OPINION | The Right Type of Darkie — The Perfectly Electable Prime Minister - The Independent Singapore News

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'So, just as America had a black president who had to be whiter than white and the UK may have an Indian-origin Prime Minister who is as elite British as it gets, Singapore will one day have an ethnic minority Prime Minister who is more Chinese than Chi...

The race to replace Mr Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has been narrowed down to two and in September, the UK will either have its third woman or its first “non-white” Prime Minister.”

The struggle to answer this question has gotten many people wringing their hands. I just saw an article in the Malay Mail, which talked about the leadership lessons that Singapore can learn. So, to have a member of this community take the top job would be a wonderful celebration of the hard work they put in to make the UK function. Plus, I don’t think a man like Mr NR Narayana Murthy would allow his daughter near Mr Sunak unless he felt there was something special about him.

If you look at the background of Ms Truss and Mr Sunak, you will find that their gender and race are pretty much irrelevant, in as much as both have very standard backgrounds for Conservative politicians. Both went to Oxford, and both worked in huge companies before joining politics. The only thing that really distinguishes Ms Truss from the standard Conservative party politician lies between her legs.

The truth remains that ethnic minorities still need to work harder to get to the same place as members of the ethnic majority. In many ways, an ethnic minority has to be smarter and better educated than their counterparts in the ethnic majority, and you have to blend into the majority in a way where your pigmentation becomes secondary.

 

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