Grace Fu says she personally did not find anything problematic with “brownface” ad given the context

Grace Fu says she personally did not find anything problematic with “brownface” ad given the context

The Independent - Singapore·2019-12-11 19:03

Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Grace Fu, told a crowd of about 300 students yesterday (10 Dec) that she personally did not find anything problematic with the “brownface” NETS advertisement.

In July this year, an advertisement for the government-led NETS E-Pay initiative drew severe backlash since it featured Chinese actor Dennis Chew dressed as a Chinese man, Chinese woman, Malay woman and an Indian man. Chew wore dark makeup or “brownface” to portray an Indian man.

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