[CONSOLIDATED] Order by the URA to erase a cigarette of a samsui woman smoking from a Chinatown mural

[griefguard]

Just paint mosaic over it. It creates an even more powerful impression than a cig.

i approve

 

[Dracky]

URA is a stupid clown. The historical fact that it is common for samsui women to smoke cigarettes. URA should recognise that, not some alternate reality that samsui women lead healthy lifestyles according to the advice of present day MOH.

By URA's warped logic, a painting of coolies smoking opium must be promoting drug abuse instead of reflecting knowledge of Singapore history.

 

[Belle69]

Singapore is a rules based society.

You rush here to migrate expounding these very aspects -as such embrace them.

If not happy get lost.

DittO the water pistol family.

FOLLOW OUR RULES!.

 

[soulblader_89]

Anyone gt grandma always smoke one?

 

[andyhtc]

The murals in Malaysia are more fun.

 

[Wanderer123]

https://www.straitstimes.com/life/a...sui-woman-with-cigarette-sparks-online-debate

Sexy....

 

[zoossh]

The murals in Malaysia are more fun.

No. Not better

 

[zoossh]

Appropriate that it was painted by a white dude.

Fetishizing the Asian female.

Problem is in the mind of those who think that way

 

[jacko123]

is AWARE coming out to make statement?
what women choose to put in their mouth to suck is their business?

 

[st0rm5cap3]

Must be ****ing strawberry public

Agree. Glass hearts. It's well known that some samsui women smoked after a day's hard work.

 

[hwarzoner]

Maybe change the cigarette into holding a kuni kong kopi in a tin container

 

[hwarzoner]

Thats why Singapore is a close minded n conservative society n will never be a innovative technology powerhouse.

 

[Shion]

URA to re-evaluate stance over Chinatown mural featuring smoking samsui woman following public feedback​

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sin...samsui-woman-smoking-erase-reevaluate-4428581

SINGAPORE: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is re-evaluating its position over a Chinatown shophouse mural depicting a young samsui woman smoking, due to recent public feedback.

The authority had earlier given the landlord a deadline to erase the cigarette from the artwork.

In response to CNA's queries on Saturday (Jun 22), URA said that all proposals for murals on conserved buildings must be submitted to both the building owner and URA for approval before works can begin.

However, the mural on the conserved shophouse at 297 South Bridge Road was completed without prior approval and URA said it had informed the building owner to submit the mural proposal for assessment.

"After consultation with local stakeholders and relevant agencies, the proposal was not supported as the depiction of smoking on the unauthorised mural is not aligned with Singapore’s anti-smoking policy," said URA.

"In light of recent public feedback, URA is re-evaluating its stance on the mural."

The mural's artist Sean Dunston told CNA he was thankful that URA was taking another look at its decision, and he hopes that the authority will allow the mural to remain as it is now.

He referenced an email from the authority asking the landlord to delay any work on the mural until its review is completed.

"It’s important that the public feedback (URA uses) to regulate images seen in public be more even-handed (or at least less offensive than the art it’s criticising) and that enforcement of policy regarding art, in particular, be more nuanced and geared towards supporting art and discussion," he said in response to queries.

The initial order by URA to erase the cigarette came to light after Mr Dunston highlighted the incident on Instagram two days ago, sparking plenty of debate and discussion online.

His post went viral, garnering more than 3,000 likes as of Saturday morning, with many people leaving comments supportive of his work.

The artist wrote in the post that he was told to "get rid of the cigarette" by Jul 3 and that he was "thinking of alternatives that would be acceptable to URA".

He also said that he was told by URA that it had received feedback on the mural from a member of public, who found the mural "offensive" and "disrespectful" to samsui women.

The person also said that the woman depicted in the mural "looked more like a prostitute than a hardworking samsui woman".

 

[drkcynic]

Those people who are visualising her as a prostitute are surely smoking something stronger than her cigarettes.

 

[dambio]

Woke sg...

 

[forests_gump]

if some found smoking Samsui woman not appropriate, how about having her holding a cup of Starbucks coffee?

 

[StoicGuy]

Those years those old woman got smoke what.

Woke Singapore...

 

[TwyPlasma]

Those people who are visualising her as a prostitute are surely smoking something stronger than her cigarettes.

is their own brain got problem thats why think and visualise thst way

 

[dambio]

is their own brain got problem thats why think and visualise thst way

Those type of ppl. C drug news will go n take drugs is it?

Really is think too much

 

[kleong]

Dns. Like that also want to jjww. Trying whitewash everything to suit the narrative. Pui. Really must dns and dngf hard hard