Misogyny not just a Malay concern, though Singapore shock jock affair highlights issues in the community
When the three presenters of Singapore’s most popular podcast awoke on Monday (June 15) morning, they got quite a shock. A message from the country’s president was waiting for them on their show’s Facebook page, demanding they address their apparent sexism.
“We woke up with a start to see the message from our president, Halimah Yacob, calling for us to apologise. Many others have also reached out to us expressing their concerns about our content,” they wrote in a collective response on social media, amid a storm of criticism which had been escalating over the last week.
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