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cancel is BAD
call out is GOOD

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cancel = no growth
call out = flourish like flower

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call out culture is about calling attention to someone's wrongdoing and giving them a chance to learn. Cancel culture, does not give the person the chance to learn from their mistake. Instead, the person is immediately labeled as "bad."

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The contemporary idea of a “callout”, generally refers to interpersonal confrontations occurring between individuals on social media. In theory, callouts are very simple – someone does something wrong, people tell them, and they avoid doing it again in the future.

Whereas for “cancel culture”, it is the idea of barring someone completely from a society/group of people in which its punishment yields no path to rehabilitation. In other words, a long-term opposition with no hope of self-redemption.

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Song Ji a.
cancelled for being a 'fake rich girl' in South Koreas Netflix Single's Inferno . She was accused of wearing fake designer clothes when she claimed she did not know. GRRRR

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cancel culture is more harmful as compared to call-out culture as cancel culture does not give the person being "cancelled" a chance for redemption while for call-out culture, it allows people to reflect on their mistakes and make ammendments

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Is it important to effectively criticize those who have hurt others, especially those who are powerful and economically influential. When that hurt is deliberate, or done by someone with no intention to change, “cancelling” them is appropriate and necessary. But when growth can occur, a “callout” can be more effective in building a potential ally in which they can use their influence/power to make the world a better place to live in rather than a forever foe. Rage has a way of sticking with us, and if society chooses to “cancel” every person who has done wrong, we’ll identify with that rage forever.

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Benefits of cancel and/or callout culture :

Allows marginalized people to seek accountability when the justice system fails

Gives a voice to disenfranchised or less powerful people

May bring about social change when necessary

Is incredibly effective at combating any type of abuse or harmful wrongdoing to others

Detrimental effects of cancel and/or callout culture:

Amounts to online bullying, and can incite violence and threats

Leads to intolerance in democratic societies as people systematically exclude anyone who disagrees with their views

Being cancelled can lead to anxiety, depression, trauma, and suicidal thoughts and behavior

Innocent victims may never be able to emotionally recover from the trauma of such an incident as well as to recover physically as people may have wrong perceptions of them

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benefits: allows people to learn that they were wrong (and possibly change to do better)
detriments: might be toxic, might make people more defensive

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The author of the famous book series Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling was cancelled for being transphobic. The controversy started as Rowling tweeted support for TERFism. TERFism believes that trans women aren't women and that biological sex is the only factor that determines someone's gender. Then, she further affirmed her opinion by mocking a news headline about transgender people on Twitter.

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Pros of cancel culture:

Cancelling helps marginalised people hold others accountable when the justice system doesn’t.

Cancelling allows less powerful people to have a voice.

Cancelling is a tool to bring about social change.

Pro of Callout culture :

Callout culture allows marginalised people to seek accountability where the justice system fails.

Callout culture gives a voice to disenfranchised or less powerful people.

Callout culture is simply a new form of boycott, a cherished tactic in the civil rights movement, to bring about social change.

Cons of cancel culture:

Little to no redemption

Trials in the court of public opinion

No allowance for disagreement

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callout culture allows for growth and change without aggression.
cancel culture overly attacks them without wanting to educate them.

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Cancel culture is usually more toxic and harmful as compared to callout culture. Callout culture provides constructive criticism and allows for one to improve themselves after they realise their mistakes. Cancel culture, however, completely deplatforms someone and ostracises them, barring them from rehabilitation.

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During the general elections in 2020, PAP candidate Ivan Lim was revealed to have bullied and mistreated his subordinates during NS, causing him to get cancelled and withdraw

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Travis Scott, an American rapper, was under fire for not taking accountability for the multiple deaths and injuries at his concert, "Astroworld".

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Weinstein was indicted on rape and criminal sexual act charges in Manhattan. Weinstein of sexual misconduct or assault. He has maintained that he engaged only in consensual sexual activity. After being found guilty in early 2020, he was sentenced to 23 years in prison.

