June 12, 2020

YLB #59 - Should the statue of Raffles in SG be toppled & is saying “Ni Hao Ma” racist?

With so many statues of controversial figures being toppled around the world, what about the one in SG of Sir Stamford Raffles, who’s increasingly seen as “not the nicest guy”. What about brands with “Raffles” in them? Elsewhere, a AU-born Chinese contes...

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With so many statues of controversial figures being toppled around the world, what about the one in SG of Sir Stamford Raffles, who’s increasingly seen as “not the nicest guy”. What about brands with “Raffles” in them? Elsewhere, a AU-born Chinese contestant from Masterchef accused a radio host for being racist by greeting her with “Ni Ha Mao?” Does she have a point?

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Our "One Shiok Things" for this week!

UFC's 'Fight Island' confirmed in Abu Dhabihttps://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/10/sport/ufc-fight-island-abu-dhabi-yas-island-dana-white-spt-intl/index.html 

Marc Rebillet's Drive-Through Tourhttps://www.pollstar.com/article/marc-rebillet-the-loop-daddy-improvises-an-innovative-post-corona-touring-model-144723

Peace!