Racist thought people have of The Chinese is that they are 'pendatang'? Are you sure?

Link to the original video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzpl_LhPmtE (Are Malaysians Racist?)

My thought on this:

While I was watching the video, I keep on wondering.. why did they choose 'pendatang' as a racist comment for the Chinese? Because as far as I know, the prejudice people have of the Chinese is that they're greedy, 'diberi betis, nak paha' kind of people, and money is their God, they would do anything for money including cheating. I'm not saying that all or most of them are like that but if anyone is to say anything racist about the Chinese, it would be those, not 'pendatang'.

But if they want to choose that word anyway, why not use the same remark for the Indians? We know that both Chinese and Indians mass migrated to this land during the colonial era. so why they didn't use 'pendatang' for BOTH Chinese and Indians?

And then there is that fact where lots of people from Bangladesh, Vietnam, Philippines and more, live in Malaysia nowadays but no one insult them with the words 'pendatang'. How do you want me to believe that the word 'pendatang' is a racist remark only used on the Chinese? If that's true, then you have to wonder why Malaysians are okay with other people, can accept them no matter what backgrounds EXCEPT for the Chinese, isn't it?

Well, that's going to open another can of worm which I'm not going to elaborate right now because that's not the point of this post. But to put it simply, I know for a fact that IF anyone especially Malays ever insult some of the Chinese as 'pendatang', most of the time, it has nothing to do with them being racist.

So yeah, I agree with Azmi Arshad that it's very suspicious on why they specifically choose that word on that video. Read his full comment below.

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VIDEO KILLED THE RADICAL STAR

Link to original article:
https://www.facebook.com/azmi929/posts/645878122199661?fref=nf

What he wrote:
I wouldn't blame any of you for calling me a cynic. Sorry to pour cold water down your pants but the Are-Malaysians-Racist video is Opposition propaganda playing on sentiments as usual. I tried to squeeze a tear from my eye just like I tried to do when Lim Kit Siang burst into tears (when he claimed DAP were not allowed to use the Rocket logo for the elections), when Lim Guan Eng gave a comforting hug to a lady family member of a PPS member detained by Police and seeing a huge photo of Wan Azizah feeling ‘hurt’ by Haji Hadi Awang.

Azmi you racist, why the hell are you so cynical? Why can’t you just see the positive side regardless of who made the video? *sighhhh *

First of all, I commend all those in front of the camera. Syabas to them. Nobody in their right mind would utter derogatory remarks towards another race when requested by a stranger in a room and even more so when suspiciously offered money for it. (The nasty and racist comments we see in FMT, TMI, MKini and FB are a different story of course).

Well, let me just highlight some of the clues:

1. Marina Mahathir is excited by the video. Note: Marina is a Bersih supporter, Comango supporter and a pro-LBGT activist.

2. Marina Mahathir says “Take that all you racists!” (Actually who is she talking to specifically?) Note: That’s Opposition speak. Liberals and anti Malay institutions tend to shout out ‘racists’ to (supposedly) ‘racists’ (even to those who are not racists). Lim Guan Eng and other DAP leaders talk the same way.

3. The title of the video is “Are Malaysians racist?”. Note: ‘Malaysians’. I’ll come back to this later.

4. Participants reject money offers to utter racist remarks – Really… Would you have accepted the offer?

5. Malays are lazy / bodoh, Chinese are pendatang and Indians are pemabuk / smelly – Really seriously? ‘Lazy’ and ‘smelly’ are everyday words and are obviously not attributed to their heritage. They are however trying to make ‘pendatang’ taboo. Back to this later also.

6. PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil tweeted that he cried at the 3 minute mark. MMO even showed a screenshot of his tweet. Another attempt to make you reach for tissue. Note: PKR.

7. DAP Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim said he loved the video. Note: DAP.

8. The video is publicised by Malay Mail Online with all the accolades. MMO is of course another pro Opposition TMI. (MMO’s anti malay Sacred Cowlumnist Erna Mahyuni has blocked me on Twitter and Facebook).

Yes the video smells (pardon the pun) of Opposition. Then you tell me in the words of PPS chief Phee Boon Boh: SO WHAT? SO WHAT?

Sabar. Sabar. Don’t get emotional. Remember that Lim Guan Eng’s ‘touching’ speech in the last elections was also a tear jerker and I didn’t fall for it. I don’t know about you guys but whenever the Opposition comes up with anything touching I feel like I’m being touched in the wrong places.

Okay, my take on this Dappywood drama:

(a) Notice that they are trying to portray that Malaysian individuals are not racists. Why? Well, if the man on the street is not uttering racist remarks then who needs the SEDITION ACT / AKTA HASUTAN? Repeal it! (The timing of the release of this video is also pretty uncanny). Don't even dream of bringing back the ISA of course.

(b) One other thing then… if the people are not racist then WHO is racist? After all, Opposition leaders and supporters are wailing racism all over the media. If not Malaysian citizens on the street, who then are they accusing of being racist? Siapa lagi… the Government, UMNO, ISMA, PERKASA, JAKIM, JAIS, UiTM and PDRM lahhhh. The Opposition have never dared to say that Malays are racists (and indeed we are not). Whenever the Malays voice out strongly against DAP provocation, DAP leaders and supporters will falsely attribute the dissenting voices to the Malay/Islamic institutions (Radicals! Extremists!). They refuse to acknowledge that these Malay insitutions are the voices of the Malay population (save those ultra supporters of DAP, PKR and PASMA of course).

(c) They want ‘PENDATANG’ to be eradicated from our vocabulary because of its historical truth. I would not call a fellow Chinese friend pendatang to agitate him or to insult him. My great great grandfather was a pendatang. That doesn’t mean, however, that I should not be allowed to use the word ‘pendatang’ in the right historical context (as did the ISMA president, who was then wrongly charged for sedition). Using the word should not automatically make me a racist. I won’t accuse you of being racist if you call me bodoh and lazy although I can’t guarantee my good friend Ramesh Rao Krishnan Naidu won’t punch you in the face if you call him smelly. In fact I’ll punch you too to defend the integrity of my Indian friend but we won’t call you racist.

(d) By the way, it’s not okay to utter derogatory remarks (bodoh, lazy, smelly, pemabuk) but why should it be okay to utter expletives? Maybe they want the youth to have greater freedom of speech or maybe it’s just to add drama. One day a policeman may no longer be allowed to arrest a traffic offender for the latter saying "Eff you" to him after being handed a speeding ticket. (Some of you have read about bro Hassan Melayu's reaction towards a bangsat who swore at a policeman recently and ended up in an ambulance. One chap was also penalised for writing 'Pu..mak' on his summons for the benefit of the policeman who cited him).

Also don’t be surprised if the next video is a bunch of DAP Chinese selected at random expressing their love for Raja-Raja Melayu. Even I would have to grab a tissue. (If the producers want to impress me, have a video asking the Malays in Penang and Selangor whether DAP leaders and supporters are racist).

(P/S – Since some people like to take things literally I have to qualify to say that I do have a few DAP friends who are not racist. A few also are merely misinformed or misled by DAP leaders).

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Even though I feel uncomfortable and suspicious of this video, I think it's a great video if we just accept it on face value. We should make and share more videos like this especially during Merdeka celebration day and Malaysia Day :)

I think it would be very interesting if we also include other Bumiputeras like The Semai, Jakun, Bajau, Dayak and Kadazan and make it Hetalia style :D