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2020/01/08/social-medias-callout-culture-continues-to-improve-customer-service/?sh=303287816d99

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Whether you've had a bad flight, less than desirable service at a restaurant or simply an underwhelming experience with a new product there is hope. We live in the era of "callout culture," where individuals can quickly voice their displeasure publicly in a way that simply didn't exist in the past. For years, the most that a person could do following bad service or a bad experience was write a letter, make a call or more recently leave feedback on a website.

Social media has allowed everyone to have a voice, and in this callout culture there is the chance that news of very bad service can spread quickly. Companies now face a serious backlash, and this includes corporate giants as well as small businesses.

In a recent study conducted by WhoIsHostingThis.com, it was noted that it can take dozens of glowing reviews to reverse the damage from a single scathing complaint, especially if that complaint goes viral. More importantly, more people are now publicly calling out companies on social media.

The study found that 51% of respondents said they'd called out a company, and it isn't just the young crowd that is being so vocal via social media. In fact, 44% of baby boomers said they'd complained about a company, while men were more likely to voice their concerns.

"Social media scare companies into performing customer service the way they should," said social media consultant Lon Safko, author of The Social Media Bible.

"We all know social media has a wide reach," Safko added. "Wider than even paid advertising today. So, companies around the world have been terrified of 'called out' in every platform."

The reach of social media is something that can't be understated.

"When I teach advanced marketing, I warn top executive that in the 1990's it was found that a happy customer might tell seven people, but an unhappy customer will tell 15," Safko noted. "Today, that is utter nonsense. They won't tell 15 people, they will tell 15,000 people or 150,000 people or more!"
Facing The Criticism
The study found that people most often turn to Facebook when calling out a company via social media, and that those who did felt such a public complaint was the right thing to do.

"Our data indicates that 73% of respondents believe it's acceptable to call out a company online, and 61% percent of consumers turn to Facebook in particular when unsatisfied," explained Toni Allen, general manager at WhoIsHostingThis.com.

This was followed by Twitter with about 30% of respondents saying they'd tweeted out a complaint. And while Facebook may have been the way people tried to get in the face of companies, Twitter callouts may be the more effective channel. Those who tweeted a complaint about service tended to receive a prompt response, while those who complained on Facebook tended to wait longer.

Restaurants were among the top types of businesses called out - with 30% of respondents saying they'd used social media to complain about a particular eatery. This was followed by retail stores at 10%, Internet service providers at 9%, automobile-related businesses at 7% and airlines at 5%.

The study found that brands are listening. Domino's Pizza is an example the research cited, as it famously changed its recipes in response to customer complaints. Domino's also listened to its users to address delivery issues, incorrect toppings and in most cases the company's social media team worked to respond quickly to resolve complaints.

This was just one example of callout culture getting a response, but more companies are trying to be as reactive as well.

"The use of social media is evolving, and consumers are now turning to these platforms to 'call out' brands for disappointing service," said Allen. "Consumers' opinions aren't going unnoticed by potential buyers, making negative reviews that much more influential."
Raise Awareness
The survey also found that 52% of those who said they'd called out companies did so to raise awareness and 50% said it was so that others could avoid similar problems. The motives were high-minded the survey noted, but it suggests that there was more than just refund or discount in mind.

"By calling out on social platforms, customers are seeing a much faster response time and much better resolution," explained Safko. "All Fortune 500 Companies have dedicated people monitoring all of the platforms for what is called 'negative, neutral, and positive' comments. This job would be monumental without the help of artificial intelligence (AI) monitoring software platforms like Astute or Agorapulse, which monitors every known social platforms for product comments and returns a report on each."

Those who do use social media to complain also said they believed it would have a positive impact, and 53% of respondents said they expected the brand would change its behavior. About one third said brands did apologize or even offered compensation publicly.

However, while the motives may have been high-minded, 23% of those surveyed did say they believed negative reviews were more influential. At times calling out the CEO was justified, and 56% of respondents said it was acceptable to target a business owner or CEO, but only 35% said it was alright to call out an employee.

In some cases, calling out an employee can result in their termination. And there is another downside to callout culture. Some businesses have sued those who leave a negative review.

