Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Bugis Tragedy and SPH Chinese Tabloids

Dear Shit Stirrers at The Temasek Times,

While reading the post you carried about a Singaporean who was disturbed by the alleged glorifying of the late Mr. Ma Chi by the Chinese tabloid papers owned by SPH, I was disturbed by the writer's apparent poor command of the Chinese language, as evidence by his ability to misconstrue the dirt-digging reports of the said newspapers as being a positive portrayal of Mr. Ma.

Far be it for me to judge a fellow Singaporean's command of the Chinese language, I note that PRC netizens in various online sites like Sina Weibo have roundly condemned SPH's Chinese papers as unjustifiably portraying Mr. Ma and PRC citizens in very negative light.

Perhaps your editorial team might consider improving your ability to comprehend simple Chinese before your credibility is eroded further.  Of course, that assumes that you have an interest in attracting readers that can think for themselves rather than be manipulated by your constant fact twisting. And since you are just as culpable as the government-controlled mainstream media in this regard, perhaps some humility and getting off the moral high horse is in order.

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