How Bad Is Cancel Culture In Singapore? | Street Interview

[@yeoyeoking]

Not a very good video because I think there’s a difference between cancel culture (generally by the general publix) and government censorship. It seems like the two topics constantly gets mixed up in the interviews. Admittedly, one can argue that perhaps it is because the government is very involved in the general public. However, this context isn’t very clearly made known and I would be very confused if I am listening to this as an outsider. It feels like the participants are just stating what they feel Singapore is doing badly in many areas instead of commenting on the “cancel culture”.

[@NBACenter]

People that take part in the "cancel culture" are overwhelmingly left-wing progressists. As such, they're not representative of the general public.

[@fredriktornelius]

I agree that they are separate things, but I was more thinking that the phenomenon of cancel culture is being transformed in this socio-political context. It's hard for me as an outsider to evaluate, but it would be interesting if that was the case

[@Dhaos620]

People are more political nowadays. Those topics intertwine most of the time

[@ZacharyAlexanderGoh]

How exactly do you think the government will attempt to ban cancel culture? Isn’t it obvious they’ll do it mostly on social media platforms? It is a means of greater government censorship.

[@Sub-0o]

Agreed

[@KYQ]

Great job guys! Just a few minor corrections for the sake of accuracy: - the leading party here is the PAP (People's Action Party) and not 'PP' as your subtitles wrote it as - the gentleman at 7:32 is talking about "...getting STOMPed" (not 'stumped') as he's referring to a (very toxic) local website/forum that has existed since the early 2000s made for people to snap photos of and/or report on what they deem as bad public behaviour. I dare say this is one of the OG sources of cancel culture here in the country...

[@M_SC]

Sounds great not toxic. If people don’t like the consequences of their behaviour they shouldn’t do it. It’s not toxic to hold people accountable, it’s excellent.

[@teeteetuu94]

@@M_SC You don't think something as innocuous as a conscript soldier taking an unreserved seat in the train being STOMPed is toxic? What's there to hold accountable in this case? Freedom of speech is a supposed entitlement, until it harms someone innocent.

[@yenfong2564]

They should just shut down the website, now its just filled with aunties and uncles snapping pictures of things they disapprove of, just for an easy cash grab.

[@chrischin5454]

They dont dare to write PAP lah... PP will do lolx

[@UtamaSatria]

PP🤣

[@moonlightyong1924]

Honestly, most of the time when someone in Singapore is getting cancelled, it is because they were being racist or rude to someone else. People who speak out against the government actually don't really get cancelled on the internet and the ones who do were just being insulting and indecent to whomever they were criticising

[@hiddenblush]

true

[@palidopali]

Nice try, government

[@TheMothernerd]

Imagine being deplatformed for being RUDE. What kind of world is this?!

[@theheavenlyoption]

This is mostly true although many years ago there was a blogger who got sued to oblivion by our PM because of his scathing review of government policies. And no, he wasn't being insulting. And then there was a political activist who got sued for just sharing an article that was deemed fake news. So, the government is doing their own cancelling of these criticisms.

[@ssvegeto1610]

@@theheavenlyoption it wasn't just a scathing review of govt policies, those people were using LIES that were disproved in parliament and in the courts AND they refused to retract their statement, that's why they got sued, big difference. Also same goes for the activist, they refused to pull down the article despite it being fake news and continued sharing hence why they got fined. Big difference to what you are saying

[@crazyfelloww]

I've been watching Asian Boss's interviews for years now so was excited to see one covered in my country. However, was quite disappointed that 2 very distinct topics/issues were being conflated in this interview - cancel culture is a very different topic from press freedom/government censorship/political freedom. The interviewer shouldn't have been asking these questions interchangeably within the same interview and to the same interviewees, which gave rise to some confusing responses. I wish this interview could have been split into 2 parts perhaps, addressing them differently. Could have well been an insightful interview since these topics are interesting.

[@ssvegeto1610]

yup, 90% of them conflated the 2 issues and went on such a long spiel on govt censorship whilst totally losing track of the original question in the 1st place lmao. typical sinkies really

[@bk71996]

agreed, i think the responses are pretty confusing , but i guess the interviewer is trying to link how cancel culture law could further impact singapore's low freedom of press...

[@ssping83]

Agree... Disappointing...

[@zhihao81]

Agree. Interview poorly done and does not reflect the actual sentiment.

[@受活]

now you know what they were doing in other countries about other topics.

[@Garnishes]

"Speaking against the government" gets u cancelled? Does that lady even understand what's going on?? LOL. It sounds like she doesn't understand what cancel culture is nor has experienced it. That most definitely is not an example of cancel culture and nobody gets 'cancelled' for speaking out against the government in Singapore. If anything, a lot on people love to complain about the government online. Because tbh amongst the 'younger' crowd, being 'against the government' isn't unpopular. Cancel culture exists based on controversial topics like racism, criminal scandals, polarising topics like abortion or LGBT (and it's usually the conservatives that get cancelled by the more 'leftist' people who are usually younger and active on social media). Or it’s things seen by the majority to be morally wrong such as arrogance / treating others badly etc. For example that Cathay busker guy who got 'cancelled' by people online because he was accused for being controlling with his girlfriend, for demanding his audience to clap for him, for being 'emotionally abusive' etc. Or the NOC saga. Or the Dee Kosh saga. Also that other person confused the POFMA law with Cancel Culture Law. POFMA is to clamp down on untrue statements that can cause a societal panic (e.g. untrue rumours about a new virus), the Cancel Culture law the govt is considering to draft out is apparently to clamp down on hate speech. but the govt’s other reason for considering this cancel culture law is also to allow people to share their views without being mobbed/doxxed, and this came about because they want to also help protect the more conservative singaporeans who say they are hesitant or scared to exercise their freedom and rights to voice out online their own conservative views about controversial topics like lgbt or 377A or death penalty. I feel kind of embarrassed by these Singaporeans interviewed who have no idea what they're talking about. I could hear the interviewer was kind of taken back by that lady who said "speaking against the government" was what cancel culture is, he had to pause and then frame a different question to her instead ("what do u think gets you cancelled?").

