The ad in Orchard Road depicting a shirtless man tugging at his jeans is a moral outrage and was rightly condemned by the authorities.
Dear New Nation editor,
I was flabbergasted when I was strolling down Orchard Road with my husband and two children. The Singapore I knew of was gone. Bangladeshi workers now flood the streets, and I dislike the way they look at my daughter. New shopping malls are popping up all over the place, making me almost a stranger in my own land. But I can still tolerate that.
What I cannot stand is how liberal and loose Singapore has become. I read in the news some time back about how two men dressed up in full-body suits to scare shoppers in Causeway Point. It was so tight fitting that you can make out their bits through the fabric. Like a Durex PR stunt gone wrong.
And now, we have a huge, obscene ad of a naked man tugging at his jeans. To be honest, I was ashamed when I saw it. These irresponsible advertising agencies don’t understand how hard it is to raise children in this day and age.
My daughter is turning 16 this year, and I actually forbid her from dating until she’s mature and ready. To make sure of that, I’ve added my daughter on Facebook to check that her photos are clean. I scan her profile for boys who make inappropriate advances. And so far, I’m proud to say, my daughter’s Facebook wall is clean. I only see updates that has to do with Bejeweled Blitz and schoolwork.
Unlike her friends, she doesn’t have embarrassing pictures of herself looking drunk and silly. Or God forbid — sexy, like some famous actor’s daughter.
I fear for my son too. Can you imagine how ads like this could influence him? He’s going to BMT soon, where he will interact with all sorts of boys. My husband tells me that they sleep in the same bunk and share the same toilets. The army sergeants talk foul language and crack dirty jokes.
He has been a good boy. He never gets into trouble with girls. In fact, he told me he’s waiting for the ‘right one’, and doesn’t wish to flirt around. He has a healthy social life with his guy friends, going for swims, hiking trips, and sleepovers.
So you have to understand why I was upset when my two children saw the ad. All parents should be concerned about what such erotic images can do to young, impressionable minds. They are easily influenced by the Western media and the violent computer games they play. That is why I set the password in the home PC.
Shows like the Oscars and Glee teach our children that sleeping around is okay. In such an environment, we parents have to ensure that our children follow traditional Asian Values, like in China and Japan.
Recently, the government has been talking a lot about opening up. They brought in the casinos, Crazy Horse, and bar top dancing. Now, are they going to encourage homosexuality by allowing such inappropriate images in public space?
This is why I applaud the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore’s move to suspend the ad by Abercrombie & Fitch. Our country should remain a safe place to raise kids with sound moral principles. Advertising agencies should be put in their place and fined, in case they lead our country down a path of abject moral decay.
By the way, foreign workers should be kept in check just in case they get drunk, violent, and start raping our daughters. In fact, I believe Bangladeshi workers who hold hands in public should be warned by the authorities, because that is not the right image of manhood that we want to promote to young Singaporean men.
Best regards,
Conservative Nazi
