On Oct. 13, Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao posted a comic on their website, which was borrowed by Pink Dot SG:

While comics are a regular part of the paper, this one is subtly controversial.

For those of you who can't read Mandarin, here's the translation, courtesy of Pink Dot:

Top image:

Girl to guy: I hate 'these kind of people' (referring to the gay couple on the left)! Handsome boys are only compatible with pretty girls!

Bottom images:

Guy to girl: But do you think handsome guys will be interested in ugly girls like you?

Girl to guy: Shut up!

The comic was published in that day's physical newspaper as well.

The ambiguity of the comic allows it to be read as a piece that is either pro- or anti-LGBT.

As evidenced by the debate about the comic:

One person, Indulekshmi Rajeswari argued that the comic was demeaning for women, but that too has an alternative interpretation:

Regardless of your interpretation of the article, we'd like to think we can all agree with Tan Eng Teck:

Top photo via Pixabay

All screenshots from Pink Dot SG post on Facebook

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