[@Soshiaircon91]

The lady totally doesn't get what cancel culture is and just try to associate it with government censorship.

[@eileenstacie]

Thank God I am not the only one feeling the same. I was confused when she said that... Like really???!!!

[@wyaxl]

FINALLY found someone who speaks sense. Thank you for clarifying what's the actual culture/situation in Singapore w.r.t. cancel culture or communication censorship the Govt agencies "polices" across various mediums/platforms, and with sound logic. (This interview of Singaporeans...many truly embarrassing)

[@bk71996]

I believe people in the comments are getting mixed up between govt censorship and online cancel culture.......

[@bk71996]

Just to give more proper info abt "cancel culture law" ..... Because the govt is paving the way to decriminalized gay sex etc..... There is bound to be some ppl that will speak out against this .....if left unattended ....these outspoken ppl would most probably be attacked for their views .... So the cancel culture law is to help protect such ppl .......... However this vid is trying to insinuate that the potential cancel culture law will lower the government freedom press rating . All in all ...this interview is pretty confusing to most ppl

[@RonLarhz]

No. It's intertwined in singapore. Do you know amos yee? Classic example.

[@wyaxl]

​@@RonLarhzit's good he went to the USA. Hope the ppl there continue to support him fully regardless of what he says and does in the land of the free.

[@dkj6946]

Even the interviewer is shocked by the comments made by lady at 1:06 not sure where she's from, and didn't even bother by defining what topics

[@liuyifan2009]

I would say she is quite “progressive” compared with other interviewees

[@loverangel1]

Why was the interview conflating cancel culture and gov censorship? These are two issues.

[@pepelepew1227]

because the biggest media source of cancel culture are tacitly endorsed by a govt who have a chokehold on media.

[@RonLarhz]

It is intertwined in singapore. Look up amos yee. If the people cancel u, government can step in and make it worse in the name of law. Is it really secular governing when you can get prosecuted for "religious feelings hurt"?

[@dracolnyte]

3:08 Western societies have a lot more freedom of speech but it is a double-edged sword because it can cause disturbance from fake news spread by malicious people with no accountability at all. Honestly, I think people just want what they don't/can't have. People from Asia always say people in the west take democracy and freedom of speech for granted but I would argue that people in developed Asian countries also take their national development and stability for granted.

[@djgroopz4952]

National stability/development is not compatible with freedom of speech... I'm glad we're finally having this conversation.

[@pepelepew1227]

@@djgroopz4952 yep even cancel culture is against the point of free speech. people dont realise thay unfettered unaccountable freedom of speech rips the social fabric bit by bit and most people are too stupid to be rational.

[@kirie-8524]

Singaporean's dont get cancelled for government stuff as much as people believe, its usually for issues like racism/behavior that endangers public/poor behavior to other people/crimes like grooming etc which is perfectly fine and should be encouraged to prevent others from having bad behavior.

[@osmomosis9216]

I highly disagree. If you follow Stomp or Mothership, you would know that we get cancelled for pretty much everything.

[@palidopali]

In the end they are opinions. As long as that opinion doesn't actually affect someone, I don't see why you would attack someone that thinks a heterosexual nuclear family is the way to go. Just ignore/avoid him and he will do so in return. No need to cancel him in revenge and ruin his social life

[@kirie-8524]

@@osmomosis9216 Ive taken a look and all I see on stomp and mothership are either crime/goverment updates regarding said crimes or accidents that have taken place recently. Its nothing like it was before with NS boys being caught on camera and shamed for sitting on the MRT anymore.

[@Mishakeet]

@@palidopali because harassing people on the street is bad and people should be punished for that. Whatever you think I don’t care but don’t harass people then cry when people hold you accountable.

[@palidopali]

@@Mishakeet harassing people counts as "affect someone" on my comment. Read again with this in mind

[@marcello7781]

I'm glad to see that some of the interviewers acknowledged that freedom of speech doesn't come with freedom of responsibility. Just like one has to be careful with the pictures posted online, one should be careful if what said or commented online. Of course this should be proportional, for example: what an influencer with millions of followers says holds more weight than what a random comment says. I understand the overreactions of the various internet majorities but I don't necessarily defend them and what I think should be really punished are online targeted harassment, doxing and organized attacks.

[@TheJulianhuang]

Im not sure I agree woth that, if you see a man expressing his sexuality and get verbally abused for it. Freedom but not from consequences. So i think we need to provide platforms for everyone.

[@jamestk656]

Can anyone give examples of who's getting cancelled and why? All I've heard about was that issue with that university lecturer telling an Indian guy not to date Chinese women and so he got "cancelled" for that. So I'm guessing with this new law preventing cancel culture, no one would be able to shame that lecturer for what he said? How does the law even work?

[@staC-wh6ik]

Cancel culture doesn't make sense in the way many people use it. Many of the celebrities that got "cancelled" are still working, making millions and can still speak publicly. The real cancel culture is what revisionists do in authoritarian countries when deleting uncomfortable pages of history and dissident voices.

[@kaichowder]

so glad that you guys are back!!

[@deleted72636]

Here in the U.S you get cancelled for stating facts like there are only 2 genders, male and female.

