http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/08/nyu said:

Rights for Some People

Should someone who teaches human rights back human rights for all people?

That's the question being raised by some students at New York University's law school, who are upset that a visiting professor in the fall semester, slated to teach human rights law, is Thio Li-ann of the National University of Singapore, an outspoken opponent of gay rights. Thio has argued repeatedly and graphically that her country should continue to criminalize gay sexual acts.

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Kaffein-nated said:

Being a maid is a shameful thing. But working as a chambermaid is not. Huh?

To bring fear, you give me a glimpse of what happens if we have a bad government. Now with recession, you encourage my grandmas, aunties and perhaps even mother to work as chambermaids.

Maybe it's because the government can no longer feed them. Or perhaps the wonderful retirement plan (ie CPF) is a ticking bomb waiting to blow up in our faces.

So this scenario begs the questions:
Am I paying millions for a bad dose of government already? If yes, why am I still paying?

Aren't the women in Singapore working as chambermaids akin to being maids in foreign countries? Is there really a difference then?

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mrbrown said:

I also believe in responding in turn to what the Government said in their letter, but my Humour column was suspended immediately after their letter was printed. Perhaps Mediacorp/TODAY did not stand by what they published?

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pinkiepig said:

going out with me must like book in advance coz my usual replies are "cannot la, got training". hur hur. but i didn't regret a single bit :) i'm pretty much proud of my achievements and i think i shall concentrate more on my studies for my final sem. but say only la. i might just end up spending more time in the canoe than with my books.

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Edwin Chew said:

The troops have been gathered…another campaign has been launched.

She is tanned, has a tattoo and most of all is a gal with a nice character. The “Dong Mei Campaign” started on the 09 Oct 05.

Yesterday I made the first strike by telling her I liked her. The conversation might have started out really mundane and things looked bleak, but by the end of the conversation, I would say I ended with a minor victory.

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