subject, I still think it is a myth – a dangerous one. A bogeyman, an imaginary monster in the closet. I’ve seen so many discussions where others fiercely blame it…

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Will Heart Evangelista make a good First Lady to Chiz?

March 31, 2014 Kate Natividad 5 Comments

Why would Heart Evangelista be “bad” for possible future Philippine President Chiz Escudero? Personally, I think it’s about time the Philippines had a glamorous First Lady again. So you go girl! Good to read that you don’t care about all this crap talk about you possibly weakening Chiz’s bid for the top job! I mean,…

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Do Filipinos speak too loudly and in an annoying manner in public spaces?

March 8, 2014March 8, 2014 benign0 117 Comments

A letter posted by a disgruntled Singaporean frustrated over being unable to get a bit of peace and quiet in a public bus singled out Filipinos in a post on the site The Real Singapore. The author of the letter who signed off as “H” described the “nightmare” of finding himself in a bus full…

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