Singapore president calls on popular podcast Okletsgo’s hosts to apologise to all women for misogynistic comments
The men behind Okletsgo: Dzar Ismail, Raja Razie and Dyn Norahim. — TODAY pic
Halimah’s statement comes amid a backlash against Okletsgo, helmed by former Ria 89.7 radio deejays Dzar Ismail, 34, Dyn Norahim, 38, and Raja Razie, 38, with many listeners speaking out against the three hosts’ pattern of misogyny. The tweet garnered a sudden and large outpouring of support from other social media users, who cited examples of offensive remarks that have been made by the three hosts over the years.
On Saturday, the three posted a statement on their social media accounts, saying that they had started Okletsgo to use their “newfound freedom to talk and banter over things that had never before been acceptable on air within our community”. Indeed, soon after the statement was posted, Raja sent a message to a Telegram chat group for Okletsgo followers saying that he and his co-hosts will “stand strong” and will not apologise.
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