RAPPER Namewee has been remanded today after giving his statement to Bukit Aman over his controversial YouTube Chinese New Year music video, which led to angry groups lodging reports.
In a post on his official Facebook page today, Namewee’s administrator said he was detained by police for further questioning.
“Namewee has been officially remanded. We will continue to cooperate with police for investigation.
“Thanks for your continuous support. Let’s pray and hope that Namewee will be released tomorrow,” said the admin.
Earlier, Namewee said he was at the police headquarters as he believed in the country’s justice system.
“I thank everyone for their support,” he said in a brief post, which was published with a picture of the controversial artiste saluting beside the Jalan Bukit Aman street sign.
In his Like a Dog music video, Namewee sang that dogs in different countries have different barks, and while American dogs go “woof woof” and Indonesian dogs go “bow wow”, Malaysian dogs go “mari mari wang wang” (come come money money).
He was accompanied by background dancers in dog masks, who moved provocatively and scatter money to the beat of the music.
Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, had denied insulting Islam in the music video, which was released to coincide with the CNY celebrations.
The rapper said the music video served only entertainment purposes, and that he had no intention of disrespecting any religion or race. – February 22, 2018.
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There is nothing wrong with an individual wanting to make a place for themself in the the world they live , isn’t it - we are all individuals afterall, and don’t we all struggle to leave our mark in the fabric of existence ?
Whether we think the place they seek is too high compared to their talents or contributions, or too low for their talents and contributions , or fitting in accordance with their talent and contributions, that is all well, as long as we see it within the confines of an individual struggle.
I think this namawee saga has become toxic only because many of us, subconsciously, are viewing his escapades as an effort by one race to undermine another race, instead as simply being the struggle of an individual, to find a place for himself, in the world that he lives in.
Posted 8 years ago by Nehru Sathiamoorthy · Reply