Sex tape scholar's conduct 'reprehensible & unbecoming': Heng Swee Keat — CNA, 12 Nov 2012
The nation has been scandalised by grotesquely depraved sex acts depicting moral impoverishment of the highest order! A sex blog has threatened to rip apart the very fabric that binds society at large, showing complete disregard for the sensibilities of the dignified gentlemen and gentlewomen of these good streets! May we ne'er comprehend the full consequences of having the minds of young innocents splayed out, exposed, to the sordid crimes of reproachful ignominy! O—O—O! May God have mercy on us all! — Town Crier, 12 Nov 2012
Isn't it such a postmodern predilection to say that the moral outrage generated by the discovery of explicit sexual content in the personal blog of a scholar of law was inordinate and uncalled for, the product of a conservative society at odds with shifting value systems? Or even the idea of value systems? Taking into consideration the extensive news coverage and the devotion which the general public, or the impression given by the media of the general public, has given to admonishing the behaviour of the two individuals, it's hard not to see that disgust has been overplayed, sensationalising the story into the dramatic playing-out of a few questions of recent pertinence: how should scholarships be awarded, and to whom — in particular, should citizenship be a prerequisite? How has the nature of scholarships changed over the years and over national borders, from financial aid to a symbol of prestige and eminence?
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