This has gotten Congress involved, and in 2016 it passed the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA), which is meant to protect a consumers' ability to leave an honest review without fear of being punished. Yet, this doesn't protect consumers who make personal attacks or make statements that are dishonest about service.

"Many people are unnecessarily calling companies out to coerce them into providing free products," said Safko. "It's a difficult line to maintain for most companies."

However, when used to respond to an actual complaint, social media is really just a very loud word of mouth that the companies are likely to hear.

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Social Media's 'Callout Culture' Continues To Improve Customer Service

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Social media has allowed everyone to have a voice, and in this callout culture there is the chance that news of very bad service can spread quickly. Companies now face a serious backlash, and this includes corporate giants as well as small businesses.

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good
- opportunity for growth
- allow marginalised ppl to seek accountability
- necessary punishment for those who arent willing to change

bad:
- if society chooses to cancel every single wrongdoing no matter how minor, our society will be v sad :(
- victim's mental health can deteriorate quickly
- cannot disagree at all

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Soh Rui Yong Not Selected To Represent Singapore In Upcoming SEA Games

While many eyes are on the world-class athletes competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 now, our own athletes are gearing up for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

However, one notable marathon runner, Soh Rui Yong, will not participate in the games in May.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday (16 Feb), he shares that the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) decided to omit him despite his stellar marathon timing.

The national runner also denied the allegations made by SNOC regarding his non-efforts in making amends after previous disputes, and apologised for inconveniences that arose from his past actions.

Soh excluded from SEA Games due to 'Unbecoming Behaviour'

On Wednesday (16 Feb), the SNOC announced the 330 athletes competing across 29 sports in the biennial SEA Games.

But Singapore's top national marathon runner Soh Rui Yong was not on the list for the second time running.

Previously in 2019, Soh was also omitted from the SEA Games contingent despite meeting the qualification mark.

Speaking to The Straits Times (ST), an SNOC spokesperson said the council rejected the Singapore Athletics' (SA) nomination of Soh.

This was attributed to his conduct, which "fell short of the standards of attitude and behaviour" SNOC expects of athletes-the same reason given for his 2019 omission.

Since then, the spokesperson said Soh's conduct and behaviour continued to fall short of those standards.

They added that Soh has made "no attempt" to make amends, correct, or apologise for his conduct and behaviour.

The spokesperson said he has instead made "continued and persistent actions" to challenge, mock, threaten, and/or disrespect organisations and individuals, including SNOC.

SNOC views this as an unbecoming behaviour of an athlete hoping to represent Singapore at the SEA Games.

Soh denies SNOC's allegations

In response to SNOC, Soh made a statement on Facebook on Wednesday (16 Feb).

He shared that he was once again not selected, although he finished with a timing of 2:22:59 in the qualifying window, setting a new national record.

His timing is more than 10 minutes faster than the qualifying mark set by SNOC.

Soh asserts that his "objective track record speaks for itself", having won 2 gold medals at the 2 SEA Games Marathons he participated in.

He noted that SNOC's claims that he made no effort at making amends are "categorically false and border on defamation".

In his post, Soh also revealed that the President of SNOC, Tan Chuan-Jin, had blocked him on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

While this is within his rights, the national runner said it's challenging to resolve disputes when the SNOC leader himself is not open to communication.

Soh happy to make amends

Soh shared that he had met with Minister for Culture, Community and Youth of Singapore Edwin Tong in January.

During their meeting, Minister Tong kindly offered help to mediate between him and SNOC. While Soh was unsure of the developments following their meeting, he thanked the minister for his efforts.

Concluding his post, Soh said he wants to make it clear to SNOC and the public that for him, past disputes are bygones and no longer important.

He was happy to make amends and resolve matters but stressed that SNOC had to reciprocate too.

On his part, Soh apologised for any inconveniences that arose from his past actions and that this would cause Singapore to miss out on a marathon gold medal.

He then wishes luck to the rest of Team Singapore competing in Vietnam in May.

