Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai's runaway hit We're All Different, Yet the Same has been banned from the airwaves and television screens in Singapore, according to Hongkong's Mingpao News. The ban was ordered by the music censors of the Media
Development Authority. It means that television and radio stations will be fined if they air the song or the music video. Under Singapore's censorship rules, broadcast content must not: In any way promote,
justify or glamorise... lifestyles such as homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexualism, transsexualism, transvestism, paedophilia and incest.
Jolin Tsai said in a statement that she was disappointed with Singapore's decision as the
song was her way of expressing her support of marriage equality through music. She would, however, respect differences in opinion. The music video for We're All Different, Yet The Same features a wedding scene -- and a kiss -- between Jolin and
Taiwanese actress Ruby Lin. It was inspired by the true story of a lesbian couple who has been together for 30 years. When one half of the couple was hospitalised and required surgery, her partner was unable to give consent because she was not legally
recognised as a family member. |