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Read page 193 of your textbook

Conduct research.

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The Inter-Religious Organisation, Singapore (IRO), started in 1949 by religious leaders from various faiths in Singapore. Its goal is to promote religious harmony and peace. Over the years, IRO leaders and members regularly come together for joint prayers at national and public events.

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Will community groups be able to meet all the needs of promoting understanding of socio-cultural differences in society? Who else can play a role?

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Having learnt about responses of community groups, what do you think are the specific socio-cultural needs the IRO helps to address in Singapore?

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How do you think the efforts of WIMBY impacted the migrant workers?

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How have the efforts of WIMBY impacted Singaporeans?

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Why do you think WIMBY reached out to migrant workers?

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The "Welcome In My Backyard" (WIMBY) campaign is a grassroots effort led by Singaporean youths to promote acceptance and integration of migrant workers (MWs) in local communities. Since MWs began living in our neighborhoods in April 2020 due to Covid-19, the campaign has engaged over 40 volunteers from diverse backgrounds. They focus on initiatives like connecting with residents, collaborating with schools, and advocating nationally to foster positive relations between MWs and Singaporeans. WIMBY aims to create safe spaces and normalize community acceptance of MWs

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What do you think are some concerns of residents living near dormitory sites that migrant workers stay in?

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What can citizens do to prevent disharmony on social media?

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What can citizens do to prevent disharmony on social media?

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B. Responses of community groups: How can community groups respond to socio-cultural diversity in a way that contributes to harmony?

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B. Responses of community groups: How can community groups respond to socio-cultural diversity in a way that contributes to harmony?

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What specific steps did the influencer take to educate herself and show sincerity in her apology?

How do these steps demonstrate her commitment to understanding the Sikh community's perspective?

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What did the influencer do in her initial post?

Do you think her action of posting such photos with that caption was appropriate? Why or why not?

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In 2019, a social media influencer faced backlash for posting a picture of two Sikh men at a Singapore Grand Prix concert with the caption "Two huge obstructions decided to pop out of nowhere." The post went viral, causing upset within the Sikh community and prompting accusations of racism and cultural insensitivity. While some defended the influencer, saying she referred to the men's height and not their religion, others felt insulted. The influencer apologized, clarifying that her comment was about a physical obstruction and was not intended to offend. Despite her apology, the controversy continued, with calls for her to educate herself. In response, the Young Sikh Association invited her to visit a Sikh temple, which she accepted. She spent four hours learning about Sikh culture, participating in community service, and reflecting on her actions. The president of the association praised her for her humility and sincerity in seeking to understand the Sikh community.

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How did the online community react to her initial post and the influencer's apology.

What does this reveal about public expectations for apologies and making amends?

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Do you think her apology was sufficient? Why or why not?

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Refer to pg. 184 to 186 of your SS Coursebook for more information on the above example.

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A. Responses of individuals: How can individuals respond to socio-cultural diversity in a way that contributes to harmony?

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A. Responses of individuals: How can individuals respond to socio-cultural diversity in a way that contributes to harmony?

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Sikhs Reach Out to "Racist" Influencer | Bite-Size News with Sam Jo | The Straits Times

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Nimby is short for “Not in My Back Yard” and applies to those residents who oppose plans for a certain development to be erected in their neighbourhood.

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In My Backyard: Rehousing Our Migrant Workers

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she post big big turban block her view it is not appopritae

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The influencer was rude and said in her caption "Two huge obstructions decided to pop out of nowhere" .

I don't think it's appropriate as it could be racist and can make the two Sikh men or other sikhs feel unwelcome to the country or a minority.They will then view the country as a disrespectful and unwelcoming country.

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1. the influencer posted a insensitive post where she made multiple viewers offended

2. her action of posting such photos with that caption was inappropriate as it would be hurtful for the two sikh men and other sikh viewers who views her story resulting to the sikh men view our country as a non respectful country .

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The influencer said that they were two big constructions which is rude and insensitive

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The influencer caption her post as, 'Two huge obstructions decided to pop out of nowhere.''

Her actions of posting such photos with that caption was not appropriate, because it offended the Sikh community.