[@M_SC]

How shameful that there’s a law preventing consequences of behaviour. Lawn is supposed to BE consequences for behaviour

[@deleteduser987]

Replace "cancel" and "canceled" with criticize and criticized. Why is there like, a movement of people being so sensitive and upset at the slightest bit of criticism. Crying about this will get you no where, because you will be criticized and judged no matter where you go. And when you say or do stupid things, people are going to call you stupid. It's getting to where when I have kids, they're gonna start crying "you're canceling me" with any little thing lmao

[@Henry_Pribadi]

15:05 I totally agree with her answer. Even we have freedom of speech it doesn't mean we could say it out loud (release it into public). Constructive speech (including good critics) can be said but not to forget that we have very thin line between critics and bullying. So it's better we should think more before we release our statement.

[@michaelsangnguyen]

I just wish everyone structure their thoughts in such constructive way that the last spoken girl in glasses did. Such a civil and thoughtful opinion

[@clementihammock7572]

Agreed, she is sensible. Many hot issues are like mirror, it will crack too easily.

[@michaelsangnguyen]

@@clementihammock7572 yeah, she slowly took it in to understand the question and answered in the most civil possible way

[@karjeecheng9024]

The lady in black - doesn't understand the topic, yet can still talk so much. Amazing.

[@Ehdidnxkd]

LOL agreed

[@Spinnymaster91]

You know what they say... "empty vessels make the most noise"

[@lara_milk]

I love this channel! It’s so interesting!

[@cunt4381]

imo the severity of cancel culture in singapore is more attributed to the fact that this country is so small and densely populated, where everyone basically knows everyone, than government censorship. news spread fast, but when people/mutuals come out of the online woodworks to speak on that person that they knew personally, it becomes a wildfire.

[@martiwaterman1437]

14:15 “Engagement with boundaries. Engagement with facts is very important.” Facts!

[@hori166]

I am impressed by how lucid and articulate the interviewees are. They have well-formed and well-thought-out opinions but aren't fanatics. I could easily envision myself sitting down with any of them over a cup of coffee. Contrast this with Japan where the main goal is not to upset the other person, so a lot of "decoding" is required, which quite frankly, is mentally and emotionally exhausting.

[@thebigstick5540]

Yeah, or the US where no one even knows what a government policy is

[@camella1978]

That`s why Japan have a lousy education system. They have a broken English education system in their public schools to top it all.

[@hori166]

@@camella1978 The Japanese system is actually based on the ancient Chinese civil service exam system, as are China and Korea. If this system were so lousy, these 3 East Asian countries would not have the economic dominance that they currently enjoy. Of course, there are downsides to success in any system, e.g. theft of intellectual property, suicide, etc.

[@xDCloudStrifexD]

why that lady equate cancel culture with govt censorship and press freedom? lol

[@osmomosis9216]

she never equated, at the end of the day those matters are correlated in some way or another

[@xDCloudStrifexD]

@@osmomosis9216 they are not correlated in a bit. cancel culture refers to a group of people actively boycotting and campaigning against an org/individual. its not about the govt censoring media. also, it is even more prevalent in the US where the govt is way more liberal. so how are they correlated?

[@allewen]

In my opinion she confuses cancel culture with freedom of action & speech. Unfortunately we have plenty of fellow citizens who are highly unhappy & prejudiced, that they are unable to distinguish the root cause of the problems

[@musictecedu]

She’s just ending up griping about the govt. Completely out of point 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@karjeecheng9024]

@@musictecedu totally

[@johnwright9049]

Cancel culture is almost everywhere but it depends on how you see things.

[@deleteduser987]

Replace the word "cancel" with "criticize." Yes, criticism and judgment is everywhere, and it will always be. This culture of being so sensitive and upset with criticism is getting out of control.

[@johnwright9049]

@@deleteduser987 true

[@deb0815]

The problem with cancel culture is that people who do actual bad things, like misogynists, racists, homophobics, etc get away with it.But you get cancelled if you post a picture of yourself at the beach wearing a swimsuit and your student finds out or if you try to counter the government's propaganda.

[@mhdfrb9971]

You are free to live how you want doesn't mean you are free from the consequences of your action or choice.

[@M_SC]

Well apparently now you are

[@Arphemius]

Are you seriously incapable of seeing the contradiction in that? "Hey guys, new law! You are now completely free to not pay taxes!" "Really?" "Yes, you're absolutely free to choose not to pay taxes. It's completely at your discretion." "Well, great." "...But if you don't, we will throw you in jail though." "What?" "You're free to not pay taxes, but if you don't, we will punish you." "So I'm not actually free..." "No you are, you are totally and completely free in your choices, but we will still punish you if you choose wrong." Do you not see how insane you have to be to have that understanding of the word "free"?

[@mhdfrb9971]

@@Arphemius I don't know what country will put you in jail if you refuse to pay taxes. Never heard of it

[@Arphemius]

@@mhdfrb9971 Okay, now address the point.

[@mhdfrb9971]

@@Arphemius yes I get it. But which country are we talking about?

[@GiveMeCoffee]

I appreciate how cultured these people were and how well argumented their opinions were.

[@ioan_jivan]

In case someone is wondering... it's not okay to restrict speech to the extreme. Many of the problems related to sexuality and religion are because people restricted speech, so censoring in order to protect doesn't seem like the best way to go about it.

[@alui5362]

hmm.. honestly, could have done a better job with the interview. either clarify and explain the topic/issue to your interviewer, or edit better to select responses that actually address the conversation. that girl in black was very outdated and talking about government censorship rather than cancel culture. it's quite embarrassing to be so opinionated about something that you don't know anything about.

[@dyoll]

I am not sure why the interviewees are rather focused on the government aspect, whether it was the interviewer who steered their opinion towards that direction or what. Cancel culture doesn't come only from people of authority. It could be from people of influence too. Other examples of recent issues in SG that would have gotten cancelled would be when Joseph Schooling consumed cannabis or when Titus Low made a scandalous TikTok with Puiyi. They sparked quite a bit of response from society. In my opinion, evaluating online non-mainstream media and reactions by the general public, like streamers and influencers on platforms (KZbin, Tiktok, etc.) would provide a more accurate representation of how cancel culture is like in SG.

