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October 20, 2006
Please, get out of my elite uncaring face.
Wee Shu-min said:
mom's friend sent her some blog post by some bleeding stupid 40-year old singaporean called derek wee (WHY do all the idiots have my surname why?!) whining about how singapore is such an insecure place, how old ppl (ie, 40 and above) fear for their jobs, how the pool of foreign "talent" (dismissively chucked between inverted commas) is really a tsunami that will consume us all (no actually he didn't say that, he probably said Fouren Talern Bery Bad.), how the reason why no one wants kids is that they're a liability in this world of fragile ricebowls, how the government really needs to save us from inevitable doom but they aren't because they are stick-shoved-up-ass elites who have no idea how the world works, yadayadayadayada.i am inclined - too much, perhaps - to dismiss such people as crackpots. stupid crackpots. the sadder class. too often singaporeans - both the neighborhood poor and the red-taloned socialites - kid themselves into believing that our society, like most others, is compartmentalized by breeding. ridiculous. we are a tyranny of the capable and the clever, and the only other class is the complement.
Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "An excellent example of our elites' helicopter view."
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Not everybody is happy with the talent elite...
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We allowed the man who knows more to take care of us, in complete faith that we will live better guided by his supreme knowledge....
Trackback from Elite Jeffrey Skilling : "Hey, I'm F**king smart, and it's a Survival of the Fittest, Dog-Eat-Dog World!":
He fostered a culture at Enron that could be termed survival of the fittest--or the nastiest....
Trackback from Singabloodypore: Another elitist face:
And then there are the "elitists". It's a redundant term in social and financial standing because unlike a normal class system, it is a status given by one's self, intellectual superiority is automatically assumed and defined by him/herself. ...
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I am elitist....
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I am elitist....
Trackback from Lunatic Fringe: Wee Shu Min: Part II?:
Here we go again. We can put it down to "tyranny of youth" as Oscar Wilde so succinctly put it in his play, "The Importance of Being Earnest", where Moca (Marcus) comes out and proclaims in no uncertain terms, "I am elitist."...
Trackback from Wee Shu Min and the Viral Internet:
if that falls in internet road, is impossible to stop, because probably it is replicated in so many palaces....
Trackback from A Dissonant Cacophony of Callouness and Insensitivity:
I read with disgust what Ms Wee Shu Min’s father PAP MP for AMK GRC, Mr. Wee Siew Kim had said in brazen defence of his dear daughter justifying her callousness and adding further insult and injury to Singaporeans....
Trackback from Wee Shu Min, the Singapore Elitist:
Disbelief turned to anger when I to read the half-hearted apology of Member of Parliament Wee Siew Kim....
Trackback from Brennan Sinbun:
Please, get out of my elite uncaring face....
Trackback from Gomez apologise cannot, Mr Wee apologise can!:
Seriously, making a half-hearted statement like that will only draw more fire. How come Gomez apologise cannot, he apologise can? ...
Trackback from The CPF system, Tinbergen Principle, Costs of Living, and Wee Shu Min:
Propaganda and brain washing aside, there is really no reason for Singaporeans not to consider the full cost of marriage before going into it. ...
Trackback from isaiahlim: Wee Siew Kim’s defence of his daughter:
MP Wee Siew Kim’s defence of his daughter is terribly ironic.And it offends me more than the contentious comment she made in the first place....
Trackback from Sammyboy Mod LEONGSAM : I am PAPAYA Elitist Too!:
As an upper class Singaporean, I enjoyed mixing with people of my own social strata and I appreciated the fact that I could avoid coming into contact with low class Singaporeans on a daily basis....
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读了10月24日《交流站》麦彩明的投函《应有义工跟进林仙花的个案》(简称麦文)，我想讲述我的亲身体验。...
Trackback from KTM: On the Wee Shu Min Affair:
First, despite the public outcry against Wee Shu Min and the risk of attracting flak, the KTM would like to reiterate his view that he thinks that Derek Wee is a whiner....
Trackback from MM Lee is 83 and still got job, of course not "survival of fittest la!":
"he was trying to say that people over 40 are useless.. I look at MM Lee. Of course people won't agree with Shu Wee that people over 40 are useless and unfit!" ...
Trackback from ST - 'Insensitive' blogger also lacked humility, empathy':
I REFER to the report, 'Teen blogger counselled for her 'elitist' remarks' (ST, Oct 24).I believe Miss Wee Shu Min has drawn enough criticism for her insensitive and offensive remarks. Hopefully, she will learn from this saga and move on. ...
Trackback from "Wee will kick you in the balls!" - Bonus Picture Included!:
Certainly it will be a society I want no part of- to live in a society ruled by the dictums of darwinian policies- where survival of the fittest is the order of the day. ...
Trackback from Lucky Tan: Elitism 201:
The anger and criticism of Shu Min shows a lack of understanding of how our system works and netizens have certainly been unfair to Shu Min who is the daughter of an elite MP Wee Siew Kim....
