Jade Seah, one of the local commentator of the Beijing Olympics says "Fuck" on national TV.
Well, she was a beauty queen and who says that beauty queens dun swear or talk dirty!
I have known dozens of pretty beauty contestants, models and flight stewardesses. And some of them are pretty nice and polite most of the times. But other times, they are just so potty mouth. They can say words that can make your mama and your grandma blush!
Frankly, I could really love to see some one cuss on national TV. Words like "Cunt" or "Chee Bye".
Anyway, what's the big deal with saying "fuck" in real life? Almost everyone of a certain age group says "Fuck" some point in their daily conversation. But on local national TV? Where you cannot even say "Bitch", saying "Fuck" is a real big deal.
Personally, I would prefer someone to actually say "Fuck" to "Fish". Over the years, I have known people, mostly ladies who preferred to cuss "Fish" instead "Fuck", "Basket" instead of "Bastard".
Maybe because of their religion or cos they want to cuss without seemingly vulgar, so they cuss in substitutes. I used to have a primary school teacher who used to say "Basket" every time some time went wrong. At first, I was wondering why she used "basket". It was later that I realised that what she actually meant was "bastard".
But that is so pretentious. Saying "Fish" instead of "Fuck" is just so fake! If you want to say "Fuck", just say it! Once you get over the initial embarrassment, "Fuck" is just another word, one that sounds vulgar to some people.
Okay, back to Jade Seah.
Initially, Jade denied that she said the magic word. Maybe she forgot she said it live on TV or maybe she said so many "fuck" throughout the recording that she dun know which fuck they were referring to. Was it the 4th fuck or the 8th fuck they were referring to?
So, shame on her for denying it. Obviously she thought no one would have proof of her saying "Fuck". And then, Mediacorp was presented with the video evidence on youtube! Of course, they have to apologise and say it was a technical error, what else were they suppose to say? Would they admit they hired a beauty queen who often cuss when the camera is not rolling?
MDA is so going to fine Mediacorp for this slip up.
I dun think Jade Seah would last long on TV. She is just commonly and ordinarily pretty. Not outstandingly drop dead gorgeous. Her face is quite forgettable. And she simply has no presence on TV. She is like any hundreds of other ordinary girls on TV.
However, I gathered that by saying "Fuck" on national TV, Jade has some new male fans. Some online MALE netizens have said that prior to this, they did not really take notice of her. But now after this fuck scandal, they find her something of a turn on! Some of them said that one of their fantasy is a beauty queen who is able to talk dirty. Another guy said that he would like Jade to whisper "Fuck" to his ears all day and all night long!
Sick! Men really like women who talk dirty. Maybe after this fiasco, she can have a career in the porn industry, saying "Fuck" all day long!
But for now and a few years down the road, she would always be remembered as the one who said "Fuck" on TV.
Anyway, what Jade said was ....Ehh...Fuck... and it appeared around the 51th seconds of the video.
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My Paper
19 Aug 2008
Jade Seah in on-air controversy
Netizens abuzz over her alleged use of expletive in Olympics news show. -myp
BY: RACHEL CHAN
DID Jade Seah use the f-word on live television?
That question is on the minds of nearly 7,000 YouTube viewers - not to mention many surprised sports fans who had tuned in to Channel 5 last Wednesday to watch the nightly Olympic highlights on the MediaCorp news programme, Tonight In Beijing.
According to reports, the 25-year-old former beauty queen-turned-TV presenter had blurted out what sounded like the f-word after she introduced a diving segment featuring China's synchronised divers Wang Feng and Qin Kai.
The visuals shifted from a shot of Seah in the studio to the wrong footage - that of a basketball game instead of the action at the Water Cube. This was when she, or someone else, purportedly slipped up. It sparked a furore online, compelling a viewer to post a clip of the segment on YouTube.
Senior research executive Goh Fang Ying, 26, who saw the clip, said: "I turned up the volume on YouTube. It sounded like a woman was trying to correct her own pronunciation. I heard her say: 'Feng... Fang... ahh, f***."
As of press time, there were many discussion threads on at least five online forums and 12 blogs discussing the boo-boo. There is also a Facebook group demanding that Seah be taken off the news programme.