Clashes between Soh Rui Yong & SNOC since 2017

Since 2017, Soh has clashed several times with SNOC. The issues between the council and him were:

Soh received a formal warning from SNOC due to infringement of regulations in the 2017 SEA Games promotion of personal sponsors

Soh protested to donating 20% of his SNOC reward payout to SA for training and development

A longstanding dispute between Soh and national marathoner Ashley Liew

Soh filed a defamation suit against SA and former official after omission from the 2019 SEA Games

Currently, Soh's case against Liew is under appeal, and his proceedings against the formal official are still before the courts, reported ST.

Hope SNOC remains objective in vetting athletes

Soh's determination to speak up for what he believes in has put his career under the spotlight many times.

While his courage is admirable, the SNOC also holds all athletes to a certain standard.

Hopefully, both parties will be able to resolve any differences amicably, so Singapore will have a reputable athlete representing us, and Soh can have his chance at triumphing at his sport.
Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at news@mustsharenews.com. Featured image adapted from Soh Rui Yong on Facebook.

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Soh Rui Yong Excluded From SEA Games Team Due To 'Unbecoming Behaviour', He Clarifies Situation

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The Astroworld tragedy has ensured that big music festivals are now wary of artist Travis Scott. The popular Coachella festival has now dropped the rapper for its lineup. As one of the biggest music festivals of the year, Coachella's decision will affect Scott's gig calender quite badly.

His popularity is at an all-time low after 10 people were killed in the wake of the deadly stampede at his Astroworld concert last month. The rapper was headlining Coachella 2022 before he was taken out of the list of performers at the event. A Change.org petition had been posted to get the authorities to drop Travis Scott from the lineup of performances for the upcoming Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2022. The annual music and arts festival is held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert.
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The petition titled 'Remove Travis Scott as a Goldenvoice performer,' requested the authorities to ban Travis Scott as a performer at their festivals. The starter of this petition said, "With the recent tragic and unnecessary death at Travis Scott's Astroworld concert, due to Scott's own gross negligence and sheer lack of compassion for human life, we ask AEG, Paul Tollet, and Goldenvoice to remove him as performer at all of their festivals." The Coachella festival was co-founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, and is organized by Goldenvoice, a subsidiary of AEG Presents

More than 60,000 people sign petition

In an attempt to get their voices heard, the creator of this petition also said, "Thank you everyone for signing this petition. After watching Travis Scott 's apology video its very clear that he's trying to avoid blame in the unnecessary deaths of his fans. At no point in his video "apology" did we think be was genuinely sorry for the loss of lives at his concert. Please start sharing this petition so that we can make our voices heard." This petition was created on the 7th November, and has garnered more than 60,000 signatures already.

Another person who had signed the petition said, "He should be locked up. It's not the first time or second time, but third time he's done this." Speaking on how Travis did not pause when he should have, another person who signed said, "How did he not know it was declared a mass casualty that night as he went to party and Dave and busters with drake. And he didn't care about the ambulance in the crowd to stop the show. I don't think he has any regard for human life. Thousands of people have severe ptsd, lives lost, people horrible injured. Insincere apology. ONE MONTH of BetterHelp offer? F*ck this guy."

Throwing shade at his 'baby mommy', another person commented, " Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner straight liars and they don't care about us because we don't have the money they have or the celebrity status. Don't buy any Kylie products." Talking more on why they signed the petition to cancel Travis from headlining at Coachella, this user said, "There was an extreme amount of NEGLIGENCE on Travis and the staff's behalf. Most importantly, discovering that Travis has a record of inciting hostile behavior and not caring is an indication that he definitely needs to be CANCELED before more lives are lost and ruined."
Coachella without Travis?
In January 2020, Travis was first announced as a headliner for Coachella. Owing to the Covid-induced lockdowns, this music festival was postponed multiple times. With this assumed withdrawal of Travis Scott as a headliner, Swedish House Mafia is set to perform in 2022. The famous streaming platform, Hulu has also reportedly cancelled Travis Scott's 50-minute special titled " Astroworld: Concert From Hell" after they faced backlash due to the tragedy at the concert.

In addition to this, Travis is also seen facing lawsuits worth millions of dollars. Surprisingly, this is not just from those injured or killed but also security guards at the events as they were harmed because they weren't trained to tackle such large and rowdy crowds. In an interview, he broke his silence and said, "I have a responsibility to figure out what happened here. I have a responsibility to find a solution. Hopefully, this takes a first step into us artists having more insight into what's going on." His agent reportedly offered to give up performance fees just to save Travis' headlining slot.

