[Update: 26 May, 5.12PM] MDA have seemingly confirmed that the song and video are indeed banned on cable TV, free-to-air channels and radio here. The Straits Times ran an article clarifying the ban, one day after running another article saying that song and video are “not banned is Singapore”. So which is it? Erm. Maybe we should all just email ST and ask for a clarification from them instead of MDA? Papers say lesbian-themed video is not allowed, but MDA suggests otherwise Jolin Tsai’s new music video for the song We’re All Different, Yet The Same <<不一样又怎样>>, was released on the Internet last December (2014), but regional news outlets reported that Singapore has banned the video, more than five months later. According to this Sina.com.cn report, the video was banned because the “lyrics and content advocate same sex marriage”. The news even made it to the Chinese version of BBC.com, because apparently a Chinese version of BBC.com is an actual thing. The Shanghaiist also takes the opportunity to blast the Media Development Authority (MDA). Source Wow. Real classy, guys. Jolin’s label, Warner Music, also alluded to the ban by posting the video on their Facebook page, proving that music labels know that no publicity is bad publicity. Source The Taiwanese […]
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