Who is Ris Low?

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• I wonder why Singaporeans are so unkind to other Singaporeans just because they don't speak well. All of us have our own defects - most of us don't look as good as Ris some of us are short, we may be less intelligent than others. But we expect sympathy and forgiveness from others for our own short comings.

  Ris may have come from a chinese speaking family so she can't speak english well. What big sin has she committed? The big deal about this whole affair is how arrogantly netizens responded and how ugly people have become hiding behind the anonymity of the internet. This story is about cowadice and small mindedness.

  It is one thing to say her English is bad and that she lack EQ but to hurl insults like some of the netizens did else where in the Internet makes one ashamed to be a Singaporean.

• If she is representing herself, then the negative comments is unnecessary, but she is representing Singapore, so she need to improve quickly to earn the respect from most people that she represents.

  Anyway, there are beauty with brains out there, they just do not see the point to join a pageant to proof themselves.

• Indeed I am unkind. Sorry, Ms. Ris Low.

• She needs to go for speech and presentation classes in order to represent Singapore... but OMG.. I think I speak like her!!! I'm just not pretty and slim enough for Miss Singapore pageants!

• Ms. Ris Low is on the cover page of today's Sunday Times.

• lol.. i just LOL-ed =D

• I agree with Iv. A beauty queen is an iconic figure just like a PM or any minister. You have to carry yourself well. Not only in terms of speech but in thoughts as well. But Ris Low come across as a very self-centred and conceited. "It's all about ME!" "I don't really care what others see about ME!" OMG! Such bimbotic reply.

• hey, check out my personal interview with Ris Low

  http://donotfeed-dieting.blogspot.com/2009/09/see-my-personal-interview-with-ris-low.html

• I orso tink fashun have a porpoise. My lord! How embarrassing for Singapore. No one says you have to speak English perfectly or even be completely fluent. However, Singapore is a country that claims English as a first language. As such... a "winner' of this type of award should at least not sound like a complete idiot each time she opens her mouth. And... why does she look like she is going to come out of the screen and eat me every time I see her. TEETH!?!?

• I don't think it's that unkind. You see this sort of behaviour also in Hollywood and the likes.

  This is reality. You'll be slammed if you're featured in the media. Anyone who goes into the media, will be criticised one way or another. "She's too fat", "He's got a big nose", etc. So this is quite expected and the person should be mentally prepared. Just like how our own local stars are not spared the wrath if they make even the slightest mistakes.

  Furthermore, most of the criticisms are not untrue. Sure, other Singaporeans speak that way. But how many of them are featured in the media industry? How many are in the running for Miss Singapore? How many are representing Singapore in the world stage?

  Obviously if you want something or someone to represent the country, you'll want to present your best. If you're going to be an ambassador, will you go and talk in that manner? Or will you go for intensive training to brush up your English speaking skills?

  However, it is also to be noted that some of the netizens criticisms show too much 'personal attacks' which isn't nice either. But unfortunately, as mentioned earlier, it is to be expected. There are also worser comments regarding those Hollywood stars, actors, actresses etc.