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It boggles the mind that a Singaporean interracial couple, both of mixed descent, could be approached on a downtown street in today’s multiracial society by a Singaporean Chinese who told them they were not. should only date people of their own race. There is nothing in the video of the incident that has gone viral to suggest that the couple did anything to attract public reprimand and unwanted attention from the individual other than being where they were. were – on a footpath at Orchard Road. Yet they were essentially berated for overcoming racial and other barriers to friendship and camaraderie – barriers that some in society have erected because of prejudice and bigotry.
It cannot be fair. Needless to say, the man who confronted the couple does not represent the majority of Singaporeans. However, the fact that he can make such racist statements in the face openly raises deeply troubling questions about racial feelings in Singapore, and whether the racial tolerance and harmony we enjoy has been taken for granted. It is good that most Singaporeans believe in the multiracial and multicultural reality of this country and embrace it on a daily basis in the daily aspects of their life, from the food consumed and the clothes worn, to the different native languages spoken and the practice of religious beliefs.
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