Can anyone see what's wrong with the above picture? This is actually a poster in this Singapore-Malaysia Restaurant in Sydney. I guess they had good intentions but were unaware of the negative connotations of it.
Firstly, it inadvertently shows the condonement of graffiti or vandalism. Secondly, it shows a person of another race desecrating a religious artifact of another. Thirdly, the depiction of the Buddha as Singapore might leave room for confusion.
The possible consequences of this act is a daunting thought. The Malay boy would be caned a la Michael Fay; the Muslims and Buddhists will have a verbal joust; tourism Singapore would have a lot of explaining to do; the Malays will be ostracized yet again; Malaysia and Indonesia would somehow get involved; and massive fines will be on the books. The country would be in disarray. Wonder how no one thought about the implications of this drawing.
No comments:
Post a Comment