Malaysian Singer Namewee Banned On Weibo For “Insulting ...

After Namewee was banned on Weibo, he wrote on Instagram: “When I said 100 sentences without mentioning you in a single word, and yet you felt ... Skiptomaincontent Advertisement Advertisement MalaysianSingerNameweeBannedOnWeiboFor“Insulting”ChinaInNewSong Theballad,whichisaduetwithAustraliansingerKimberleyChen,containsjabsattheChinesepresidentandalsotouchesonsensitivetopicslikecensorshipandcancelculture. Theballad,whichisaduetwithAustraliansingerKimberleyChen,containsjabsattheChinesepresidentandalsotouchesonsensitivetopicslikecensorshipandcancelculture. By IlsaChan By IlsaChan PublishedOctober20,2021 UpdatedOctober25,2021 Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn ControversialMalaysianrapperNamewee,38,andTaiwan-basedAustraliansingerKimberleyChen,27,havebeenbannedonWeibofollowingthereleaseoftheirduet‘Fragile’,whichisdeemedtohaveinsultedtheChinese.WhiletheMandarinballad,whichwasreleasedlastFriday(Oct15),presentsitselfasaromanticandsweetlovesong,itslyricspaintadifferentpicture.WrittenbyNamewee,thesatiricalsongcontainsjabsatChinesepresidentXiJinpingandtouchesonsensitivetopicssuchasCOVID-19,censorship,cancelcultureandtheUighurs.Onelinementionsalovefor“dogs,cats,batsandcivets”whichapparentlyalludestothepandemic,andanotherwhichgoes,It'sillegaltobreachthefirewall,you'llbemissedifthePoohdiscoversit,”isadigattheChineseleaderwhohasbeenlikenedtoWinniethePoohbynetizens. 1of3Themusicvideo'snotallcutesyandsweet SeveralreferencestoChina,suchasagiantpanda,alsoappearinthepink-themedmusicvideo,whichdebutedOct16onYouTube.Themusicvideoopenswiththewarning,Pleasebecautiousifyouarefragilepink,whichislikelytargetedat“XiaoFenHong”orLittlePinks,atermusedtodescribeChinesecyber-nationalists.Themusicvideohassincegoneviral,garneringmorethan7millionviewsinfourdays. 2of3Nameweeisn'tbotheredbytheban AfterNameweewasbannedonWeibo,hewroteonInstagram:“WhenIsaid100sentenceswithoutmentioningyouinasingleword,andyetyoufeltyouwerebeingscoldedineveryword,thatcanonlymeaneitheryouarefragile,orI'mdefeated...Thesong,heshared,isinspiredbylife.HesaidthatwheneverheshareshisworkontheInternet,somenetizensoftenpickonasmalldetailandblowitup,whichhefoundveryinteresting.Astowhyhefeaturedbears,pandas,andcottoninthemusicvideo,Nameweesaidtheconceptof‘Fragile’isdreamyandcute,soaddingalotofsmallanimalswouldgiveitarelaxingvibe.Hismanagementalsosaidthesongisjustthesinger'swayofexpressingloveforsmallanimals. 3of3Sorry,notsorry ThisisnotthefirsttimeNameweehasbeenbannedonWeibo.InAugust,hewasblockedafterhepostedtipsfortheTalibanruleinAfghanistanbyusingtheexamplesofChinaleadership.Heregisteredanewaccount,whichwasthenbannedafterthereleaseofhisnewsong.Kimberleyisunfazedbythebantoo,saying:Sorrytohavehurtyou.Itdoesn'tmatterifIdon'thaveWeibo.IstillhaveInstagram.IstillhaveFacebook.Watchthevideofor'Fragile'here: Photos:Namewee/Instagram,KimberleyChen/Instagram Relatedtopics Namewee KimberleyChen Fragile musicvideo ban Weibo insultchina censorship Readmoreofthelatestin 8days Explorenow Advertisement Popular Contentisloading... Advertisement Stayintheknow.Anytime.Anywhere. Subscribetogetdailynewsupdates,insightsandmustreadsdeliveredstraighttoyourinbox. Byclickingsubscribe,IagreeformypersonaldatatobeusedtosendmeTODAYnewsletters,promotionaloffersandforresearchandanalysis. READTHEFULLSTORY RecentSearches Thisbrowserisnolongersupported Weknowit'sahassletoswitchbrowsersbutwewantyourexperiencewithTODAYtobefast,secureandthebestitcanpossiblybe. Tocontinue,upgradetoasupportedbrowseror,forthefinestexperience,downloadthemobileapp. Upgradedbutstillhavingissues?Contactus