[@DemonFox369]

When did the term “cancel culture” get coined? I feel like the old term was “public outrage”.

[@sleepyearth]

Already said it's a rebranded by those toxic people such as karens and kens.

[@wihukeon]

The last lady understands freedom of speech doesn't absolve you from consequences smart lady.

[@medmedin4541]

Your freedom stops where mine starts

[@64ytb]

The freedom to express yourself without any regards to how it would affect others, the freedom to speak with zero accountability, self-discipline or empathy with others is a dangerous ‘culture’, for Singapore. But not all freedom is bad, so long as there is sense of responsibility.

[@tanjoy0205]

Don’t worry we Judge each other naturally ,we don’t need cancel culture we already cancelling each other before social media .

[@M_SC]

Well now you’re not allowed

[@lalakuma9]

Hi Asian Boss, can you please do an interview of what Indonesians think about the situation in Iran? I know it's very controversial. I feel like Indonesians in general have become more religious/conservative and less secular since the late 90s, and more women are wearing hijab, jilbab or other conservative Muslim attire. Meanwhile Iranians are fighting against it right now. I'm curious about what Indonesians think, but I feel like this is the kind of stuff that we have nasty political fights about.

[@Kandy543]

so...cancel culture and censorship is 2 very different issue. this video just sounds like a bunch of young woke westernised liberals taking a dump on censorship. also, maybe next time, have a varied age group, and provide varied opinions. even just on the topic of censorship, it's very one-sided. censorship is bad. not exactly an intellectual discussion of the topic.

[@lifejourney08]

If a country is matured enough as a whole, we can even joke about the idiosyncrasy of each other's race, among friends of different races. The racial issue often doesn't originate from the people. Totally agree with the lady in black Tshirt.

[@pepelepew1227]

which country is mature enough to withstand the contant shredding of social fabric between racial religious historical gender lines ? it's not just limited to these. millions of other differences will always come up in the future like the anglo-saxxons currently debating whether to teach their children the full extent of past imperialist atrocities and their effects today.

[@creatrotera]

Idk I definitely think cancel culture here isn't as bad the US. Its definitely not as severe. And in SG the cancel culture only happens when there are heavily racist remarks that someone makes. It's unlike the US where wearing a certain brand or supporting a certain project can get you cancelled, even if you don't hold the same views as the creator.

[@sophiaisabelle027]

Cancel culture has been growing more rapidly than ever, and it’s just insane to think about. I personally don’t know that this has been going on strongly in Singapore, but I do hope that changes will be set in stone. This cannot last for a longer period of time. Anyway, I feel like this is definitely a relevant topic to discuss. Asian Boss has been thoroughly consistent with providing us with useful content worth mentioning all year round.

[@jrmarcus]

There's no such thing as cancel culture. If you don't like something, you are allowed to not buy it or speak against it. You don't have to be involved with something you don't like because you don't like it, that, obviously, doesn't make sense. Back in the day, it was called a dollar vote. It's pure capitalism. This is the only way that business is held accountable.

[@saumyavig8964]

@@jrmarcus honestly thats true, who are people cancelling left and right? Its a collective effort that dosent go thru most of the time.

[@yuehan6711]

cancel culture is literally something conservatives invented to whine about but sure.

[@SiriProject]

In the end "getting canceled" it's all about feels; getting deplatformed is another whole conversation about TOS and company optics that its completely unrelated to the first one. People like Crowder or Shapiro will cry about being "canceled" while they keep their platforms not only thriving but making BANK. And getting jailed is a political system problem. Different things.

[@patt5085]

Its entirely depends on where you live. Women in Iran are getting canceled by not wearing hijab, or Russians being canceled for not supporting dear leader. Just make the most of where you live and adapt. I would still choose to live in Singapore a hundred times over most countries.

[@kalebgonzales4009]

I don’t know what Lee Kuen Yew would feel about this. It was he who wanted the Singaporeans to be united as a mix race without prejudice even before the 1965 Singaporean independence.

[@babesababe5885]

*”you can’t cancel me, I never subscribed.”* 😂

[@jamielondon6436]

Very interesting! Two things are being conflated here, though: The one is social pressure (this presumably includes the alleged cases of jobs lost), the other is government action against statements - that's censorship and a whole other (usually much worse) issue!

[@nightowlmystic9387]

Yes I agree, in the us, cancel culture is much more extreme. In fact people who said something messed in the past like racist or sexist let’s say in 2007. And then by the next decade when people found out about this, they freak out and cancel that person because they will automatically assume that they’re racist or sexist or whatever. Now are they like that from a decade ago, not really(well mostly)I’m sure they changed over the past decade or so. Also in the us during the 2000s, people were less sensitive on what they say or do. Anything they said that was extremely racist or sexist wouldn’t be that big of a deal compared to today. I’m not saying that it was acceptable back then. Back then if person said something like that, the other person would respond with, “Dude chill, your going way to far from you are saying. Your good just don’t say that again.” Today well, it’s not going to end well. No forgiveness, just cancel culture.

[@M_SC]

No forgiveness without contrition.

[@hsgregorius]

While here in Indonesia, more controversial = more fame 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Alfredwijaya1]

True that 😂

[@jeevan88888]

As a mainland Indian and now IN AU, I am very sorry to know that there was racism in Singapore - which I've heard is a very progressive nation in recent times. I hope the singaporeans learn the good things from Indian and hindu culture and not involve in any form of racism between people based on ethnicity,gender or religion,etc. Cheers

[@pepelepew1227]

au is more racist than sg i can assure you. didnt india get a lot of heat for their dalit hindu caste system ?