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Travis Scott BANNED: Rapper thrown out of Coachella lineup after Astroworld tragedy

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The Astroworld tragedy has ensured that big music festivals are now wary of artist Travis Scott. The popular Coachella festival has now dropped the rapper for its lineup. As one of the biggest music festivals of the year, Coachella's decision will affect Scott's gig calender quite badly.

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Singaporean influencer Wendy Cheng, also popularly known as Xiaxue, was thrusted into the spotlight for comments she made in 2010 concerning migrant workers. Her tweets published in 2019 surrounding the transgender community have also resurfaced after she posted on Instagram Stories that politican Raeesah Khan of the Workers' Party should "stop trying to divide the nation with [her] race politics".

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1. Single's Inferno Song Ji A got cancelled instantly off Social Media platforms because she apparently wore fake designers clothings
2. Dee Kosh got cancelled because he is accused to be a child predator
3. Slyvia Chan
4. Xia Xue got cancelled for being racist
5. Ellen DeGeneres because she treated employees badly and she treated celebrities with disrespect (in interviews)

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Last year, Singaporean influencer Wendy Cheng, also popularly known as Xiaxue, was thrusted into the spotlight for comments she made in 2010 concerning migrant workers. Her tweets published in 2019 surrounding the transgender community have also resurfaced after she posted on Instagram Stories that politican Raeesah Khan of the Workers' Party should "stop trying to divide the nation with [her] race politics".

Shortly after, a Google document comprising a list of brands that has worked with Cheng since January 2019 surfaced. Netizens then took it upon themselves to contact the brands and have them hold Cheng "accountable" and "reconsider" future partnerships with her. Online video network Clicknetwork TV also dropped Cheng as a host for its show The Public Investigator, explaining that it has always supported a diversity of opinions, voices, and open debate.

The incident has also led Cheng to turn her blog and Twitter account private while at the same time filed a lawsuit against the "mob". However in a turn of events, the creator behind the Google, Elouise Quek, issued an apology last November. Quek also retracted all her previous allegations and statements, admitting that some of it were untrue because they were taken out of context.

Nearly a year after the online furore, Cheng tells MARKETING-INTERACTIVE if things have returned to pre-cancel culture days and how she managed relationships with brands during the rough patch.
Listen to the episode here.(Read also: Interview: Xiaxue responds as netizens pressure brands to 'reconsider' engagement)MARKETING-INTERACTIVE: Some time has passed since the incident. Where are you on the matter now? Have things gone back to the pre-cancel culture days?
Cheng: I'm okay. I'm no stranger to controversy and sometimes I lament the fact that I can't just be one of those influencers who only care about make up and hair and not have any opinions. Then I wouldn't get into trouble. But sometimes I can't help it, I feel I have something strongly to say and I say it. I guess I cannot regret it either because that's kind of got me to where I am today, and I think the beauty aspect of being an influencer is just one small part of my career.

With how cancel culture is pervasive in the US, opinions have been very stifled and you do see cancel culture happening a lot more there. So I am quite surprised that I managed to last this long until there are more dire consequences. I'm grateful to still be here and as for the brands, I do see them coming back a bit. My manager's very positive about this, she says they will come back and let's hope they will.
MARKETING-INTERACTIVE: Have things started normalising or are you still in that state of limbo where you're double guessing yourself, whether you should say something and whether it will matter 10 years later?
Cheng: I think all influencers would think before putting something out. I locked [my Twitter] because of the lawsuit that was going on with [Elouise Quek]. But now that the lawsuit is over, I still enjoy having it locked because I'm so comfortable with the fact that everyone who is still on here and has followed me, they are people who like me. Those who don't like me wouldn't have followed me before I locked [my account]. So it just feels very comfortable to live in that little bubble. Being able to follow me on Twitter now is a very rare commodity because I don't allow it, so only the old followers are still there.

