Singapore podcasters apologise after getting slammed by president, mufti for misogynistic comments
Tuesday, 16 Jun 2020 03:45 PM MYTPETALING JAYA, June 16 — The trio behind Singaporean podcast OkLetsGo has finally apologised for making misogynistic and sexual comments about women on their past episodes.
Singapore Mufti Nazirudin Mohd Nasir also took to Instagram to join the chorus of critics, writing that OkLetsGo has a responsibility to not “perpetuate sexist attitudes and behaviours that have plagued our community for far too long.” “We must admit that it is an ongoing process for us to fully learn what went wrong. We came from an industry that has peddled in these norms for a very long time, both on and off screen.
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