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--- Article Information --- This article was printed from Sun2Surf Article's URL: http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm'id=51233 --------------------------- Namewee defends video, wants debate By: Press Digest by Kong See Hoh (Sun, 29 Aug 2010)  PETALING JAYA (Aug 29, 2010): RAPPER Wee Meng Chee has defended his new video “Nah",  which Puteri Umno chief Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin deemed racist and vulgar, saying it decried racism, Chinese press reported today. Wee, a.k.a Namewee, has since withdrawn the controversial video clip that criticised the recently reported 'racist' headmasters, saying he has achieved his objective of drawing attention to his condemnation of the action of some government servants in the education fraternity to stir up racial sentiments. He challenged Rosnah to an open debate. “ I would like to find out, why is she attacking the victim (the Malaysian public) when the real perpetrators of this issue has yet to be punished',” he asked in a press statement in his blog. “If the (Puteri Umno) chief thinks I have no respect and sense of responsibility for my own country, please accept my invitation to an open public debate on this issue. "Help us Malaysians define how to become good patriotic citizens of Malaysia, educate us please,” he said. He said the video was about defending the constitution of the country, “because just like me, most Malaysians want nothing but peace and racial harmony”. He said he has used obscene language as a form of communication in some of his videos. “But that does not mean I am not educated nor that I have committed a serious crime. Vulgarity content was chosen only with the objective of bringing forward my point of view (and the view of many people) with more impact. “Therefore, I believe it is more critical to highlight the subject matter than focusing on the choice of words.” He said he was saddened to read in a Malay daily that he had been accused of causing racial tension in Malaysia by a small group of politicians representing the government when all he was doing was to defend the constitution of the country and condemn those who did not respect Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s hard work of building a 1Malaysia. “To show my support for the prime minister for enforcing zero tolerance over racist remarks, I have removed the video from my YouTube account since I have already highlighted my stand on the issue, which is to stop racism in this country,” he said. Asked to comment on Rosnah’s outburst over the video, Najib said action would be taken against Wee if it is found that he has violated the law. -- theSun --- end --- Racism is the belief that the genetic factors which constitute race are a primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. Racism's effects are called "racial discrimination." In the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied rights or benefits, or receive preferential treatment. In the article, RAPPER Wee Meng Chee has defended his new video “Nah", which Puteri Umno chief Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin deemed racist and vulgar, saying it decried racism. Wee Meng Chee (Namewee) is a famous rapper who always using music to critic the government issues. He gained popularity after releasing a controversial song fused with the national anthem of Malaysia, Negaraku which describes the state of the country and its government. In the article, the video was using the rude ways to scold Siti Inshah Mansor, who is the principal of SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra. She is alleged to have uttered completely racist statements during school assembly to young Malaysian students a week ago on the 12 August 2010. However, Tan Sri Muhyiddin who is also the Minister of Education has chosen to remain elegantly silent on the matter of utmost national importance. During the National Day celebration launch, Siti Inshah was alleged to have said “Pelajar Cina tidak diperlukan di sini dan boleh pulang ke China atau Sekolah Foon Yew. Kepada pelajar India, rantai keagamaan yang dipakai di leher dan tangan membuatkan mereka kelihatan seperti anjing kerana hanya anjing diikat sebegitu”, seriously insulting all Malaysian Chinese and Indians. Refer to what Siti Inshah have said, it consider as racial discrimination. She insults all Malaysian Chinese and India. Racial discrimination is a theory which means treating people differently through a process of social division into categories not necessarily related to races. Intro – namewee video Elaboration racist Theory apply discrimination Analysis Conclusion http://tonypua.blogspot.com/2010/08/racist-headmaster-muhyiddin-silent.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism#Racial_discrimination Racialization can be defined as “ any process to wherein the idea of “race” is introduced to define and give meaning to some particular population, its characteristics and action”(Miles 1989:246).