COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Issue 4: Race relations
Participants were also displeased about the prevalence of negative Indian
stereotypes such as poor appearance and hygiene as well as alcoholism and
low education. They also pointed out popular misconceptions of Indians
being a monolith in terms of language, religion, social circles etc. Based on a
survey published by Channel News Asia and the Institute of Policy Studies in
2016, 45% of Singaporeans indicated that they hold negative stereotypes of
other races. Surprisingly, 27% of the respondents claimed it is not racist to
make stereotypical comments such as members of a particular group are
being lazy. These findings show that locals are divided on their
understanding of racism and that there is a need to correct negative
stereotypes.
Source: (2016, August). Retrieved from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/video-on-
demand/regardlessofrace
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C) Prevalence of negative Indian stereotypes