[@jeevan88888]

@@pepelepew1227 I can tell from my experience that there is absolutely no racism here. Also why do you want to compare racism ?

[@pepelepew1227]

@@jeevan88888 get off melb syd, plenty of asians there. try some place up north like darwin, your shade should expect some local hospitality 😅 open racism in sg will get you a police visit, i guarantee you that. singapore is strict and the people more uptight, not laid back like oz.

[@jeevan88888]

@@pepelepew1227 still going on with comparing racism are we? Shouldn't we be ashamed of involving in that kinda conversation? Btw my shade n structure doesn't reveal all about my genetics I'm 6 ft and lighter brown. You forgot or are ignorant that Indians come in all shades, sizes and structures. Look it up go on... If you've majority seen only one type of Indians in sgr that's your ignorance about the greater existence of the world and India.

[@pepelepew1227]

@@jeevan88888 i know northern indians are lighter. i went to school with indians and picked up a few tamil profanities as well. you made a comparison to australia in your original post. as a non-citizen who had spent at least 5 years in both countries, i beg to differ. singapore's anti-racism culture is carved in its pillars by the late founding father lee kuan yew who got the country kicked out of malaysia precisely because he refused to discriminate between races. divisions are not tolerated at the government level and singapore has no other ruling party but the incumbent. 😅 this is literally embedded in the country's national pledge which is recited every morning by students "we the citizens of singapore pledged ourself as one united people regardless of race, language or religion" such that a single rare case of open racism becomes such a big issue highlighted by the top officials in the govt. singapore is such a 'boring' city that the media frequently report petty theft 😅 you should visit sg, see the difference for yourself.

[@Julianimator]

I strongly believe the answers these youngsters gave probably don't know Singapore's history well enough why the government took such stance.

[@camella1978]

It`s a new Singapore. Stop living in the past.

[@2butnot277]

Wonderful report as usual, Boss. It seems to me most of your guests, if not all, were not aware how repressive the most popular media platforms have become in the U.S. Didn't the phrase, "Cancel Culture", originate in the U.S.? There is fierce competition going-on for whom will determine what Freedom of Speech is.

[@ssvegeto1610]

typical frog in a well syndrome for most singaporeans. they hail the US as some utopia for freedom of speech and press whilst ignoring the current repressive culture happening there and people getting shamed for even having an opinion (albeit a stupid one) at times over there.

[@youtubeshadowbannedme]

the concept of cancel culture originated in the USSR

[@2butnot277]

@@youtubeshadowbannedme Oh. Thank you. When we express ourselves on social media verses the U.S. government narrative, it's only a matter of time before the site is CANCELLED.

[@shohosoi2483]

being in public school in singapore me and my friends always say this: u cant get cancelled if u dont care, so i dont really care about this whole cancel culture thing

[@sanghamitrajanrao7759]

OK, so I'm highly confused. What I understood from this is that if a person gives out racial/conservative/derogative/discriminating/anti-government comments, they get cancelled. They said something about govt. implementing laws against said "cancel culture". Then how are these different from blasphemy laws? I believe the term itself is being used very loosely in this context. Like I am not able to distinguish the speakers stance on freedom/liberty itself. Are they for or against it?

[@Jacckh]

Cancel culture is different from press freedom. And today with internet news, you can argue there is a lot of press freedom. In terms of having just one mainstream news in Singapore, it has more to do with Singapore having a one party system than government censorship.

[@hs-nl4sm]

I am just so sad we get canceled for having our own thoughts! It's the sad truth.

[@BialekChannel]

Great video, but there are a few issues in the subtitles right up to the end of the video where the lady says "mince our words" but the subtitles didn't reflect this. Asian Boss, hire me to do your subtitles, I'll get it right.

[@totlyepic]

You frontload so many idiotic notions just between the first 20s of this video and its title. "Oh no! The consequences of my actions". Asian Boss is more and more frequently hiding behind a thin veneer of some mythical "neutrality" to push right-wing ideas.

[@JeusAlprime108]

The problem is not everyone has same definition on freedom of speech. Some might took verbal harrassment, defamation, well aware false statement, threaten and etc in their version of freedom of speech as well.

[@Winston-1984]

Interesting stuff. Some of the people being interviewed don’t seem to be too political so their understanding is a bit off. Conservatism isn’t the opposite of liberalism, I get it that being “liberal” is shorthand for being no the left, but liberal is about freedoms and conservatism at least in countries like the US have a big emphasis on freedom, more so than so called liberals. So really the authoritarian/libertarian axis are very important too. In the west the authoritarians in this time period at least are predominantly on the far left. The right culturally speaking are very focused on freedom.

[@nathandrake5544]

How much cognitive dissonance must you hold to think that the right is concerned about freedom when the top three issues for American conservatives are banning abortion, banning books, and banning trans healthcare? The interviewees are obviously using those terms within the understanding of their society. The political spectrum isn't the same everywhere. Singapore is governed by a center right party that promotes social conservatism, economic liberalism, and multiculturalism. So it makes sense that they would associate conservatism with the policing of public morality, including racist and anti-religious hate speech which can be illegal.

[@Winston-1984]

​@@nathandrake5544 You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Pure projection. Those three issue are not the top three issues for Americans. You outed yourself as dishonest. tell us you don't know what you're talking about without telling us i guess. No mention of the economy or border security? No?, banning books? really? 😂

[@nathandrake5544]

@@Winston-1984 Maybe not all Republican voters, but certainly for conservative activists

[@Winston-1984]

@@nathandrake5544 Which is a very small number of people, same with hardcore people on the left. A lot of people aren't political, not sure if the majority aren't political but a fair number, unless it impacts their lives. Economy & Crime & they are the big issues even for the conservative activists, the cultural issues are a big thing too, Abortion is interesting. The Democrats & Republicans don't line up with the majorities polled on this issue. Most people are for it, within reason & with limits, Democrat's want no limits & Republican politicians want it completely banned, but what they have now are states rights to put in different laws in each state. The public are basically in between. Democrat's are making this the big political issue for the midterms because honestly they are underwater on every major issue for normal people. Biden is less popular than Trump was & Biden isn't dealing with overwhelming negative media coverage.

