MDA is a joke..and MediaCorp is complacent.
StarHub fined $10,000 for ‘lesbian kissing scene’ 10 April 2008 TODAY (Singapore) (c) 2008. MediaCorp Press Ltd. The Media Development Authority has fined StarHub Cable Vision $10,000 for airing a commercial that depicted “lesbian kissing scenes”. The MDA posted a statement yesterday on its website about the cable operator’s breach of TV advertising guidelines, “which disallows advertisements that condone homosexuality”. The commercial, which aired over two days in November on MTV’s Mandarin-language channel, was to promote a song by pop singer Olivia Yan (picture). Her music video from the album Silly Child featured two scenes of herself and Taiwanese actress Pei Lin in a “passionate embrace”, as described last November in the Taipei Times. The portrayal of a lesbian in a music video was supposedly a first for Taiwan, the paper reported. According to the MDA, in the commercial, “romanticised scenes of two girls kissing were shown and it portrayed the relationship as acceptable”. The MDA had consulted the Advisory Committee for Chinese Programmes, which concurred that the commercial had “promoted lesbianism as acceptable and romantic, especially when shown together with the lyrics featured”. The MDA said it had taken into account the “severity” of the breach and that the commercial was aired on a youth-oriented TV channel, as well as SCV’s explanation on the matter before deciding “a financial penalty was warranted”. StarHub expressed disappointment at the authority’s decision to impose a fine but said it would follow broadcasting rules. “We understand the authority’s concern, and will continue to work closely with our regional and international content partners to ensure that the local broadcasting guidelines are fully adhered to,” said StarHub spokesperson Caitlin Fua. *** Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm…………..how should I put this across without being rude..hmm.. Argh fuck it. I thought you guys from MDA are very open and hip and open and innovative and blahblahblah? Remember your joke of a rap video? (I refuse to embed it because it will ruin my blog). “Yes yes y’all, we don’t stop, get creative, rock on!!”??? HAHAHAHA YOU GUYS ARE SUCH A JOKE AND SHAME TO SINGAPORE. MDA shoots itself in the foot so often I’m surprised it’s still alive. Really, I don’t care how much you fine or who you fine, but saying that lesbian acts are unacceptable is just crossing the line. Furthermore, it’s TAIWANESE TV content. We pay StarHub so much moolah every month precisely because we want to escape from the shite content on local TV and enjoy creative programmes free of unwarranted censoring. WTF. This entire thing just reeks of stupidity. I still attribute our shite TV content to the complacency of our monopolistic media company.. LEE KWAN YEW SAYZ WE CANNOT BE COMPLACENT OKAY!! HOW DARE YOU GO AGAINST HIM!!! YOU WILL FALL!!! YOU WILL COLLAPSE AND PAY FOR YOUR COMPLACENCY!! YOU WILL SUFFER FOR MAKING US PAY THE STUPID $110 TV LICENSE!!!! Seriously, people don’t even watch local channels. Remove the TV license already. It’s time to let go. I actually hate local TV so much that when I leave the TV on just for the sound, I’ll switch over to CNN or Sky News so that I don’t contribute to the ratings for local programmes. Such is my hatred for MediaCorp. ***Speaking of complacency.. read Mr Brown’s hilarious apology letter to our glorious government for Mas Selamat’s unfortunate escape.