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She said that the two Sikh men where "two huge obstructions"

It seemed to the keyboard warriors of SG that she was racist and many felt insulted, but I do agree that it was inappropriate as whatever she posted went a step too far as to call them out on social media, as she should've kept it within herself or in her CFL, and many can misunderstand the situation

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She initially posted a photo of two people with turbans, captioned 'Two huge obstructions decided to pop out of nowhere' which could sound offensive, however,

I believe that she posted the photo with good intentions. This is because she had said that there were 'two huge obstructions', which she most likely said in reference to their height, though it's understandable that people could take it into offence as she didn't have any knowledge about the religion.

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1.She wrote that 2 sikh man were two huge obstructions.

2.Her actions were inappropriate as she didn't quite justify what she meant when she said two huge obstructions,it was quite offensive.

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The influencer posted a post that offended some of the viewers and said they were two big constructions which inappropriate and rude.

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no because she make fun of people big big BIG turban

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1.The influencer posted a insentitive post after that she said two huge obstructions decide to pop out of nowhere

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she indicated that the 2 sinkh man were obstructions and was inappropriate as she didnt further explain what she meant

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She posted about 2 big obstructions blocking her view.

It was not appropriate as people can mistake this post as a racist remark but in reality she did not know what a turban is and it caused a misunderstanding

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No because she made fun of the sikh and made her own assumptions and posted

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we think her apology was not sufficient as she was just sorry she got caught and got bash by multiple people , her apology has no sense of remore and not sincere

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I don't think her apology is sufficient because she was racist and even though she was misunderstood her apology is not that sincere

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She should apologise to every sikh men for offending them,showing more sincerity in her post.

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it is not enough as it is not sincere with it

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She should be more genuine and sincere as she apologised with less empathy

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I think it was sufficient as she went to learn about the culture and make sure these types of misunderstandings will not happen again

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No, I don't think that her apology's sufficient as she hadn't said that she went on to educate herself despite her unintentional mistake.

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Although she apologies we still think that is still not reasonable enough, as in the first place she should not have posted it.

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The influencer posted a bad post where many viewers were offended and felt disrespected by her post.

Her actions were inappropriate because she did not explain clearly and not genuinue

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No because her apology is not sincere enough and she made fun of the sikh.

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no, her apology is not sufficient, she should explain herself more genuinely.

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they disrespect the religion by taking pictures of the sihks and saying their turbans are obstructions to her views.

Secondly her apology was not seen sincere

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No because she did not sound genuine and she was misunderstood alot because her apology did not seem sincere

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they reacted very very MAD.This reveals that they are not racist

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her apology was not sincere enough as it made the whole religion angry , as she should have made a big apology to the people that she took pictures of and say sorry to the religion

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apology is not that great

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the online community was infuriated by the girls action, as she disrespected a whole religion by making fun of the turbans.

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Her apology was not sincere and made that religion angry and didn't

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the online community react to her initial post and the influencers apology harshly , they did not buy her apology and did not took it seriously while others decide to accept her apology and teach her about the sikh community

this reveal that public expectations wants a sincere and apologectic truthful apology

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1. "racist ahh ling ling🗣️🔥" - some guy prolly

2. This shows us that the public does not take insults/disrespect to religion as Singapore is a very racially diverse society.

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The online community was very angry towards her comment on saying the sikhs were two big obstructions and people were unhappy on her apology.

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Many people were very mad and did not believe anything she had to say. This shows that the way she apologies did not seem sincere and it will lead to disagreements with each other.

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The online community were really upset on the influencer's initial post and her apology. The public expects a more sincere apology as she insulted their religion without even knowing about their religion.

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They were angry as she disrespected the religion

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SABRNA WEISHENG,NINA ASRI, SUHEERA SUHAIMI

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SABRNA WEISHENG,NINA ASRI, SUHEERA SUHAIMI

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The online community was offended and felt that it was an insult to them.

She should sincerely apologies and what was her intention of posting that.

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The online community were really offended with her post about the 2 sikh men with their turbans but after the apology,the community still didn't accept her apology after what she has done to offend the sikh religion

This reveals that once something it said,it can't be taken back.