[@SiriProject]

I get that if you talk to an American conservative, they will say they are all for freedom. You are supposed to look at the Christians dominionists and the happy alt-right people and then make up your mind after that. Propaganda works.

[@saisamsuri]

Look Ma, I'm on KZbin!

[@loganflatt]

To be clear, freedom of speech in the U.S. Constitution refers to the freedom to criticize the U.S. Government without fear of repercussions or persecution by the U.S. Government itself. As a U.S. citizen, when Trump was President, I could have shook his hand and told him to his face, "You are a complete fool and the worst U.S. President ever" and there was nothing he or any other member of the U.S. Government could do about it because my right to criticize the U.S. Government is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Now, it may be socially rude and disrespectful to tell a sitting President such a thing to his face and some people on social media might have "cancelled" me for it by taking it upon themselves to persecute me and harass me for what I told the President. So, there would certainly be negative repercussions for my actions of telling Trump he is a complete fool but those negative repercussions would be coming from other private citizens, not from the U.S. Government itself because that same U.S. Government protects my right to criticize the government without fear of reprisal from the state. This is wholly not the case in Singapore, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, and many other countries in Asia. Their governments generally do not protect their citizens' rights to criticize the government itself. In this way, the U.S. Government is more "emotionally secure" than the governments of many countries in Asia. U.S. elected officials are more hardened by open criticism than the elected officials of other governments and do not get offended or emotionally butthurt by such criticism. There is no lashing out and throwing people in gulags because they criticized you as a government official. In the U.S., it's simply par for the course for any government official to put up with open criticism. There is nothing the government official can do about it but suck it up and keep on working. That is freedom of speech in U.S. terms.

[@ToddLarsen]

Tow the line or get canceled, 1984 was not a guideline but a warning.

[@pam.h4007]

Cancel culture needs to be defined up front, so that everyone is talking about the same thing. thinking of cancel culture as one group deciding that another group's beliefs or practices need to be cancelled or banned. This is becoming more of an issue in the US, in fact we are nearly at the point of book burning because one group wants to control what the whole populace can access in public libraries. Hearing the comments about being fearful of making comments because of the government makes me think about our own situation. Until recently I was not afraid to put a candidate's sign in my yard, but these days people are being targeted for their political views. Right now I still feel able to speak freely about the US government, but we are in danger of electing authoritarian rather than democratic leaders to offices all over the country so soon anyone who speaks out could be in danger. Democracy is fragile

[@PAtB1992]

Great video👍

[@fairview6120]

What entails cancel culture? Someone argues that cancel culture (executed by the public) and government censorship are totally different. And Asian Boss goes off the topic of the interview. A social policy starts off with the public (want or do not want) and it will be codified into laws (by corrupt politicians.) The laws have to reflect the objective truth, not the will of the majority of the public. If 99% of the population believes that the earth is flat, then that should go into the textbook? In the USA, many literary and social books are yanked out of school libraries. Issues related to sexuality (Heather has two moms) or critical race theory (that explores the origin of slavery, its economic and political implications, and how multi-race shapes a society). Corrupt politicians have used these issues to gain votes, not for constructive purposes. This cancel culture in the USA, now, only happens within a community that is more Republican-party pro. If a teacher talks about these issues in class, he/she may get fired. Freedom of speech cannot be abused. It is for the objective truth, not for defamation or lies. Yes, you can speak out what you want but lies for defamation will be punished in the USA. Alex Jones, who spread the lies that the Sandy Hook massacre of schoolchildren was a hoax, was penalized to pay almost 1 billion dollars to the families of the victims. I greatly admire Singapore for its care for the well-being of its citizens and it is a representative model of a multiracial society. However, in terms of progressives like the USA and many European countries, it is still behind in its philosophy of life in its fullest development of human minds.

[@Kylelongwest]

I think if you're living in a country with freedom of speech, you shouldn't get canceled for your word. because everyone has the right to express their own opinion. exchanging of word shouldn't lead to termination from their posts.

[@sherra-sama]

Freedom of speech includes the right for me as an individual to no longer support or give money to a person or organization I believe is actively harmful. If you're saying you shouldn't get cancelled for what you say, are you going to suggest we force people to spend money at places we don't want to support? That seems very anti-capitalist, where the holy scripture is "let your dollars vote." People like to equate it with online bullying, but that's a separate matter entirely. Obviously I don't condone threats or malicious speech, but you also can't expect people to not call out opinions they think are terrible, which is also free speech. Do you propose that everyone should be legally barred from criticizing anyone for anything online? That doesn't seem very freedom of speech-y.

[@ssping83]

Cancel culture is not the same thing as government censorship...

[@robertdepesci3418]

Thank you. Always been curious with what's going on in asia relative to USA

[@tzveeble1679]

Typical contemporary Western values and ideals like gay marriage, promotion of transgender education etc. are not values that should be imitated or emulated. The Western mainstream media, as well as many of the social media platforms are everything BUT free. There is a big difference between tolerating all kinds of human expression like sexual orientation, different religious outlooks etc. on the one hand, and turning it into a compulsive ideology on the other, the latter which is happening in the West.