Trackback from What happens when you're too smart :
Final reminder. Don't be too smart. If you've been a failure once, you wouldn't be down in the papers (for the wrong reasons) plus getting 200+ unpleasant comments on your blog. ...
Trackback from Leaders : "Survival of the fittest, so be like animals" - ...And it's no Wonder Singaporeans act like Pigs!:
While Mr Goh sees a graceless, discourteous and even “piggy” society, I see meritocracy in action. His letter only indicates that Mr Goh lacks initiative, drive and determination. ...
Trackback from Wee Shu Min: elitist, yes; arrogance, yes; intelligent....? Heck, no.:
I say, chip of the old block. He is as arrogant as his daughter. Derek voiced a concern, not because he cannot take the brutal truth. ...
Trackback from A parody of WSM's ranting: The non-elites rant:
mom's friend sent her some blog post by some bleeding stupid 18-year old singaporean called Elite- wee (WHY do all the idiots become Elites, why?!) ......
Trackback from Mr Wang Bakes Good Karma - No Wonder Singaporeans are Emigrating:
Then they wonder why so many Singaporeans want to emigrate, or don't like serving NS, or dare not have babies. Heheh....
Trackback from RJC Student Spared Cane:
He backed down after staffers cautioned him that baring her non-elite bum in a school hall could scare off the male students, who have already shown early signs of a preference for foreign wives....
Trackback from A: I sho smart you sho stupid - heehee. B: I sho stupid, I go die lor. A: Umm..:
And that is why accusation of nepotism is a big no-no. It is supposed to be rule by the clever and capable after all. This is no tyranny. This is ideal. I thought like that. Now, I don’t but that’s another story altogether....
Trackback from Singapore's Paisley Passey:
The incident even got written up in The Straits Times.Wee has since shut down her blog and apologized, though not to Derek.
Reminds me of of our very own Jacqueline Mackie Paisley Passey....
Trackback from A Xeno Boy in Sg - Turning Away:
We breed a form of self-determination which is the survival of the fittest. Exclusive self determination. We are told to win. Win. Win. No room for losers. No room for the downtrodden. Values which are revealed in rant by a JC student....
Trackback from How Singapore Works:
They are going to kill themselves, you people, you leaders of people, because we treat the downtrodden, the down and out, worse, treat them worse then our pets...
Trackback from How Singapore Works:
In case anyone from Singapore who thinks Wee Shu-Min is not full of shit is reading this, I urge you to look at the people at the top schools. You’ll see very few Indians and Malays, far fewer than live in Singapore....
Trackback from Wee Shu Min in Wikipedia:
If topping Technorati's search for two days is not enough, Wee Shu Min has earned a special mention in Wikipedia! What 'glory' has she brought to Singapore and to everyone related to her in one way or another. She deserves a National Day Award. =P...
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If topping Technorati's search for two days is not enough, Wee Shu Min has earned a special mention in Wikipedia! What 'glory' has she brought to Singapore and to everyone related to her in one way or another. She deserves a National Day Award. =P...
Trackback from Decay On Net:
Mr Wee, if you are reading this, perhaps you might want to consider sending your daughter to join your P65 colleagues in dancing hip hop at the Chingay. Perhaps by doing so, she could "connect" better with the rest of Singapore....
Trackback from If Shu Min Were to be in Singapore Airlines...:
If Wee Shu Min is a flight stewardess with SIA, she can't have much say let alone criticise....
Trackback from Shu Min Takes Top Technorati Spot (1st):
I said the issue is over but it won't stop me from posting this. She did it at last. T.T...
Trackback from Storm In A Wee Cup:
But really, why bother? You can run, but you can't hide in Singapore Blogosphere. ...
Trackback from YoungPAP - Open Letter to AMK MP Wee Siew Kim:
Dear Mr Wee,There is no doubt in my mind that until now, both you father and daughter have no idea what the fuss is all about. ...
Trackback from Wee Shu Min - Made in Elitism:
Where does your heart lie, Mr. Wee Siew Kim? And who the hell do you think you are, Ms. Wee Shu Min....
Trackback from MeritoCrazy not Meritocratic:
Not everyone is looking for a cushy job. They are just looking to do the jobs that they were trained for, that they are capable of doing. (like all those life sci graduates)...
Trackback from brennan.sg - The Elitist Spotlight:
Please, Get Out of My Elite Uncaring Face! (first letter capitalized and exclamation mark added for impact)...
Trackback from Wee Shu Min - Quote of the Year 2006:
Wee Shu Min October 19, 2006Quote 2:
"if you're not good enough, life will kick you in the balls. that's just how things go." ...
Trackback from DumDeeDum: Elitism :
...In recent years, however, I've realized that what I've achieved all along has been a direct result of me being raised in a very privileged environment......she has, however, also become benighted after being in her ivory tower for so long.
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The scary thing is that I can somewhat feel her resentment of the disadvantaged through her annihilistic prose. ...
