As you may know, Muar born rapper Wee Meng Chee, AKA Namewee, made headlines in 2007 with a Youtube video in which he used the national anthem as a chorus for his irreverent and expletive-laced tirade against various ails of Malaysia as he perceived them.
Well, he's back -- with a new song, "Nah!", in which he repeatedly gives the middle finger to the Johor principal who allegedly told her Chinese students they could go back to China. It's not the most inspired lyrics, and the rather brainless refrain will put off many, but the song is unmistakably against racism. Ironic indeed that Namewee has now found himself once again in the cross-hairs of the Sedition Act.
So, let me get this straight: the educator who made explicitly racist slurs is not sacked, not even reprimanded apparently, and the singer who rants against her is being investigated for sedition -- oookay... what planet am I on again?
Happy Independence Day Malaysia!
Happy Independence Day Malaysia!
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