Those of you who live in Hong Kong are probably familiar with the term “Gong Nui”. According to this stereotype, HK women are spoilt, shallow, materialistic, and suffer from a “princess syndrome”.
Pretty similar to criticisms of Singaporean women, right? I mean check out Ju-Len’s highly sexist and chauvinistic post in response to the topic “Why Singapore women are so desirable” on STOMP’s Star Blog.
He says:
Through his amazingly broad generalisations, stereotypes and logical fallacies, Ju-Len manages to rehash some of the common complaints about most modern city girls: spoilt, shallow, materialistic, and sufferers of the “princess syndrome”.
In short: Just like Gong Nuis! (And girls who live in New York! And Shanghai! And wherever else!)
Plus, he complains about the Singaporean accent (which I’m sure that the men DON’T have…), and whines that we are flatchested.
Now I get that some men like Ju-Len can never quite get over their Freudian attachments to mammary glands, and have a lot of repressed angst when it comes to women. I totally understand that he’s such an ass that he hasn’t been able to get any… erm… Donkey ass.
And he’s upset about it.
I get that.
My question is: Why were the FEMALE bloggers just as unforgiving towards Singaporean women???!!
5/6 of STOMP’s Star Bloggers are female:
3/5 of them weren’t entirely complimentary with their comments:
Now, I’m a Singaporean woman girl who lives in Hong Kong. If all the above generalisations are true, then I’m likely to be a hybrid between a Singaporean donkey-princess and a Gong Nui.
Not a good combination.
At this point I could probably do one of two things: (1) DENY DENY DENY, or (2) bite the bullet and ‘fess up to being a materialistic, shallow, princess-wannabe.
But I thought about it, and must confess that I’m actually even MORE DEMANDING than the typical spoilt princess-wannabe.
I mean, like everyone else, I have certain basic expectations with regard to the type of boys I’d date.
For instance, he must shower at least once a day, shampoo at least once every two days and brush his teeth at least twice a day. He is also not allowed to call me fat, must love me forever and ever and ever, and he cannot be so broke that he has to borrow money from me or expect me to pay for his share during dates/meals.
(Plus, I totally notice when guys are “cheap” and keep the change. =,=’’’)
But my expectations are even higher!!!
Here’s a list of 10 additional criteria that guys who even want to consider dating me must possess. And mind you, I’m 22, so I’m actually talking about guys around my age. He:
1. Must know all 151 of the original Pokémon. Their names, how they look like, their “type”, and their strengths/weaknesses when it comes to BATTLING GYM LEADERS.
2.Must also know the prolific Pokémon from the newer series. And things like… Bidoof is like the newer, lamer version of Rattata.
Here’s a picture of Bidoof from Google Images. Lame right?
3. Must not mind when I will run around in public in my Pikachu Kigurumi. And t-shirts from the kids’ department that say: “REALLY SCARY MONSTER. I LOVE TO DESTROY”.
4. Must enjoy Harry Potter, and Niel Cicierga’s Potter Puppet Pals. In particular, he must adore the clip The Mysterious Ticking Noise. I.e., when I say “Snape, Snape, Severus Snape”, he must know when to chime in with “DUMBLEDORE!!!!!”
5. Likes the Annoying Orange, and will tolerate me when I go on for hours repeating the phrase: Hey, Hey Apple! Can you do this? Nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh.
6. Must think that my Paint drawings are AWESOME PIECES OF ART
9. Must not judge me for being bad at math.
7. And most importantly, is also able to TALK NERDY TO ME about current affairs, philosophy and political theory.
SUCH A GUY OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT EXIST LA!!!!!
This is why my future is crystal clear…
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