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New Paper journalist Joanne Soh got rapped for remark that “All men are pigs”
New Paper journalist Joanne Soh was rapped for her sexist remarks made in a recent article on 4 December entitled – “My mum is right: All men are pigs.” as part of series discussing why men still cheat even when they have a beautiful wife like Tiger Wood’s.
Joanne began her article with a typical stereotype of men:
“My mother once offered sage advice: We must always be aware of our husbands’ activities, regardess of how devoted and loving they are. Her rationale? Men are born with roving eyes, een the good and the well-brought up ones.”
She subsequently launched a tirade against men by laying the blame for cheating on spouses solely on them.
Her article brought a torrent of criticisms from readers the very next day, expectedly from men which were published in today’s New Paper.
Jimmy Ho felt that marriage breakdowns are sometimes contributed by women:
“If men are pigs….then who are the asses that married us? The comment is at best a sexist piece. It is extremely judgmental and myopic to say the least…..Marriage breaks apart for various reaasons, the roving eye of a man is obviously one of them, but does that exclude the problems that may have been caused by the woman?”
Yeh Siang Hui wrote that infidelity is not gender-specific:
“What was most offensive, of course, was her declaration – “Men are pigs”. This is unfair, unreasonable, unprofessional, and uncalled-for. The writer has conveniently forgotten that if men cheat, so do women. Just as there are wives with cheating husbands, there are husbands with cheating wives too. Just as there are men with roving eyes, so too, women with roving eyes.”
His views were shared by Lawrence Soh:
“I have friends who were dumped when their wives found more lucrative relationships. Women generally worship wealth, status, good life and power, and if they cannot attain these on their own steam, they search for these through relationships, legitimate or otherwise. We see this everywhere. Unfortunately, the Women’s Charter does not give men this advantage. Divorce is a very expensive affair for men.”
Others simply brush aside Joanne’s arguments and throw brickbats at her “professionalism” as a journalist.
Ambrose Sim wrote:
“Your article is highly offensive and unreasonable. It seriously lacks objectivity and is unprofessional from a journalistic point of view.”
Javert Ong added:
“Not all men are pigs, and it is extremely rude and unpleasant to call men names. Can we call women bitches, sluts, crows if they commit adultery?”
Not surprisingly, the women-folk are supportive of Joanne and jumped to her defence.
Karina Wong even praised Joanne’s article:
“Just wanted to compliment you on a well written article. Simply love it! Even if these men deny their affairs, it is a fact that they are born with roving eyes and when it comes to women, they are never rational.”
Christina Teo thanked Joanne for revealing the truth that men are indeed “pigs”:
“Men are pigs. Thanks to your columnist Joanne Soh for writing it.”
Judging from the wide disparity between the opinions of both sexes, it does appear that the adage – “Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus” holds some truth after all.
But how does this explain the rising divorce rates in Singapore due to adultery, which is the commonest cited cause? Why are our children more likely to stray than our parents?
According to a New Paper report published on the same day, one lawyer said that three out of every 10 adultery cases she sees nowadays involve the wife. A decade ago, it was only one out of 10.
A private investigator said he has seen the number of adultery cases involving cheating wives rise from 30 per cent of all cases 10 years ago to 50 per cent.
How does Joanne Soh feel sleeping besides a “pig”? And what are her husband’s thoughts on her unwarranted outburst against men? Perhaps it is nothing more than a gimmick to attract readers to the New Paper which has been suffering from declining readership.
Sensitive topics like race, religion and politics are considered taboo in Singapore. Bashing men, however, is one sure way of driving up one’s readership without attracting unwanted attention from the authorities.
Comments source: The New Paper, 6 December 2009
Are men “pigs” with roving eyes?
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When it comes to men, dare to call pigs, when it comes to Lee Kuan Yew and PAP all diam diam, don't dare criticise.
Nothing but filth.
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if everything is political to you, you should just commit suicide coz your life would be bitter and horrific..
not because LKY or the MIW did it.. but because you're an idiot
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dat is so generalisation.
she dun look look chio either n she is FAT!
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Originally posted by 798:
dat is so generalisation.
she dun look look chio either n she is FAT!
Don't be so harsh, afterall it's not her choice that she's ugly and fat which led to her being dumped by her ex boyfriend.
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Oh I read the original article.... and I really have nothing but brickbats for her professionalism, or rather, the utter lack of it, in this article.....
Seriously, what's with the generalization? Sure, some men are cheaters, and those jackasses truly deserve to be known as pigs.
But if 'All men are pigs' because some men are cheaters, then following her logic, a similar statement can be applied to women. After all, some women have cheated as well in their marriages.
But of course, if I insult all of womankind just because some women are cheaters, I'd get labelled as an MCP. So much for equal gender rights.
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the article in today tnp also stated on why men were unfaithful to their beautiful model wives were mainly becos the other gals can fulfil their sex desire.
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If all men are pigs then all women are whores. How about that generalisation?
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Of coz that is not true rite?! Her credibility and professionalism just sunk to a new low.
Not that I actually listen to the BS that the New Paper creates, anyway...
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actually, she wants to be bitter and angry, that's her problem..
you should pity her...
i do... coz i save my pity for retards
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Originally posted by the Bear:
actually, she wants to be bitter and angry, that's her problem..
you should pity her...
i do... coz i save my pity for retards
Pitiful slutty whore that she is.
This kind of people don't even deserve to be called human.
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She is such a fuckface. Women like her need to be labelled as bitches. It is her own fault that she found the wrong boyfriend and she is blaming it on the males! That fat bitch..
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there is a long history of local female reporters/journalists writing man-bashing articles. I wonder why. Doesn't help that there are more women in this line than men.
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if she doesn't like it she can always turn lesbian
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why bother?
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All Men are Pigs.
Pitiful, Retarded, Insensible, Proud, Arrogant, Lazy, Prideful creatures.
I just want to let Joanne Soh know that She is Not Alone.
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Originally posted by parn:
All Men are Pigs.
Pitiful, Retarded, Insensible, Proud, Arrogant, Lazy, Prideful creatures.
I just want to let Joanne Soh know that She is Not Alone.
ur father is not man ar? -
Originally posted by noahnoah:
ur father is not man ar?
Would you include your loved ones? -
Originally posted by 798:
dat is so generalisation.
she dun look look chio either n she is FAT!
where is her picture? show us how that ugly pig look like -
Either men with roving eyes are typically those who are rich or they are looking for lost things somewhere.
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and so if men are pigs, we will behave like pigs then. IF pigs behave like pigs, whats wrong? Why complain when we behave like pigs?
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She will be forced to post apology soon
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OMG why was this moved to "Dating Advice"?
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Its THE New Paper after all.
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Originally posted by dadeadman1337:
She will be forced to post apology soon
How about if people force you to eat shit?So desperate to witness a forced apology?
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Originally posted by parn:
How about if people force you to eat shit?So desperate to witness a forced apology?
I didn't even read the article, im just saying thats how these things usually go