8 Taiwanese things to boycott now that same-sex marriage will be legal there soon

Calling the Boycott Brigade!

Joshua Lee | May 25, 2017, 12:09 PM

Taiwan’s highest courts recently ruled that current Taiwanese legislation banning same sex marriage is unconstitutional, paving the way for Taiwan’s laws on the matter to be amended in the near future.

According to the Judicial Yuan (what their highest court is called), Taiwan's legislature will have two years to make it happen, either through revising existing laws or enacting new ones.

In Singapore, meanwhile, we're seeing this happen hot off the heels of the recent revelation that only citizens and PRs will be allowed to attend Pink Dot this year, as well as restriction of sponsorship for the event from multinationals, which triggered a conservative campaign to boycott local companies that chose to support it.

Now, we can already hear the clarion call to boycott Taiwanese exports, so we thought we'd be helpful and put together a (certainly non-exhaustive) list of things from Taiwan for the Boycott Brigade to blacklist, because gay:

1. Taiwanese sausage

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Red, phallic, and bursting with umami, these babies practically sell themselves as gay icons. Definitely not safe for our children's eyes.

2. Chun Cui He

Singapore’s latest Taiwanese love affair recently dropped a new flavour Rose Honey Milk Tea in a *gasp* PINK bottle.

Flirty pink and released one month before Pink Dot — coincidence? We think not. Boycott at all costs.

3. Oyster Mee Sua

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Oysters are aphrodisiacs. Aphrodisiacs are slippery slopes to wanton depravity. Also, as you might know, this dish originates from Taiwan. Need we say more?

4. Bubble Tea

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Bubble Tea, also from Taiwan, has been in our Singapore conscience for so long, yet no one has pointed out the lewd combination of liquids and soft, springy balls that we so readily slurp up. We foresee a ST forum letter about this coming soon.

5. Wa Meng Ti (I Ask Heaven): Theme song of Taiwanese drama Ai (Love)

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Let’s face it — a grown man crying to the sky is hardly the picture of masculinity.

Throw in a feather boa and you’ve got yourself a Broadway musical, which we all know is filled with fruity boys and girls.

6. Ai (Love): 787-episode Taiwanese drama

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Today it could be Ai (Love), tomorrow, it could be Ai Shi Ai (Love is Love). Before you know it, you’ll be streaming a Taiwanese drama called Same Sex Love is Love. Boycott before it’s too late.

7. Jolin Tsai 

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In case her We're All Different, Yet The Same music video was not explicit enough, and also banned in Singapore, flipping through her discography reveals titles like Dancing Diva, Play, and Fantasy. Sounds a tad gay, if you ask us. Boycott for safety.

8. A*Mei

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Speaking of gay anthems, gay men across the island issued a collective shriek when authorities banned A*Mei’s song, Rainbow, at the 2014 Spring Wave Music and Art Festival. The song was widely seen as promoting same-sex love. If it isn't good enough for the gahmen, it isn't good enough for you.

And yep, she's Taiwanese. Can't have that then.

 

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