Singapore Christian parent takes issue with SingTel for allowing two women to kiss in public contest
A mother, who professes to be a “faithful Christian”, has taken to the social media to criticise local telco SingTel for endorsing a “kiss-a-thon” contest which saw two women "kissing" in public.
According a post on The Real Singapore (TRS) by a reader called Esther, the contest, organised by SingTel and HOT FM 91.3, took place at The Cathay over the weekend of 8 and 9 February.
From the photo posted on the page, it appears that the contest was held at the outdoor area of the mall.
Esther said she was walking past the mall with her two children when the incident took place, prompting questions from the kids.
“They started asking me why are there two girls kissing and they are only 9 and 11 years old for god sake,” said the mother.
She also expressed frustration over her children being exposed to homosexual culture.
“How am I suppose to tell them? Am I suppose to embrace the growing gay culture and tell them that it is cool to be a homosexual,” added Esther.
In her post, the mother also called the two women who participated in the contest lesbians and said that she was “offended” by SingTel for allowing them to “kiss publicly”.
Esther added that the incident led to a fight with her husband.
“My husband on the other hand seems to be enjoying the sight of two ladies kissing. He told me two girls kissing is okay but two guys kissing is not okay, this is so ridiculous! I had a full day of fight with him because of this,” said Esther.
The mother urged the government to take action.
“Isn't SingTel supposed to be a family-oriented company? How can SingTel endorse such an act of public indecency?
The government should fine SingTel for endorsing such an act. No wonder people say that our society's moral values are slowly being corroded,” said Esther.
The post was up on Monday evening and has gathered 180 comments as at 3pm on Tuesday.
Readers of the post criticised the mother for being “ignorant” and “intolerant”.
“Esther, welcome to the real world.hiding the truth will only make your kids as ignorant as you,” said one reader.
Another said, “You have your beliefs and preferences, so do others. If I were as intolerant as you, I'd be complaining on the Internet every time I see women wearing crucifixes and men declaring their faith publicly as if to proselytise.”
One reader, who claimed to have participated in the contest, pointed out that there was a “safety card” in between the participants, thus it’s not lips-to-lips but rather lips-to-card-to-lips.
Yahoo Singapore has contacted SingTel for comments.
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