Seah, who was the first runner-up in the Miss Singapore Universe 2006 pageant, is one of the most visible MediaCorp artistes. Besides hosting reality-TV shows and live events, she has also recently tried her hand at acting. In her latest role, she plays a member of an amateur volleyball team on a Channel 8 drama serial titled Beach.Ball.Babes.
my paper contacted Seah's artiste manager yesterday for clarification. The latter stood by what she had told Lianhe Wanbao, which was the first paper to break the news last Friday.
'MediaCorp had already gone through the tapes and ascertained that no such slip-up had occurred,' she reiterated. The manager also said that she had asked Seah personally about the incident last week. Seah denied using the vulgarity on the show.
As of press time, a MediaCorp spokesman said he could not comment. The spokesman added that more time was needed for a thorough investigation of what actually happened in the studio.
Not all Netizens were up in arms over Seah's alleged trip-up.
In a thread on citizen-journalism site Stomp, BuckteethLCL said: "Give her a chance la... She gets so much criticism in almost anything she does."
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My Paper
20 Aug 2008
MediaCorp regrets 'expletive'
Tonight in Beijing presenter Jade Seah did utter an 'expletive' - which sounded like the f-word during last Wednesday's episode. -myp
THE verdict is out.
MediaCorp artiste Jade Seah did utter an 'expletive' - which sounded like the f-word - during last Wednesday's episode of the Olympics news programme Today In Beijing, the station said.
In an e-mail reply to my paper, Mr Kenneth Liang, executive vice-president (TV Programming & Production, Channel 5), MediaCorp TV, said: 'MediaCorp Channel 5 has investigated and confirms that there was an unintentional utterance by the presenter off-camera.'
He explained that there was a delay in switching off Seah's microphone after she had delivered her lines, and it caught her reaction 'to a fluff she had made in pronouncing an athlete's name'.
Mr Liang said: 'We deeply regret the unintentional leakage of the off-air expletive. Measures have been put in place to prevent such occurrences from happening in the future.'
Seah will not be replaced. She continues to co-host the programme with Mark Richmond, the station said.
The 25-year-old beauty queen-turned-TV presenter has also been criticised by TV viewers as a wrong choice to present the programme.
However, Mr Liang said: '(Seah) may not have the mileage of a seasoned presenter but she brings to her delivery a fresh appeal.'
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The New Paper
22 Aug 2008
Netizens flame MediaCorp artiste for poor Olympics commentary
Please, get off the air
# PLEASE, just give us the news
# PLEASE, practise proper delivery
By Desmond Ng
THE calls for her to be ousted has already started. By committing the ultimate faux pas - uttering the F-word on national TV - MediaCorp artiste Jade Seah's stint as a sports presenter may be short-lived.
That is if viewers had their way. However, MediaCorp is standing by her.
Jade, 25, blurted the F-word after introducing a diving segment on Channel 5's Today in Beijing, the nightly roundup of Olympic highlights, last Wednesday.
A clip of the segment was posted on YouTube and has attracted about 7,000 views.
Jade initially denied having uttered the expletive but has since apologised for her slip-up.
This boo-boo seems to be the last straw for some viewers who have had enough of Jade's lacklustre sports commentary. Discussion threads on online forums and blogs were rife with netizens flaming her latest trip-up and asking for her removal.
There's even a Facebook group set up earlier this month to demand that Jade be taken off the news programme. Called the 'Coalition of the Willing (to get Jade Seah off Tonight in Beijing)', it had gathered about 100 members as of press time.
The description of the group read: 'Who is annoyed and/or tired of seeing that stiff presenter play at sports news reporting? It's bloody painful!' The group's creator, who didn't want to be named, said she started the group because she was frustrated with Jade's diction and her jarring voice. Her constant giggling was also a big turn-off.
The group was formed before the expletive incident. She said: 'It was partly for fun and I also wanted to see how many like-minded people will join the group. I don't blame her (Jade) totally but I also blame the casting director.'
The creator said she was surprised by the number of people who joined the group. One member, Yeo WheeJim, said: 'I thought Jade was doing all right, especially juxtaposed against Mark Richmond who... was blotting his oily face using what seemed to be a huge piece of white tissue paper.
'So, she seems a little stiff and mechanical at times but hey, it's her first time being a sports commentator, no?'
Others were less forgiving. Member Ping Yee wrote that Jade should just deliver the news without any antics.
Just give us the news
Said the disgruntled viewer: 'Please just give us the news. Please practise proper professional news delivery. Please do not preen, simper, banter, or do the equivalent of that Gatsby guy prancing around in front of the teleprompter.