Trackback from Bob Dylan:
You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely But you know you only used to get juiced in it And nobody has ever taught you how to live on the street And now you find out you're gonna have to get used to it...
Trackback from Wee Shu-Min = Paris Hilton?:
Sadly, Ms Wee's outburst is a reflection of the values of the people who brought her up. If you think this is just a faux pas of a misguided youth, wait till you check out what the adults in her league are saying....
Trackback from εὐδαιμονία - 新加坡没有精英 :
...something, something...MP's daughter...something...education system...1st in memorising in the world but...It's in Chinese lah....
Trackback from The Saga Continues...:
blasting & co said... DO ALL YOU LOSERS THINK YOUR STUPID COMMENTS BOTHER SHU MIN IN THE LEAST? ...
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class strata-singapore way...
Trackback from Hear ye! Hear ye!:
I received a trackback on the Wee Shu-min cyber-drama entry I posted a couple of days ago. I went to see the website, and it belonged to some Canadian dudes who were giving their opinions on the issue. ...
Trackback from Women Lifestyle:
About this RJC girl named Ms Wee Shu Min, daughter of Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Wee Siew Kim, was forced to shut down her blog after nasty response to a blog posting by Mr Derek Wee...
Trackback from a ripple in the calm:
Nian just showed me this : RJC girl Wee Shu Min gets slammed by netizens, and i felt that i had to comment....
Trackback from Remember This Name; The Name That Is Bigger Than Tammy:
Tammy was great because she showed the world how she is like in her birthday suit. But listen, this Wee Shu Min is about the biggest news on internet....
Trackback from Illegitimi non carborundum:
If meritocracy is our system then why are people bitching about a winner in our meritocratic system bitching about the ones who aren't winners? Huh?...
Trackback from Wee Shu Min Nice Hooters:
What shocked me is that her comments sounds so much like Bush and the Republican Party. If I did not know better I would say I was listening to Republican talk show host Rush Limbaugh....
Trackback from -=Deviant's Log of StealthEagle=-:
I won't forgive because of her education. She has more advantage than any other average student, so I believed she should have been exposed to lots of information and thinking whatever craps during her time....
Trackback from Simple is the Reason of My Heart: Two Singapores:
There are two Singapores: one lived by Wee Shu Min, the elite and the other by the poor and desperate man who killed himself because he could not make ends meet....
Trackback from Lucky Tan: An Inconvenient Truth................:
Everything is going so well for Singapore and its economy and everything is in such a wonderful state - things have never been better....
Trackback from terryansimon: elitism, meritocracy, and then some.:
to the girl who posted whatever she posted, I wouldn’t say you got your just desserts. hell, I am no level to spar with you on a literal sense, but I urge you to stop having such a myopic vision on the world...
Trackback from kitana: Class disconnect:
But my point is this: is meritocracy really working? Are we allowing people from the heartlands to go through the system and excel so that they can in turn, help the rest of their class to move on up?...
Trackback from mr lim:
Yes, nice to mole you. Meet you! Nice to meet your mole. Don’t say mole. I said mole....
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With great gifts come great responsibility. ... You might be born to great privilege. ... Will you look down upon those who were less lucky in the lottery of birth? Or will you use that privilege to make a difference in the lives of others?...
Trackback from Chronicles of The Hand:
According to chinese newspaper Wanbao, the jobless man was jobless for 4 months and owed 4 months of utility bills amounting to more S$1,000.00 and his 2 children also owed a year of school fees of S$200+. ...
Trackback from Hear ye! Hear ye!:
I don’t think that there is much that can be done now that Shu-min already has such a stuck up attitude. The only path for her own salvation is to experience the life of the people she has so casually dismissed....
Trackback from Tragedy- Jobless man fatally hit by MRT train:
According to tonite's Wanbao, the jobless man was out of job for 4 months and owed 4 mths of utilty bills amounting to more S$1,000.00 and and his 2 children also owed a year of school fees of S$200+....
Trackback from lamerooze:
I wonder if the future of Singapore belongs to people like her.If so, I have no wish to be part of this future. It would mean that little would change. ...
Trackback from Wei Kiat's Blog:
An apology posted by Shu Min herself on this blog:dear wei kiat, ...my intention was more to vent my own frustrations than public denouncement...i'd also like to clarify my use of the word "elite". ... ...
Trackback from the-double-0-project.net:
Rather than see Derek Wee as an unmotivated whiner, she should perhaps take a step back and see whether the points raised by him are indeed problems. I don’t think Derek Wee was asking for handouts or anything. ...
Trackback from If WSM were my classmate:
If Shu Min was in my class I'd have been distinctly unimpressed. ... might even insult her to her face a few times, or worse still, instigate other people to do likewise. I wouldn't necessarily have succeeded but I'd do my part....
Trackback from If WSM were my classmate:
If Shu Min was in my class I'd have been distinctly unimpressed. ... might even insult her to her face a few times, or worse still, instigate other people to do likewise. I wouldn't necessarily have succeeded but I'd do my part....
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