[@M_SC]

No it isn’t silly. It’s just they stupid bad people rise to leadership positions in all places including those of social justice. So they say wrong dumb things and people follow because they are followers. It’s a pendulum. There was so much hate and repression before that now it is fashionable to be transgender etc. it will soon settle down

[@mikagesdiary]

i’d like to disagree with you on that, i think people should have the right to express their homosexuality/ true identity without any backlash as they are usually minorities and aren’t treated fairly in most cases. however, i do also note that on social media, some people do indeed force their opinions on others and cancel people online for not supporting them. these people need to stop, they are definitely in the wrong and shouldn’t have to be so defensive over something online when they can just ignore it. i have bisexual friends and they are actually really respectful and rational, i dont understand why some people online have to be so hot headed. all in all, i think whats best for all of us is to consider both sides of the argument

[@tzveeble1679]

@@mikagesdiary I said that I have nothing against different outlooks and orientations, but it has turned into an ideology that affects corporate policy, education etc. I do not want my 9 year old grandchildren to have LTBGTA+ shoved down their throat, and little boys being asked whether they're really sure it they wouldn't want to be girls, instead of giving them guidance on how to fill their nature assigned roles to their best capacity. "Anything goes", and we have to "celebrate" every confusion as some magic virtue, are of no help to the moral strength of a society.

[@auliyanto]

so weird this channel rarely shows up feels like shadow banned

[@DieNibelungenliad]

Many people love cancel culture until they are the ones cancelled

[@DieNibelungenliad]

@@riorio745 Good things are controversial.

[@noobkin6995]

I think the guy at 7:00 should become a poltician or dictator or something. Seems very charismatic, good public speaker.

[@shadowflare2838]

Some people mistaking cancel culture with freedom of speech

[@ellaeadig263]

The people complaining about cancel culture in this video give me the vibe that they are advocating for the right to be racist.

[@Skyscrapers1]

Nice interviews🔥

[@Ehdidnxkd]

interviewer asked two different topic of questions: cancel culture, and censorship in Singapore. come on, they are different and that definitely confused the interviewees...

[@Dominus_Potatus]

Dark skin people says it is racial. The muslim says it is religion. The Chinese says government. People should embrace tolerant thinking, just accept they are different.

[@yenfong2564]

surprisingly singapore only passed the democracy index with a rating of 0.562. We ain't exactly democratic, nor communist, but we have rules to follow.

[@anyohoww]

That girl in the black shirt is waayy waaaay off topic

[@soulsurreall]

I mean you wont get POFMA-ed by saying the govt is not doing a good job. lol

[@ceciliat123]

Some young Singaporeans like her seems to admire western liberal freedoms and confuse local out of bound markers in Singapore as bad things inherently. Many anti Pap comments are online and Pofma does not get to these. But challenges in the integrity of government like saying they are corrupt or doing illegal stuff with no proof will earn some defamation suits. I hope she talks to more people like the last lady in the vid who seems to have a more realistic view

[@soulsurreall]

@@ceciliat123 what they don't realize is practical laws and regulations makes more sense rather than just having the freedom to say and do anything they want without consequences.

[@TRLgoodvibesdotcom]

Say the happy thing. Say the pretend thing. Work hard. Say thank you boss!

[@M_SC]

😢

[@phantomapprentice6749]

Are these the opinions of most Singaporians or was Asian Boss cherry picking like they did in the article about caste society in India?

[@Naga-Nation]

The one and only area where Nagas are way ahead of Singapore is in the accent.

[@eileenstacie]

No. You can't say whatever you want in the US. You get call out for it. Yes! You can't make racist comment or comments on certain faith in the US as well. That is not liberal or progressive...that is plain rude. A discussion on race or sexuality is not equal to make racist comment. Yea?

[@GKP999]

When in Singapore, do not criticize Christians, Muslims and the government.

[@ZevFei]

In asia, if you said something that hurt the government/religions, you will went to jail. That how bad it is.

[@xxnike0629xx]

The whole social concept of 'cancel culture' is silly. People these days are way too quick to judge (mob mentality) and too quick to believe whatever is popular; often without considering both sides of the situation or thinking about the actual intent. Also, people in general lately cannot take a joke.

[@mhdfrb9971]

You sums up whole twittard community

[@M_SC]

Science has shown that the majority of men telling sexist jokes are also guilty of se x ual assault

[@shqip_sumejja]

I don't hear Singaporean accent much but some sounds similar to British accent?

[@0900370pian]

Asian Boss, why you are still avoiding Malaysia?As a Malaysian I'm curious what exactly the issues or matters that kept you away from my country?

[@xanthonjp]

Cancel culture is HUGE in Singapore. The rise in yellow journalism in independent news sites thrives on cancel culture. There's almost a business or a person getting cancelled every week due to such sites.

[@iamsheep]

What’s yellow journalism?

[@sleepyearth]

It's not HUGE at all. Stop being such a snowflake. Don't tell me you don't like accountability?

[@polster2]

@@iamsheep Yellow journalism and yellow press are American terms for journalism and associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate, well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism.

[@iamsheep]

@@polster2 thanks!

[@chrisjags]

Pretty sure the last interviewee said "Mince our words" not "means our words"

[@gilgameschvonuruk4982]

How do you ban people from canceling you?

[@pfguo87]

So earlier I just watched videos about people not wanting to have kids being a problem from Asian Boss... And not to be against same sex marriages, do you; BUT how is encouraging same sex marriage going to help solve the population crisis going on in countries like China, Korea, Japan, etc. ??? Just wondering... 🤔

[@tanfrederika2123]

I always like Singapore but thats a bit too far from my league.. Im gonna try to find way to Japan(manual work with more quality living).. I speak Hokkian fluently when im little. Those language knowledge didnt get forgotten so I can relearn it. My daughter learn Mandarin so its good enough if she try to live there

[@Felix-z2r]

It's worse in Canada

[@Exodus26.13Pi]

That's what Jordan Peterson is for.