'There is still time for redemption. Please. Until then, Channel 5@11pm is when the TV stays firmly switched off.'
Another member, Mr Mark James, was more cutting. He said: 'The back of a cornflake packet is more informative and certainly more animated than the individual concerned. Richmond, however, is only marginally better. 'If you don't invest in your people, then those are the results - plain and very obvious to see.'
Although appalled by the blunder, viewers we spoke to said that her gaffe was probably unintentional. But most agreed that she should be booted from the show.
Financial adviser Yam S C, 35, said that the former beauty queen is a terrible choice to present the Olympics.
He recounted another mistake a few nights ago. He said: 'She was inaccurate and said that beach volleyball was introduced in 1966. How can that be? She apologised after that and said that it is supposed to be in 1996. She's a terrible, terrible choice to represent the Olympics. I think they should just yank her off.'
When contacted, Jade's artiste manager said that she has heard about the Facebook group but didn't have the chance to see it yet. She claimed that she didn't hear the expletive the first time, and only heard it upon further investigation.
However, she told My Paper and Lianhe Wanbao that 'MediaCorp had already gone through the tapes and ascertained that no such slip-up occurred'.
She also said she had asked Jade about the incident last week and the presenter had denied using the expletive.
Mr Kenneth Liang, executive vice-president of Channel 5's programming and production, told My Paper that Jade will continue to co-host the programme with Mark.
He said: '(Jade) may not have the mileage of a seasoned presenter but she brings to her delivery a fresh appeal.'
Mr Liang said there was a delay in switching off Jade's microphone after she had delivered her lines, and it caught her reaction 'to a fluff she had made in pronouncing an athlete's name'. He said: 'We deeply regret the unintentional leakage of the off-air expletive. Measures have been put in place to prevent such occurrences from happening in the future.'
In a statement released by Channel 5 on Tuesday, Jade said that it is her first major sports show and she's putting in every effort to give her best to the viewers.
She explained: 'In a live show, things do not always go like clockwork. In overcoming the jitters of a live telecast, I may have inadvertently expressed my frustrations audibly. However, it is never my intention to cause any grief or controversy.
'I sincerely hope the viewers will give me a chance to improve myself. To me, this is an invaluable learning experience which I will cherish for a long time.'
Well, she was a beauty queen and who says that beauty queens dun swear or talk dirty!
I have known dozens of pretty beauty contestants, models and flight stewardesses. And some of them are pretty nice and polite most of the times. But other times, they are just so potty mouth. They can say words that can make your mama and your grandma blush!
Frankly, I could really love to see some one cuss on national TV. Words like "Cunt" or "Chee Bye".
Anyway, what's the big deal with saying "fuck" in real life? Almost everyone of a certain age group says "Fuck" some point in their daily conversation. But on local national TV? Where you cannot even say "Bitch", saying "Fuck" is a real big deal.
Personally, I would prefer someone to actually say "Fuck" to "Fish". Over the years, I have known people, mostly ladies who preferred to cuss "Fish" instead "Fuck", "Basket" instead of "Bastard".
Maybe because of their religion or cos they want to cuss without seemingly vulgar, so they cuss in substitutes. I used to have a primary school teacher who used to say "Basket" every time some time went wrong. At first, I was wondering why she used "basket". It was later that I realised that what she actually meant was "bastard".
But that is so pretentious. Saying "Fish" instead of "Fuck" is just so fake! If you want to say "Fuck", just say it! Once you get over the initial embarrassment, "Fuck" is just another word, one that sounds vulgar to some people.
Okay, back to Jade Seah.
Initially, Jade denied that she said the magic word. Maybe she forgot she said it live on TV or maybe she said so many "fuck" throughout the recording that she dun know which fuck they were referring to. Was it the 4th fuck or the 8th fuck they were referring to?
So, shame on her for denying it. Obviously she thought no one would have proof of her saying "Fuck". And then, Mediacorp was presented with the video evidence on youtube! Of course, they have to apologise and say it was a technical error, what else were they suppose to say? Would they admit they hired a beauty queen who often cuss when the camera is not rolling?
MDA is so going to fine Mediacorp for this slip up.
I dun think Jade Seah would last long on TV. She is just commonly and ordinarily pretty. Not outstandingly drop dead gorgeous. Her face is quite forgettable. And she simply has no presence on TV. She is like any hundreds of other ordinary girls on TV.
