meliajanssen

This episode had Jay Mohr's character coming back from Singapore with his new Chinese bride Wan'Er. I'm always glad when my homeland gets mentioned in the media but could the character BE any more stereotypical?! She was depicted as some kind of bimbo who couldn't string enough words in English and it was so damn insulting! I know a lot of people don't know much about Singapore but they could've asked. We ARE a first world country and we have a record number of university graduates who I can assure you aren't anything like the Wan'Er's character. If they wanted to make some kind of statement about what a jerk Jay Mohr's character was, they needn't go far but to actually pick Singapore out and have her be depicted as a bimbo is really insulting to us. We're always glad to get mentioned in the media but we're a small country so we'd like to limit the number of negativity we get in the international media. Sure, this was meant in good fun since this is a dramedy of sorts but you know what, every little bit counts.

This movie is based on true events which wonderfully depicts a colourful and rich part of our Malay history. Unlike their European counterparts (i.e. Elizabeth I) the Malay rulers didn't have the education necessary and almost compulsory to rule a country. As such, they were vulnerable to their respective advisers which were all a matter of luck. This tragedy was mostly the cause of bad advice on the part of one of the advisers to the Sultan who was only out for revenge. The worst part was that being royalty usually meant you could get away with everything so a dispute about a fruit is seen as almost stupid in the eyes of present society. Thank god those days are over!