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Singapore performers respond to racial slurs
Black Lives Matter movement's knock-on effects hit Singapore's entertainment scene, with artists under fire for problematic stage names and others apologising for insensitive content
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The Black Lives Matter movement may be rooted in the United States, but its global knock-on effect is also being felt in Singapore, with people in the entertainment scene coming under fire for problematic stage names, and others stepping up to apologise for past behaviour as well as insensitive YouTube videos and social media postings.
Even as people in Singapore have come forward to express solidarity with the movement, rapper Shigga Shay, 27, has received backlash for having a stage name redolent of the N-word.
