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Singapore’s foreign talent “drag” queen ?

Posted in Blogs, Uniquely Singapore by the(new)mediaslut on the August 10th, 2008

Singapore bloggers are posting their anger over the “dragging” of the Singapore flag by the country’s table tennis representative and flag bearer, Li Jia Wei, during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

As the Olympic opening ceremony is on the eve of Singapore’s National Day, The “dragging” incident has also turned into a spat of how imported “foreign talents” are representing Singapore in the sporting arena.

The incident also sparked these bloggers’ interest into “Googling” the rules of respect for the Singapore flag.

Wrote DK of blog.dk.sg,

It is dragging on the stadium floor most of the time. How could someone be so careless when holding the national flag infront of the whole world? If she put in extra care when holding the flag, this wouldn’t had happened. I already find it disgraceful when our national flag is being carried by a foreign talent during the opening ceremony. She have to rub salt into the wound by dragging my flag across the stadium.

Wrote IZ.Reloaded.com

I guess that’s what you get when you purchase an athlete from China - they just have no respect for your flag. According to the Singapore Arms and Flag and National Anthem Act, no person must treat the national flag with disrespect, nor must any person in possession of the flag allow or cause the flag to touch the floor or ground. The penalty is a fine not exceeding S$1,000. Ouch.

Curious, why didn’t any of the other Singapore-born athletes in the march past go up to Jiawei to correct her flag carrying posture?

The Singapore Olympic Council has yet to respond to the incident.

Here’s a little clip of how a Mexican flag was dragged in protest against Mexican immigrants in the US.

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  1. ANONYMOUS said, on August 10th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

    EX-PRC…LOOK AT HER BODY LANGUAGE ONE CAN TELL SHE IS ASHAMED TO CARRY THE SINGAPORE FLAG IN HER HOMETOWN.

    HOW ONE MISTAKE CAN REVEAL ONE’S DEEPEST SECRETS. SHE WILL GIVE UP S’PORE CITIZENSHIP WHEN HER TIME IS UP. ANYONE WANT TO BET?

  2. Boo said, on August 10th, 2008 at 4:28 pm

    Its true.

  3. Fabulista said, on August 11th, 2008 at 1:32 am

    Yes, I am terribly upset too! I’ve got my upset splattered all over my blog too…! >:(

  4. Michael said, on August 16th, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    That flag is huge! Why give such a big flag to such a tiny person to carry??

    I don’t think she meant any disrespect. The flag is simply too big for her to hold.

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