![]() ![]() Let’s be clear: all key powerful actors in Singapore, as measured by access to state or institutional power and the ability to shape the material conditions of people’s lives, are dominated by indifference to equalities at best and active hostility at worst. The phrase is often used to dismiss concerns about equalities-invoked in bad faith in the same breath as “free speech”, by people who ignore state censorship and grey/blacklisting. What does “cancel culture” mean in Singapore? I have wondered this aloud many times. I’m grateful to friends, especially Kokila Annamalai, for sharpening my thoughts. This piece is the result of many recent conversations. ![]() You can find her on Twitter “cancel culture” and the misuse of equalities claims She previously ran communications and advocacy at AWARE, and she was a co-founder of No To Rape, the campaign to abolish marital immunity for rape in Singapore. Jolene is a Singaporean writer whose novels include AFTER THE INQUIRY (Ethos Books, 2021) and A CERTAIN EXPOSURE (Epigram Books, 2014). The following is a guest issue by Jolene Tan. ![]()
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