No, it's not gone back to the pre-cancel culture days but I think it is a little difficult to divide, like what is because of cancel culture and what is because of COVID-19? After COVID-19 occurred and even before being cancelled, the ads have dropped significantly, almost like 90%. And of course, a lot of this influencer life is also about going to events such as make up and beauty events where there are lots of people.

The events industry is more or less dead now so even if they do have events, they have five people. I do see some of it returning, some clients are still inviting me to events. I still get press kits from some of the brands that I had expected would stop. So more or less yes, they are coming back and I am getting some ads back as well.
MARKETING-INTERACTIVE: When we were speaking to you when the whole saga was happening, you sounded really sad about the situation and it's not a side of you that we see very publicly. You've always been very rational, very straightforward. But this is not a side of you that we see very often, why is that?
Cheng: I don't like to show people that I get sad because I think it gives them a lot of pleasure to know that their campaign against me has worked and that I'm upset by what they did. So I think it's this ugly side of humans, you feel good about making someone else feel bad and I think it's especially prevalent when it comes to influencers because we always seem so lucky in a way. People will think we don't deserve what we have, and I don't wish to see that.

As for being sad, it's not so much of being said. I too know that one day this will come because you can tell just by looking at the trends overseas. People who have been in the scene very long, they do have a lot of their old stuff dug up. For example, Jenna Marbles, Shane Dawson or Jeffree Star.

I knew that one day it will come because we keep pushing the needle on what is acceptable content nowadays and in the past, people just say things a lot more casually without thinking.

So is it true that all these people nowadays, who you see are so pure in mind, aren't thinking about anything offensive? Or is it because they know that they can't say these things? That's the difference I guess. People in the past could say these things and get away with it and so you get this more authentic side of people. But right now, everyone has the fear of being cancelled so they just don't say anything. So we don't know if they are truly so inoffensive or is it because they are just smarter about how they do things.

I guess some of the sadness was more of seeing my clients being harassed and they are put in a tough spot. It was very saddening to see that, especially for clients who are working for big American companies. A lot of the make up brands are American and I think Americans react a lot more strongly to controversies such as this because they are so much more "woke" in that sense.

Sometimes my clients, the PR agency or the brand representative in Singapore are getting scolded because what's acceptable in Singapore may not be in America. So the American counterparts are going to say: "Why didn't you do your job vetting this person?" And I feel bad about that.

It's also quite sad that the scene in Singapore is turning into a very sterile place because it's very detrimental to society.
MARKETING-INTERACTIVE: A lot of your clients were actually supporting you but they had to publicly distance themselves because the backlash was also impacting their business. Did you try to negotiate with them in any way or try giving advice?
Cheng: Yes, some clients were pretty nice. They contacted me and said: "You know I love and support you but right now, I have to do what my US boss says." and I totally understand. I don't blame them at all because if I had a business to protect, I would too. And most people are not so social media savvy. Sometimes my manager and I will try to fight the fires by telling them: "If you ignore this it will go away.", which is true. Nowadays, nobody talks about old controversies anymore. Once they are over, they are done with.

Consumers say they will boycott your brand but they were not customers in the first place so you don't really need to care about these threats. They can't really do much and they stop being angry after awhile. But I feel that a lot of them need to protect their business and I don't blame them.
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Last year, Singaporean influencer Wendy Cheng, also popularly known as Xiaxue, was thrusted into the spotlight for comments she made in 2010 concerning migrant workers. Her tweets published in 2019 surrounding the transgender community have also resurfaced after she posted on Instagram Stories that politican Raeesah Khan of the Workers' Party should "stop trying to divide the nation with [her] race politics".

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Singaporean YouTube personality Dee Kosh is facing a police investigation after being accused on social media of sexually harassing at least five teenage males aged 15 to 19. This action spread like wildfire online and he was cancelled due to his actions.

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benefits:
- encourages healthy dialogue and debate which is necessary for increased awareness and development in society
- serve as a corrective for the sense of powerlessness that many people feel
- changes negative mindsets/stereotypes

detriments:
- polarising (challenges the status quo)
- excuse for petty drama (stirs up gossip)
- can heavily worsen mental health of the cancelled individual