Viral Pop Song By Namewee Gets Banned In China: All About The Controversy

Malaysian rapper Namewee and Australian singer Kimberly Chen's song Fragile has gained over 33 million viewers on YouTube. However, it has been banned in China and the song makers' social media accounts were also blocked on China's Weibo.

The song makes has several mentions and references to human rights violations in China. The state-run newspaper of China, Global Times called the song 'insulting' and 'malicious' which brought 'displeasure' to the netizens of China.

Here Are 6 Things To Know About Namewee song Fragile:

• The song's video has pink-coloured sets and a dancing panda. It also has a warning, " Please be cautious if you're a fragile pink." It refers to the young Chinese nationalists called Little Pinks.
• Many verses in the song associate pinks with fragile-self esteem. The lyrics goes, "You say NMSL to me when you get angry.” NMSL is offensive internet slang which roughly translates to "hope your mother dies." It was used during a popular meme war in China and Thais last year.
• The usage of word "Pooh" is also in the song referring to Disney character Winnie the Pooh. The President of China Xi Jinping is trolled by netizens by that name. Pooh is also banned in China since 2017.
• During an interview with Namewee, aka Wee Meng Chee, said, "There are many races in Malaysia and I am categorised as Chinese. So, when people say you’re insulting Chinese people, I say – are you saying I am insulting myself? It’s unfair to say “Chinese” can only refer to China’s Communist Party or to the Chinese state."
• He was arrested in 2018 in Malaysia for his song Like A Dog for allegedly insulting the country's culture. Again in 2016, he got arrested for his music video Oh My God for allegedly insulting Islam.
• The singer Kimberly took to Instagram and mocked China for banning her on Weibo. She reportedly sang a parody of the ‘Fragile’ song, which translates to, “I’m sorry for hurting you. It’s okay to delete Weibo. Oh, I hear a sound. Fragile self-esteem has broken into pieces. It’s okay, I still have IG and (Facebook).”

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