However, I gathered that by saying "Fuck" on national TV, Jade has some new male fans. Some online MALE netizens have said that prior to this, they did not really take notice of her. But now after this fuck scandal, they find her something of a turn on! Some of them said that one of their fantasy is a beauty queen who is able to talk dirty. Another guy said that he would like Jade to whisper "Fuck" to his ears all day and all night long!
Sick! Men really like women who talk dirty. Maybe after this fiasco, she can have a career in the porn industry, saying "Fuck" all day long!
But for now and a few years down the road, she would always be remembered as the one who said "Fuck" on TV.
Anyway, what Jade said was ....Ehh...Fuck... and it appeared around the 51th seconds of the video.
------------------------
My Paper
19 Aug 2008
Jade Seah in on-air controversy
Netizens abuzz over her alleged use of expletive in Olympics news show. -myp
BY: RACHEL CHAN
DID Jade Seah use the f-word on live television?
That question is on the minds of nearly 7,000 YouTube viewers - not to mention many surprised sports fans who had tuned in to Channel 5 last Wednesday to watch the nightly Olympic highlights on the MediaCorp news programme, Tonight In Beijing.
According to reports, the 25-year-old former beauty queen-turned-TV presenter had blurted out what sounded like the f-word after she introduced a diving segment featuring China's synchronised divers Wang Feng and Qin Kai.
The visuals shifted from a shot of Seah in the studio to the wrong footage - that of a basketball game instead of the action at the Water Cube. This was when she, or someone else, purportedly slipped up. It sparked a furore online, compelling a viewer to post a clip of the segment on YouTube.
Senior research executive Goh Fang Ying, 26, who saw the clip, said: "I turned up the volume on YouTube. It sounded like a woman was trying to correct her own pronunciation. I heard her say: 'Feng... Fang... ahh, f***."
As of press time, there were many discussion threads on at least five online forums and 12 blogs discussing the boo-boo. There is also a Facebook group demanding that Seah be taken off the news programme.
Seah, who was the first runner-up in the Miss Singapore Universe 2006 pageant, is one of the most visible MediaCorp artistes. Besides hosting reality-TV shows and live events, she has also recently tried her hand at acting. In her latest role, she plays a member of an amateur volleyball team on a Channel 8 drama serial titled Beach.Ball.Babes.
my paper contacted Seah's artiste manager yesterday for clarification. The latter stood by what she had told Lianhe Wanbao, which was the first paper to break the news last Friday.
'MediaCorp had already gone through the tapes and ascertained that no such slip-up had occurred,' she reiterated. The manager also said that she had asked Seah personally about the incident last week. Seah denied using the vulgarity on the show.
As of press time, a MediaCorp spokesman said he could not comment. The spokesman added that more time was needed for a thorough investigation of what actually happened in the studio.
Not all Netizens were up in arms over Seah's alleged trip-up.
In a thread on citizen-journalism site Stomp, BuckteethLCL said: "Give her a chance la... She gets so much criticism in almost anything she does."
------------------------
My Paper
20 Aug 2008
MediaCorp regrets 'expletive'
Tonight in Beijing presenter Jade Seah did utter an 'expletive' - which sounded like the f-word during last Wednesday's episode. -myp
THE verdict is out.
MediaCorp artiste Jade Seah did utter an 'expletive' - which sounded like the f-word - during last Wednesday's episode of the Olympics news programme Today In Beijing, the station said.
In an e-mail reply to my paper, Mr Kenneth Liang, executive vice-president (TV Programming & Production, Channel 5), MediaCorp TV, said: 'MediaCorp Channel 5 has investigated and confirms that there was an unintentional utterance by the presenter off-camera.'
He explained that there was a delay in switching off Seah's microphone after she had delivered her lines, and it caught her reaction 'to a fluff she had made in pronouncing an athlete's name'.
Mr Liang said: 'We deeply regret the unintentional leakage of the off-air expletive. Measures have been put in place to prevent such occurrences from happening in the future.'
Seah will not be replaced. She continues to co-host the programme with Mark Richmond, the station said.
The 25-year-old beauty queen-turned-TV presenter has also been criticised by TV viewers as a wrong choice to present the programme.
However, Mr Liang said: '(Seah) may not have the mileage of a seasoned presenter but she brings to her delivery a fresh appeal.'
