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09-10-2002, 07:55 AM
i've had it for a while but finally got around to transcribing it from the newspaper article. i didn't know jay could be so scandalous
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Jay’s Dirty Little T-shirt
From EasyStreats Friday September 6, 2002
Taiwanese R&B king Jay Chou may be taken to task for wearing an obscene shirt at Sunday’s Singapore Hit Awards
The writing on the shirt was picture-clear – and crude.
“(Use) cocaine…up my nostrils, spread it on my ****y too. I like it when people lick it off…” Those were just some of the vulgarities and slogans promoting drug abuse that Taiwanese R&B artist Jay Chou was wearing on his chest during Sunday night’s Singapore Hit Awards, the annual MediaCorp Radio YES 93.3FM show.
There were also references to unnatural sex acts. And it was there, in huge lettering covering the entire t-shirt, for all to see – on Channel 8 and in from of Mr. David Lim, the Acting Minister for Information and the Arts.
The question is: Was he aware of the words on his shirt?
Some of the words on the 23-year-old’s sleeveless T-shirt could be made out during Sunday night’s delayed telecast, watched by more than 400,000 viewers, according to a MediaCorp spokesperson.
More than 2,000 people also watched the performance “live” at Suntec City, with Mr. Lim as guest of honor.
One home viewer recalled making out a crude word on the shirt when the singer doffed his jacket during his second performance of the night.
“I remember he was singing Long Quan (Dragon Fist) when I thought I saw the word. He was moving quite a bit, so you can’t really tell what was written on the shirt,” said student Jessie Kok, 20, a fan of Jay’s.
“I didn’t think much about it, but when I told my mum who was watching the show what I thought I saw, she was quite horrified. She didn’t think it should be shown on TV.”
A spokesperson for BMG, Jay’s record company, said that Jay was given a choice of several outfits by Hong Kong stylist on Sunday. He chose the shirt because it was casual and in sync with his sense of style.
“Jay, and maybe even the stylist, probably didn’t understand what was written on the shirt. “He can’t even string together a sentence in English,” said his BMG minder, who spent several days with him while he was in town.
Still, it’s a common tactic for stylists to pick controversial clothes for artists.
Local stylists to the stars David Gan said: “If you don’t do things like this, will the press write about you?”
Even the organizers of the show, MediaCorp Radio, didn’t realize what Jay was wearing till he took off his jacket.
Said a MediaCorp spokesperson: “He was wearing a jacket during the rehearsals and for most of the show, so you couldn’t tell what he was wearing underneath.
“Usually we advise the artistes not to wear clothes that are too revealing or that might
upset the authorities in Singapore.
“If we had known, we would have advised him to wear something else. Besides, I’m fairly sure that most people were watching his performance and not trying to peer at his shirt.
”From now on, we will be scrutinizing artists’ clothes during public performances that we organize more carefully.”
But the five Jay Chou fans Streats spoke to didn’t seem to mind what their idol wore.
Said student Valerie Lim, 22: “I didn’t catch the concert, but I feel that it’s OK. Even kids nowadays know about things like drugs and sex, but it doesn’t mean that we’ll get influenced.
“Anyway I don’t feel that Jay is promoting
either drugs or sex.”
Said technician Kevin Lee, 22, who caught Jay’s performance on TV: “I didn’t notice the shirt, but even if I did, I feel that it’s his style. He’s famous for having some attitude. The only bad thing is that it’s probably against the law in Singapore.
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Could Jay be fined?
Could Jay Chou have been unwittingly breaking the law by wearing such a t-shirt in public?
Said lawyer Leonard Loo: “In theory, the organizers of the event and the person wearing this type of shirt with vulgarities on them have contravened public licensing conditions.
“Whether they are fined and how much depends on how large the wording was and whether it could be clearly read by the audience.”
Another lawyer, who did not want to be named, said: “It is very likely that the (Public Entertainment) Act has been breached.”
