Right guys, this is serious business. Ever since last year, I haven't shared anything unpleasant or negative in this blog in order to protect everyone's mental health. However, family, relatives and friends in Southeast Asia, as well as in HongKong, Australia, the US and the UK have shared news about xenophobic acts committed against our people.
I may not be from China and I don't condone everything that China nationals do; however, my beloved late Grandpa was from the Fujian province and I cannot sit by and do nothing. So without further ado, if you thought Ronan Keating sufficiently apologised to Singapore, this is his original post, before he edited it to what is in his IG grid now.
My people are being abused by mainly the whites #notsorry #isaidwhatisaid #becauseitistrue and although I did my part to try and appeal to others to be kind to marginalised bodies, what have you so-called 'woke' people done for us Asians? Have you shared us? Have you supported us? Have you followed us? Have you spoken up for us? If not, are you not just takers, over and over again, without giving back?
At this point, I don't care anymore if you're offended. Because you know what? All of us have a limit to our patience and if what we do out of the kindness of our hearts is taken for granted, at some point, we do ask ourselves why we even bother. And I've reached this point.
Several people I know have sworn off any merchandise other than those produced by the Asian market and Imma follow this route. Similarly, I'll no longer support the influencers I supported in the past. Until enough of you 'wokesters' speak out about the abuse committed against the Chinese, there is no reason for me to choose you when I should be choosing my people, who're being assaulted and bullied.
Why should people like Ronan Keating continue life unscathed when the misinformation he spread continues to perpetuate violence against my people and he isn't sorry about it? Why should there not be repercussions for the atrocities committed against us? I will not stand for it. And until his arrogance, as well as those like him, are reigned in, my limit of patience has been crossed. This has gone too far.
Why should we move on when his mistake results in my people being bullied over and over overseas? What would YOU do if it was your people being assaulted in Southeast Asia and Asia? Would you fold your arms just like Ronan Keating's fans, cronies and minions are doing now? Or would you take further steps to ensure the safety of your people? Before you attack us, think of what YOU would do if you were in my shoes, our shoes.
So I'll tell you what. Until Asian lives are your business, marginalised bodies are not mine. Until Asian lives are your business, what happens to you during the coronavirus is not my concern. Until Asian lives are your business, I don't give a flying eff whether you live or die.
You do this to my people, it's all-out war.
