Yah Lah But #564 - Man Wears Blackface to Sell Car & Yishun Bird Feeder Goes too Far (introducing Tristen & Dom!)
What, another case of blackface in Singapore? We discuss a car dealership’s recent promo video that features a staff member in dark makeup. It directly references an African-themed meme so we ask: is this racism, or just cringe humour? How does this compare with other instances of blackface / brownface we’ve seen? Hear our takes on pigeons as we talk about a woman who has fed so many of them in Yishun, that the National Parks Board (NParks) is stepping in to control their numbers. Bringing younger perspectives to these issues are Team YLB’s very own Tristen and Dom, finally making their on-camera debut!
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(00:00) Data Center World Asia 2024
(01:02) Intro
(07:00) Man Wears Blackface to Sell Car
(31:26) Yishun Bird Feeder Goes too Far
(46:42) One Shiok Thing
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Man Wears Blackface to Sell Car
- 'I wanted to act funny': Car dealership salesman makes blackface video, denies racist intent
- Car dealership makes blackface video, denies racist intent
- JDM Automobile Slammed for ‘Blackface’ Advertisement
- A Blackface video in Singapore in 2024 by JDM Automobile Carros Centre
- Hardest Name in Africa (2017 video)
Yishun Bird Feeder Goes too Far
- Town council goes for 'last resort' against Yishun resident who won't stop feeding birds
- Written answer by Ministry of National Development on effectiveness of surveillances and enforcement against bird-feeding - May 7, 2024
- Pigeon defeats anti-bird doors by dining inside tray return point at ABC Brickworks food centre
One Shiok Thing
Mics and Headphones from @shure
Chairs from @ergotunechair
Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak