, has spoken out on the recent pulling of a Samsung ad that featured a Muslim mum who expressed support for her drag queen son.Netizens have been quick to condemn the pulling of the ad, and right on their heels has been a response from Pink Dot SG, the movement behind Singapore’s first public, open-air, pro-LGBT event held yearly, at least in pre-Covid times, at Hong Ling Park.
Pink Dot called the pulled Samsung ad “beautiful,” pointing out that it featured “a mother’s unconditional love for her son.” “To date, it is still unclear what these people were offended by – the fact that LGBTQ+ people exist in Singapore, or that we are deserving of loving relationships, or both.” The group added that the LGBTQ+ community “should also be able to express these loving relationships freely, regardless of those who want to shame us back into silence simply because they find us offensive.”Samsung issued an apology, although it did not refer specifically to the ad.
The company acknowledged feedback from the ad, which it said “may be perceived as insensitive and offensive to some members of our local community. We acknowledge that we have fallen short in this instance, and have since removed the content from all public platforms.”The company, however, set limits on who could comment on the post, which meant that backlash to the takedown of the ad could not be added.
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