SINGAPORE — National broadcaster Mediacorp is receiving a lot of flak for a Chinese-language drama series, My Guardian Angels, which contains negative representations of gay people.
Under Mediacorp’s latest Instagram post , there are more than 1,400 comments. Many of them are angry comments about the broadcaster’s portrayal of negative gay stereotypes and call for the company to apologise. The furore over the TV show began on Monday after gay business owner Teo Yu Sheng posted comments about the drama on the Instagram account of his company, Heckin’ Unicorn. Teo, 29, highlighted storylines and scenes in My Guardian Angels which he said perpetuates negative stereotypes about the LGBTQ community.
In one scene, Kim Ng and Brandon Wong’s characters talk about their son’s romantic life. Kim Ng’s character, Miao Miao, expresses concern that their son is wooing a woman, but Brandon Wong says, “At least it’s a girl, not a guy.” Story continuesOne user commented on Mediacorp’s Instagram page, “If the scriptwriters, directors, and actors/actresses don’t know how and what it’s like to be part of the LGBTQ+ community, then DON’T EVEN TRY CREATING SUCH CHARACTERS. Your story plots are disgusting. This convinces me to stop supporting local dramas.” “We would like to assure that there is no intention to disrespect or discriminate against any persons or community in the drama, My Guardian Angels.
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