------------------------
The New Paper
22 Aug 2008
Netizens flame MediaCorp artiste for poor Olympics commentary
Please, get off the air
# PLEASE, just give us the news
# PLEASE, practise proper delivery
By Desmond Ng
THE calls for her to be ousted has already started. By committing the ultimate faux pas - uttering the F-word on national TV - MediaCorp artiste Jade Seah's stint as a sports presenter may be short-lived.
That is if viewers had their way. However, MediaCorp is standing by her.
Jade, 25, blurted the F-word after introducing a diving segment on Channel 5's Today in Beijing, the nightly roundup of Olympic highlights, last Wednesday.
A clip of the segment was posted on YouTube and has attracted about 7,000 views.
Jade initially denied having uttered the expletive but has since apologised for her slip-up.
This boo-boo seems to be the last straw for some viewers who have had enough of Jade's lacklustre sports commentary. Discussion threads on online forums and blogs were rife with netizens flaming her latest trip-up and asking for her removal.
There's even a Facebook group set up earlier this month to demand that Jade be taken off the news programme. Called the 'Coalition of the Willing (to get Jade Seah off Tonight in Beijing)', it had gathered about 100 members as of press time.
The description of the group read: 'Who is annoyed and/or tired of seeing that stiff presenter play at sports news reporting? It's bloody painful!' The group's creator, who didn't want to be named, said she started the group because she was frustrated with Jade's diction and her jarring voice. Her constant giggling was also a big turn-off.
The group was formed before the expletive incident. She said: 'It was partly for fun and I also wanted to see how many like-minded people will join the group. I don't blame her (Jade) totally but I also blame the casting director.'
The creator said she was surprised by the number of people who joined the group. One member, Yeo WheeJim, said: 'I thought Jade was doing all right, especially juxtaposed against Mark Richmond who... was blotting his oily face using what seemed to be a huge piece of white tissue paper.
'So, she seems a little stiff and mechanical at times but hey, it's her first time being a sports commentator, no?'
Others were less forgiving. Member Ping Yee wrote that Jade should just deliver the news without any antics.
Just give us the news
Said the disgruntled viewer: 'Please just give us the news. Please practise proper professional news delivery. Please do not preen, simper, banter, or do the equivalent of that Gatsby guy prancing around in front of the teleprompter.
'There is still time for redemption. Please. Until then, Channel 5@11pm is when the TV stays firmly switched off.'
Another member, Mr Mark James, was more cutting. He said: 'The back of a cornflake packet is more informative and certainly more animated than the individual concerned. Richmond, however, is only marginally better. 'If you don't invest in your people, then those are the results - plain and very obvious to see.'
Although appalled by the blunder, viewers we spoke to said that her gaffe was probably unintentional. But most agreed that she should be booted from the show.
Financial adviser Yam S C, 35, said that the former beauty queen is a terrible choice to present the Olympics.
He recounted another mistake a few nights ago. He said: 'She was inaccurate and said that beach volleyball was introduced in 1966. How can that be? She apologised after that and said that it is supposed to be in 1996. She's a terrible, terrible choice to represent the Olympics. I think they should just yank her off.'
When contacted, Jade's artiste manager said that she has heard about the Facebook group but didn't have the chance to see it yet. She claimed that she didn't hear the expletive the first time, and only heard it upon further investigation.
However, she told My Paper and Lianhe Wanbao that 'MediaCorp had already gone through the tapes and ascertained that no such slip-up occurred'.
She also said she had asked Jade about the incident last week and the presenter had denied using the expletive.
Mr Kenneth Liang, executive vice-president of Channel 5's programming and production, told My Paper that Jade will continue to co-host the programme with Mark.
He said: '(Jade) may not have the mileage of a seasoned presenter but she brings to her delivery a fresh appeal.'
Mr Liang said there was a delay in switching off Jade's microphone after she had delivered her lines, and it caught her reaction 'to a fluff she had made in pronouncing an athlete's name'. He said: 'We deeply regret the unintentional leakage of the off-air expletive. Measures have been put in place to prevent such occurrences from happening in the future.'
In a statement released by Channel 5 on Tuesday, Jade said that it is her first major sports show and she's putting in every effort to give her best to the viewers.
She explained: 'In a live show, things do not always go like clockwork. In overcoming the jitters of a live telecast, I may have inadvertently expressed my frustrations audibly. However, it is never my intention to cause any grief or controversy.
'I sincerely hope the viewers will give me a chance to improve myself. To me, this is an invaluable learning experience which I will cherish for a long time.'
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