Sunday, May 03, 2009
The Fall of Single Feather...
Really.
My sister was using the computer when I saw this article.
She was checking out her friend's blog, reading this piece of post that talked about Jackie Chan.
Apparently, recently, the actor spoke about the attitudes of Singaporeans.
The first one was about the laziness of Singaporean actors. I'm not going to complain about that since I have no idea what they are really like.
Of course there are reasons why I never watch local dramas.
The second one was about Singaporeans not having any self-respect.
Here:
Taken from Straits Times:
SINGAPOREANS have no self respect, action movie star Jackie Chan told an audience of businessmen.
He said this in the same speech at the annual Boao Forum in Hainan last Saturday, at which he said Chinese people need to be 'controlled'.
In that address, he reportedly said of Singapore: 'A lot of people are not like those in USA and Japan who voluntarily have self-respect. When you don't have self-respect, the government will have to control you.
'In Singapore, you have to abide by Singapore's regulations. In China,you can litter, In Singapore, try littering and you will be jailed immediately.' Shin Min Daily news had earlier this week published a transcript of his 'freedom speech' which touched on the issued of liberty in China.
The 55-year-old sparked an uproar after he told a business forum last Saturday that 'we Chinese need to be controlled', lamenting that freedom had made Hong Kong and Taiwan societies chaotic. 'I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not,' said Chan, who added: 'If we're not being controlled, we'll just do what we want.'
The backlash against Chan has escalated even after his spokesman claimed that he was referring to freedom in the entertainment industry and not Chinese society as a whole.
In China, a prominent Beijing academic is leading a group of locals calling for a boycott of Chan's 'Believe in China' charity concert on May 1, which will be the first music event held at the iconic Bird's Nest stadium.
In that speech, he also lashed out at Singaporeans' lack of social graces, The New Paper reported on Saturday. 'Sometimes, I wonder why I can't eat chewing gum in Singapore. Then, I think it's actually right not to eat chewing gum," he was reported as having said.
''If I let you eat chewing gum, those people will leave them on tables and chairs. They have no self-respect at all.' His comments have drawn a backlash from much of the Internet community here.
'What's up with him lately? Before he criticised our local female artistes for not working hard enough. Now this? I have suddenly lost respect for him,' said Gabriel_23 on the HardwareZone forum.
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My sister's comment was that Jackie Chan didn't have right to say this things.
But as she told me about her point of view, I thought, how much of it is not true? After all, people don't say things without a reason, right?
Later...
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