[@gabgarcia5446]

Avoid Canada visits but keep good friends from Canada

[@sleepyearth]

@@gabgarcia5446 If you wanna avoid canada might as well stay in your own room. woke is just rebrand of public outrage. anti-woke so weak.

[@djgroopz4952]

@@Elatenl Nothing wrong with crying. If that's all he did you wouldn't know him at all would you...

[@leonardleonunu]

Asian boss just sent a dozen of interviewees on the gov watch list 😶‍🌫

[@Bellz972]

Excuse me I don't know Singapore history at all so am curious if english is a second official language?

[@kylim2704]

First language actually. Then our mother tongue is our second language

[@Bellz972]

@@kylim2704 ahh I see thank you. 😃 I was impressed with the level of English spoken. My home country is a former British colony so we speak English as its the one of the 2 official languages. How did English get so big in Singapore if you don't mind me asking?

[@endi4654]

@@Bellz972 we were colonised by the British too. But that did not accelerate its adoption as the lingua franca in Singapore. It was our modern founding father, late Mentor Minister Lee Kuan Yew that propogated the use of English language as the business language to unite Singaporeans of various ethnicities.

[@bobtan101]

Interviewer and interviewees went completely out of topic

[@Aldraz]

I think all the problems with freedom of speech, cancel culture and even protecting different values, like keeping conservative people with conservative and liberal with liberal is all possible today if the technology evolves. We really just need clever solution, technical solution to this problem. TikTok for example is pretty good at this, a lot of times giving you videos about the same topic from 2 different points of views. But I think we can think of something better, because having different opinions doesn't mean there's a right opinion. Sometimes both opinions are valid and so you want to make a system where you can sort of keep people separated by groups of interests and opinions, while also mix and shake their beliefs sometimes maybe as well. The key would be to connect more people who are more similar minded and later on show messages from other groups as well, but gradually with intensity of their opinions. I don't know exactly the procedure, but I am sure it's possible somehow.

[@fiqfiq1581]

I think one of the biggest issues recently is the lack of middle ground on both sides. You either an extreme liberal or conservative. I try not to pick a side and there's valid arguments on both sides occasionally. We should do what's best for all of society, there's surely a space for anyone and everyone.

[@mmwastronaut3298]

I think Malaysia probably has the worst cancel culture in the world. Asian boss should interview malaysians next time, they have more serious on the racial, political, sexuality and religious issues which some of them are spelt in the constitution not to say it. The freedom of journalists and criticism against government are getting silenced due to the corrupted, racial supremist and particular religion extremist parties.

[@0900370pian]

Well suprisingly for Press Freedom Index Malaysia is ranked 113 out of 180 countries, much higher than Singapore which ranked at 139. I won't say media's freedom in Malaysia is in ideal condition but compared to pre 2018 Election period, Malaysia's press nowadays are getting freer and bolder as time progress. Malaysia is much larger and diverse country than Singapore. The issues there are more complex and interlaced with many factors. As one of the interviewees said, matters or issues should be looked at a more nuanced and comprehensive lense. Malaysia is no exception perhaps more so.

[@user-je6io6cv5d]

You should do vid on bts enlistment and how int fans are saying they won’t buy any merch while they’re gone, Korea gdp will decline without them etc

[@M_SC]

You mean how good is it getting. There is only consequence culture. You can’t force people to support those they don’t like. Maybe stop sexually harassing people and saying racist things if you want people to like and respect you. Otherwise, be lonely.

[@jasons4045]

Why is Asian boss making this video 🤣 you should be asking why Singaporean tolerance level, lack of compassion or so good at complaining

[@MrHighwaysg]

B4 I watch this video……I have no ideas what the hell is cancel culture!

[@genjii931]

It's accountability for people who have traditionally never been held accountable for anything. The pushback is from people who don't like to be held accountable.

[@M_SC]

You still don’t. They are confusing it with propaganda and government control when it’s quite the opposite

[@Razear]

If civilians require a governmental permit to be able to protest in the public square, that means Singapore is by definition closer to an authoritarian state than a democracy.

[@foreverrocks7989]

It is

[@zacnic8726]

But in exchange, you get peace and harmony... I mean, I'd rather live peacefully than have to have my shop closed every now-and-then because of some protest that could potentially turn violent anytime... I mean, look at France...

[@georgeclancy1755]

@@zacnic8726 And all you need to do is bend over for the government to rail you whenever you're caught in its crosshairs.

[@staC-wh6ik]

@@zacnic8726 you could have picked Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, New Zealand or the Netherlands but you chose to pick France.

[@sleepyearth]

@@zacnic8726 Bro, do you know singapore govt even arrest a ONE man protect stating that's illegal assembly. Yea let's have the govt go to street outside your shop and arrest every customer of yours stating the same reason and see how your shop survive.

[@slkslkslk]

Badly made video. Cancel culture mixed up with censorship. And some stereotypical views that are seriously nonsense.

[@helohelo2610]

Korea cancel culture is more hardcore

[@pattypat1266]

Hi Asian Boss, I was wondering if it would be possible to have a map zooming in on the place of the interview in the beginning of the video or after the initial interview question? It would just be nice to have the location pointed to shortly, for education purposes. This interview made realize that of some asian country I am just not aware where they are located or sometimes it is the city I cannot pinpoint, so I google them and I think it would be nice to have that connection made in the video. Just a suggestion/ :) Thank you for your hard work!

[@jaggae9]

LOL! Educate yourself. Singapore gained independence on 9 August 1965.

[@pattypat1266]

​@@jaggae9 being a decent human being helps in life. Bashing people who want to educate themselves, very helpful. LOL?