Anyone found contravening the Act can be fined up to $10,000
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and here we make fun of americans who wear clothes with big chinese characters on them ... :D
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Jay’s Dirty Little T-shirt
From EasyStreats Friday September 6, 2002
Taiwanese R&B king Jay Chou may be taken to task for wearing an obscene shirt at Sunday’s Singapore Hit Awards
The writing on the shirt was picture-clear – and crude.
“(Use) cocaine…up my nostrils, spread it on my ****y too. I like it when people lick it off…” Those were just some of the vulgarities and slogans promoting drug abuse that Taiwanese R&B artist Jay Chou was wearing on his chest during Sunday night’s Singapore Hit Awards, the annual MediaCorp Radio YES 93.3FM show.
There were also references to unnatural sex acts. And it was there, in huge lettering covering the entire t-shirt, for all to see – on Channel 8 and in from of Mr. David Lim, the Acting Minister for Information and the Arts.
The question is: Was he aware of the words on his shirt?
Some of the words on the 23-year-old’s sleeveless T-shirt could be made out during Sunday night’s delayed telecast, watched by more than 400,000 viewers, according to a MediaCorp spokesperson.
More than 2,000 people also watched the performance “live” at Suntec City, with Mr. Lim as guest of honor.
One home viewer recalled making out a crude word on the shirt when the singer doffed his jacket during his second performance of the night.
“I remember he was singing Long Quan (Dragon Fist) when I thought I saw the word. He was moving quite a bit, so you can’t really tell what was written on the shirt,” said student Jessie Kok, 20, a fan of Jay’s.
“I didn’t think much about it, but when I told my mum who was watching the show what I thought I saw, she was quite horrified. She didn’t think it should be shown on TV.”
A spokesperson for BMG, Jay’s record company, said that Jay was given a choice of several outfits by Hong Kong stylist on Sunday. He chose the shirt because it was casual and in sync with his sense of style.
“Jay, and maybe even the stylist, probably didn’t understand what was written on the shirt. “He can’t even string together a sentence in English,” said his BMG minder, who spent several days with him while he was in town.
Still, it’s a common tactic for stylists to pick controversial clothes for artists.
Local stylists to the stars David Gan said: “If you don’t do things like this, will the press write about you?”
Even the organizers of the show, MediaCorp Radio, didn’t realize what Jay was wearing till he took off his jacket.
Said a MediaCorp spokesperson: “He was wearing a jacket during the rehearsals and for most of the show, so you couldn’t tell what he was wearing underneath.
“Usually we advise the artistes not to wear clothes that are too revealing or that might
upset the authorities in Singapore.
“If we had known, we would have advised him to wear something else. Besides, I’m fairly sure that most people were watching his performance and not trying to peer at his shirt.
”From now on, we will be scrutinizing artists’ clothes during public performances that we organize more carefully.”
But the five Jay Chou fans Streats spoke to didn’t seem to mind what their idol wore.
Said student Valerie Lim, 22: “I didn’t catch the concert, but I feel that it’s OK. Even kids nowadays know about things like drugs and sex, but it doesn’t mean that we’ll get influenced.
“Anyway I don’t feel that Jay is promoting
either drugs or sex.”
Said technician Kevin Lee, 22, who caught Jay’s performance on TV: “I didn’t notice the shirt, but even if I did, I feel that it’s his style. He’s famous for having some attitude. The only bad thing is that it’s probably against the law in Singapore.
r
Could Jay be fined?
Could Jay Chou have been unwittingly breaking the law by wearing such a t-shirt in public?
Said lawyer Leonard Loo: “In theory, the organizers of the event and the person wearing this type of shirt with vulgarities on them have contravened public licensing conditions.
“Whether they are fined and how much depends on how large the wording was and whether it could be clearly read by the audience.”
Another lawyer, who did not want to be named, said: “It is very likely that the (Public Entertainment) Act has been breached.”
Anyone found contravening the Act can be fined up to $10,000
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and here we make fun of americans who wear clothes with big chinese characters on them ... :D