Comments on: Singapore Racist Blogger – Sexy Fragrance Prince’s Bullshit Apology and Arrested

By: mr lim

mr lim — Fri, 23 May 2008 05:36:14 +0000

So we do have a consensus on this.

Anyway, he’s arrested and the saga is coming to an end so all’s good.

By: nick

nick — Fri, 23 May 2008 02:45:24 +0000

1) on blogs tt i read i dont agree with ppl taking pics of other in watever circumstances.

2) my view of ‘citizen jounalist’ is much the same as above. i dont agree about dem taking pics bcos they have no right to.

By: mr lim

mr lim — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:57:05 +0000

So you’re saying if it’s a personal blog like Fragrance Prince’s, it’s okay to secretly take photos of strangers and put on his personal blog and comment about it?

Whereas the “citizen journalists” on Stomp! who do exactly the same thing is voyeurism?

How lopsided.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:51:58 +0000

i dont really agree with u. i do read blogs of my frens but i consider that more of a hobby den anything else.

as for wat fragrance prince wrote on his blog, i dont think he’s being a citizen journalist. he has his views about that race and i dont blame him for writing wat he wrote. tts not 2 say im a racist. i am not.

a number of blogs i read their owners like to put pics. i just think of dem as camwhore ppl.

By: mr lim

mr lim — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:12:26 +0000

So you’re agreeing with me?

Fragrance Prince probably considered himself a “citizen journalist” too by secretly taking the photo of the MRT man (who was minding his own business) and blogging about it?

Anyway, I’m not really bothered by all this “citizen journalism” crap. I see it as just an initiative by SPH to have a stake in the new media.

Cause you know, this is my personal blog (sounds familiar)?

By: nick

nick — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:43:35 +0000

lemme reply to that with this analogy. those so called ‘citizen journalists’ from stomp, did they ever ask permission from other ppl to snap their photos and upload onto singapore seen?

if the answer to that is no, den its a clear breach of privacy.

and i doubt any right minded person will say yes to getting hammered online regardless of what made the ‘citizen jounalist’ snap his/her pic the 1st place.

By: mr lim

mr lim — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:58:45 +0000

Hi nick, awaiting your reply to this.

On the point on voyeurism, aren’t we all voyeurs? Reading blogs, checking out their MySpace, Friendster, Facebook etc.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:00:18 +0000

ppl nowadays practise ‘citizen journalism’. i prefer to call it voyeurism. tt still dont mean u have the right to post links to his facebook and frenster. wat if someone post all yr personal details on their website. how would u feel?