In the "Tan Hong Ming in love" ad:
The interviewer asked a Chinese boy: “Who do you like the most?”
Tan replied: “Umi, Umi Qazrina.”
“Why do you like her?”
“She wears earrings, she ties a ponytail, she is pretty.”
“Does she know you like her?”
“No, I keep it a secret.”
“Why?”
“She doesn’t like me,” he said after some hesitation.
Then, the interviewer asked Umi Qazrina, a lovely Malay girl: “Who is your best friend?”
“Tan Hong Ming.”
“Do you like him?”
Umi did not answer...
“Do you have a boyfriend?”
She nodded shyly.
“Who is your boyfriend?”
“Tan Hong Ming.”
Upon hearing that, Tan Hong Ming's mouth was wide open. He then held Umi’s hand with an innocent smile on his face and both of them walked away from the camera.
The footage ended with a statement: Our children are colour blind. Shouldn’t we keep them that way?”
In another ad:An interviewer asked a young Malay boy:” Who is your best friend?”
He pointed at a Chinese boy next to him.
“What is his race?”
“What is race? Race, that means race car?”
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I love the above commercials and do agree that Children are color blind and we should keep them that way.
However, when I read about an insensitive & ignorant politician who held a Chinese New Year celebration for the senior citizens but can't differentiate between a RED festive angpao (joyous occasion) and a taboo WHITE envelope (funeral), I am not sure whether is he suffering from another type of color blindness??
What I'm sure is that we should chase him away! (including those who knew the custom but failed to advise him!)