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The online community had taken an offence to her post saying that she was racist and uneducated. Their reaction to the influencer's apology wasn't anymore different as they believed that it wasn't genuine or enough.

This reveals that the public expectations for apologies is to have proven that the person has educated themselves and are willing to learn from their mistakes

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To educate herself and show sincerity the influencer decided to learn more about the sikh community and culture to show she was sincere and wanted to educate herself as a apology

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The online community were not satisfied they thought the apology was not genuine

This show the online communities have very high expectations for apologies as to them their religion is very important and should not be taken lightly

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the influencer took the chance to make educate herself by taking the chance to go to a temple to learn more about the culture, and spend 4 hours there to learn the culture to not say wrong stuff in the future

These steps of her allowed the sihks to forgive and forget about her mistakes and move on from her actions

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The online community were very mad with the post and the comment on the sikh, the people were still unhappy about it. The community expected more from her.

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The Young Sikh Association invited her to visit a Sikh temple, which she accepted. She spent four hours learning about Sikh culture, participating in community service, and reflecting on her actions.

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she did community services with the sihks.This shows that the sihks were understanding

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she decided to learn more about the religion and culture, educating herself about by going to the temple.

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A invitation to Young Sikh Association by the president was issued to her to learn more about the sikh culture to better educated herself not to make such remarks.

She spent the next 4 hours at the sikh temple to show her utmost sincerity that she didn't mean what she said,trying to seek forgiveness.

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She went to a Sikh temple and learnt how the religion is like, all while reflecting on her mistakes.

it shows how much she will do to repent for her mistakes and it showed how humble/committed she was to actually show everyone how apologetic she was

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She should educate herself by learning the Sikh community. The also got invited to the sikh temple to allow herself to learn more and it shows that they accepted her apology and want to educate her about themselves.

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She got invited to the Sikh temple, spent 4 hours and learned about their culture while she also reflected on her actions.

She is willing to learn , understanding and respected their culture.

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The influencer posted photos of her throughout the 4 hours at the sikh temple, allowing herself to get educated from the people she had offended. It showed her commitment and determination to learn and understand more about the Sikh community and therefore prevent herself from making the mistake again.

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As her apology,the young Sikh association invited her to the temple and she learned more about the culture and the community.And this shows that the sikhs are forgiving towards her despite her comments on sikhs and this shows how much commitment and sincerity she was towards the sikhs

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Fostering good relationships with one another,getting more knowledge on the topic your about to share before there will be backslashes to your actions,avoid interfering with posts that doesn't concern you

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The influencer went to the sikh temple to learn more about their culture and religion to show sincerity in her apology. She engaged herself in the activities to show that she really is sorry. These steps demonstrate that she is committed to learning more about the sikh community. The sikhs were also open to letting her in to show that they are fogiving

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To prevent disharmony on social media , citizens can spread positivity , think before we post as in social media our posts are permernant we can hurt someones feelings

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citizens could educate themselves before posting people of different religions and make sure that whatever they say or post doesn't offend anyone.

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Think before we post anything on social media , whether would it be hurtful to some or offend some

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Think before posting as insensitive posts or comments can cause conflicts

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Instead of getting mad at people for not knowing something, we should educate them and teach them the right way. Making sure that we think before we write something online and do our own research. We should know what we are posting so that it won't hurt them or offend anybody.

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To prevent disharmony we should manage our impulsivity and understand each other.We can foster good relationship and not be racist to each other

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The influencer decided to learn more about sikh culture to show that she's sincere with her apology.

These steps allowed her to get forgiveness from the sikh and the community. Reflected on her actions

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Do not post your feelings on social media it only leads to more self harm and further problems in the future. Learn about each others beliefs and cultures to make sure there are no misunderstandings.

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In 2004, France introduced a law that banned the wearing of clearly visible attire and symbols in public schools.

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What were the different responses to the ban on wearing religious attire?

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Why were there different responses to the ban and how could this lead to tension?

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To manage socio-cultural diversity, a government’s response is usually in the form of policies.

These policies help guide people from different socio-cultural backgrounds, such as immigrants, in becoming part of the host country.