Namewee, Malaysian singer tells us why the name "Wuhan virus" should be used
Namewee, a popular singer in South East Asia, said in a video that many diseases are named after the place where the outbreak occurred. For example, Ebola is the name of a river in Africa. Other famous examples are Hong Kong feet, German measles, and Japanese encephalitis. This way of naming has been a tradition in the medical world. The purpose is to allow us to commemorate the place where the plague broke out, to reflect, and to draw lessons from history. There is no discrimination at all.
Namewee also emphasized that he respects the Chinese government's calling Wuhan virus as Coronavirus, and people who go to China have to abide by Chinese regulations, the same as one must abide by any other countries' regulations when he is there.
Having said that, Namewee argued that given Malaysia is not ruled by the Beijing government, why should they do things according to what Chinese government stipulates?
#Wuhanvirus #Malaysia #NameOfVirus #Namewee #CoronaVirusOutbreak
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCnJNHNGMRk
Further reading:
Apologize for saying the term “Wuhan Pneumonia”
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19397
Namewee, a popular singer in South East Asia, said in a video that many diseases are named after the place where the outbreak occurred. For example, Ebola is the name of a river in Africa. Other famous examples are Hong Kong feet, German measles, and Japanese encephalitis. This way of naming has been a tradition in the medical world. The purpose is to allow us to commemorate the place where the plague broke out, to reflect, and to draw lessons from history. There is no discrimination at all.
Namewee also emphasized that he respects the Chinese government's calling Wuhan virus as Coronavirus, and people who go to China have to abide by Chinese regulations, the same as one must abide by any other countries' regulations when he is there.
Having said that, Namewee argued that given Malaysia is not ruled by the Beijing government, why should they do things according to what Chinese government stipulates?
#Wuhanvirus #Malaysia #NameOfVirus #Namewee #CoronaVirusOutbreak
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCnJNHNGMRk
Further reading:
Apologize for saying the term “Wuhan Pneumonia”
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19397
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武漢肺炎名字不能改的原因！Why China hate the name Wuhan Virus?
Why cannot called ［Wuhan Virus］? apa masalah???
現在大家都在對抗病毒，但一大堆人卻來我這裡吵這個疾病的名稱該叫什麼，真的很無聊。［武漢肺炎］這個名字從一開始就是全世界官方使用的。然後突然 有一天中國突然改了名字變成［新型冠狀病毒］，但其他國家還是照樣叫［ 武漢肺炎］並沒有改。然後突然又有一天，馬來西亞中文媒體“被通知”不能 叫［武漢肺炎］，但重點是通知他們的不是我國的政府，而是中國駐馬來西 亞大使館。奇怪了，為什麼你的國家的大使可以去管別人的國家的媒體？當…
現在大家都在對抗病毒，但一大堆人卻來我這裡吵這個疾病的名稱該叫什麼，真的很無聊。［武漢肺炎］這個名字從一開始就是全世界官方使用的。然後突然 有一天中國突然改了名字變成［新型冠狀病毒］，但其他國家還是照樣叫［ 武漢肺炎］並沒有改。然後突然又有一天，馬來西亞中文媒體“被通知”不能 叫［武漢肺炎］，但重點是通知他們的不是我國的政府，而是中國駐馬來西 亞大使館。奇怪了，為什麼你的國家的大使可以去管別人的國家的媒體？當…
#PopMusic #Censorship
Top Ranking Song Mocking Chinese nationalists Banned in China and Delisted from HK-based streaming app
Malaysian rapper #Namewee and Taiwan-based Australian singer #KimberlyChen Fang-yu rolled out a Mandopop song titled "#Fragile" (玻璃心, or literally meaning "#GlassHeart"), on Youtube in mid-October 2021.
The term "glass heart" is commonly used to describe nationalist Chinese netizens who become easily upset when a social media post attacks the Chinese Comminist Party (#CCP).
While the song can be interpreted as a love song, the music video satirizes the CCP and nationalist Chinese netizens
(aka "#LittlePinks") through the extensive use of the color pink, simplified Chinese subtitles, and a giant and clumsy panda.
References are made to China's claims to Taiwan, bat soup representing COVID19, the Great Firewall, and #XiJingping's latest political campaign Common Prosperity.
The song hit the internet with an overwhelming popularity, receiving over 10 million Youtube views in just first few days.
The pro-China netizens criticized the lyrics for "inflicting insults on China", leading to both the ban of the singers in China and the removal of their #Weibo accounts.
In response, Namewee wrote on his Facebook page pointing out that the song has reflected a general trend as more people are realizing CCP's oppression and encroachment. The artist said, "[this song is] not so amazing, it's just a mirror."
Commenting on the freedom of expression in artistic creation, Namewee said, "If I have to give up creative freedom and my ideals, this goes against any artististic pursuit. I would rather stop creating."
Namewee added in his comment that with the growing number of supporters, he would consider leveraging their influence to resist and protest against authoritarianism.
He said, "I believe if one remains silent in the face of iron fist, it would foster and reinforce them [authoritarianism]. Until one day, the iron fist hits your head as it spares no one."
On October 27, 2011, the Hong Kong-based music app, #MOOV, was found delisted the song from its app. Netizens slammed the music app, calling it "#FragileMOOV".
Source: Stand News #Oct25; as1 entertainment #Oct27
https://thestandnews.page.link/v8e74czAgLL9oV6Z8/
#PopCulture #PopSong #MandoPop #MOOV #Delist #Creativity #Art #Culture #MusicVideo #Ban
Top Ranking Song Mocking Chinese nationalists Banned in China and Delisted from HK-based streaming app
Malaysian rapper #Namewee and Taiwan-based Australian singer #KimberlyChen Fang-yu rolled out a Mandopop song titled "#Fragile" (玻璃心, or literally meaning "#GlassHeart"), on Youtube in mid-October 2021.
The term "glass heart" is commonly used to describe nationalist Chinese netizens who become easily upset when a social media post attacks the Chinese Comminist Party (#CCP).
While the song can be interpreted as a love song, the music video satirizes the CCP and nationalist Chinese netizens
(aka "#LittlePinks") through the extensive use of the color pink, simplified Chinese subtitles, and a giant and clumsy panda.
References are made to China's claims to Taiwan, bat soup representing COVID19, the Great Firewall, and #XiJingping's latest political campaign Common Prosperity.
The song hit the internet with an overwhelming popularity, receiving over 10 million Youtube views in just first few days.
The pro-China netizens criticized the lyrics for "inflicting insults on China", leading to both the ban of the singers in China and the removal of their #Weibo accounts.
In response, Namewee wrote on his Facebook page pointing out that the song has reflected a general trend as more people are realizing CCP's oppression and encroachment. The artist said, "[this song is] not so amazing, it's just a mirror."
Commenting on the freedom of expression in artistic creation, Namewee said, "If I have to give up creative freedom and my ideals, this goes against any artististic pursuit. I would rather stop creating."
Namewee added in his comment that with the growing number of supporters, he would consider leveraging their influence to resist and protest against authoritarianism.
He said, "I believe if one remains silent in the face of iron fist, it would foster and reinforce them [authoritarianism]. Until one day, the iron fist hits your head as it spares no one."
On October 27, 2011, the Hong Kong-based music app, #MOOV, was found delisted the song from its app. Netizens slammed the music app, calling it "#FragileMOOV".
Source: Stand News #Oct25; as1 entertainment #Oct27
https://thestandnews.page.link/v8e74czAgLL9oV6Z8/
#PopCulture #PopSong #MandoPop #MOOV #Delist #Creativity #Art #Culture #MusicVideo #Ban