Thai Tiktokers slam Indian artists’ song as racist, sexist, insulting toward Thailand (video)

[webfact]

Thai TikTokers slammed a song by some Indian artists, calling it racist, sexist and insulting toward Thai men and women.

 

The Song, Bang Bang Bangkok, performed by Indian artists Ranina Reddy, Rita, and Devi Sri Prasad, serves as the movie soundtrack to the 2015 Indian rom-com Kumari 21F. Despite its release year, the song has just gained popularity on the TikTok application recently.

 

The main lyrics in question are…

“Same same but different. No money, no honey. Good boy go to heaven, bad boy go to Bangkok.”

 

Thai TikTok users flooded the comment section of videos featuring the song, expressing their dissatisfaction. They argued that the phrase “same same but different” ridicules the way Thai people speak English, possibly referencing interactions between Thai vendors and foreign customers discussing product variations.

 

The lyrics “no money, no honey” were interpreted as an offensive stereotype, suggesting Thai women only date foreigners for money. Some users even linked this to the context of sex work, particularly in tourist hotspots like Pattaya, which was featured as the background of the music video.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via YouTube/ Sukumar Writings

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-13

 

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[2baht]

Is it not time locals took a good long look at themselves and come to terms with just how fragile they are? 

[spidermike007]

Such thin skin. So little self esteem. Real women and real men feel a verbal slight and it's like water off a ducks back. It means absolutely nothing, adults with the emotional development of 13-year-olds get very offended with something like that, as they have no self-esteem and  no self-worth, and the tiniest little thing offends them.

 

So silly. Thais love to make fun of people, Thais love to joke around, but when someone makes fun of them, how terrible. These netizens love playing the victim. How lame. 

[daveAustin]

It is pretty funny, but the thing is it pokes fun at the bar girl scene while making it out to be all Thai women which is why the fickle Thai TikTok masses are pissed. Something like 0.1% of Indian blokes would ever get to meet a normal Thai lovely, who would never speak in such a manner. 
I’m all up for banning Indians because of this outrage lol. 😀

[stoner]

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

Is it not time locals took a good long look at themselves and come to terms with just how fragile they are? 

 

you mean like take responsibility ? 

[BritManToo]

Arrest all  the Thai girls dancing in the video for disrespecting Thailand!

[Gsxrnz]

Doesn't even come close to the "Pattaya Pattaya" song by the recently deceased Lou Deprijck, released way earlier in about 2006.

[mikebell]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Arrest all  the Thai girls dancing in the video for disrespecting Thailand!

Agreed.  Presumably all the girls 'dancing' were paid for mouthing their bang-bang words.  Thai Tik-Tokkers are so hypocritical.

'racist, sexist and insulting toward Thai men and women.'  Who are all this and more (particularly towards Indians.)

[ChrisY1]

"Some users even linked this to the context of sex work,".....Staggering that Thais could even think this phrase relates to hookers.....:) Narrow minded Thais need education badly!

[nikmar]

Thai vendors sell t shirts in tourist areas with exactly the same phrases written on them!

[cdemundo]

video is well.. meh

lyrics feature the immortal phrase "party, party, party".

surprised it got any attention at all.

[retarius]

I see the video was released in 2015. Perhaps the TikTokkers should have held their comments and deprived the issue of the oxygen of publicity. I agree with the comments about this being a thin-skinned culture.

I love Thai women, but then again I have an affectionate and caring wife who is not a money grubber....and I didn't meet her in Thailand, so she had some exposure to the world.  Obviously, I might feel different if I had little money and a Thai bar girl ripped me off. 

[AdrianUk]

It must be a quiet day at the Thaiger today, low-hanging fruit.  You can say this about any video, always complainers.

[Celsius]

Onemorefarang should love this video

[Emdog]

They argued that the phrase “same same but different” ridicules the way Thai people speak English,"...In my 20+ years here I have never heard that sort of interpretation.

[reefsurfah]

Incels wouldn’t get any without money, even then they only like ladyboys

[youngster30uk]

I like it, 
Ting Tong, Ping Pong, Ding ding ding ding ding dong
its catchy

 

[Taboo2]

 

Give him a 90-day visa and then shut up.  You want them to come here, now you are mad.

[eddie61]

Barbara Streisand effect

 

[newbee2022]

Hmmmh, is there some truth in this song?

Is it why some Thai people are overreacting now?🙏

[shackleton]

Considering Pattaya is known as the Sin city of the world 

That's why sexpats come to Thailand 

The Thais know why  the majority  tourists come to Thailand and its not the beach and sun 🤔

[StayinThailand2much]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The lyrics “no money, no honey” were interpreted as an offensive stereotype, suggesting Thai women only date foreigners for money. Some users even linked this to the context of sex work, particularly in tourist hotspots like Pattaya, which was featured as the background of the music video.

 

Well, having been on dating sites for three years and longer, this doesn't seem too farfetched... A large percentage of freelancers, not only in Pattaya, but also Bangkok, and any place upcountry, 18 year-olds, grannies, and any age in between.

[StayinThailand2much]

5 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

The lyrics “no money, no honey” were interpreted as an offensive stereotype, suggesting Thai women only date foreigners for money.

 

Funny, I've heard the exact phrase many times, uttered by Thais, particularly Thai women...

[TigerandDog]

7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Such thin skin. So little self esteem. Real women and real men feel a verbal slight and it's like water off a ducks back. It means absolutely nothing, adults with the emotional development of 13-year-olds get very offended with something like that, as they have no self-esteem and  no self-worth, and the tiniest little thing offends them.

 

So silly. Thais love to make fun of people, Thais love to joke around, but when someone makes fun of them, how terrible. These netizens love playing the victim. How lame. 

you give them too much credit saying emotional development of 13 year olds, more like 9 year olds

[homeseeker]

Over the years I have heard Thais make insulting remarks about Indians.

So if there is some truth in those remarks maybe the same applies to the lyrics etc in the  song!

 

[DjSilver]

Haha, this song is so true. I really wonder if the low Thai self-esteem is because of that the Thai culture is based on prostitution, and having woman from Isaan marry poor western men? 🤣

[maddox41]

The Thais crack me up 😂 

The  are so racist and sexist themselves. The dont like  Blacks or Indians  they hate the Chinese  and are open about it. 

Thai men have  many giks and on TV its all based on Cheating, sex and violance. 

But dont say anything bad about them they wont like it. 

They remind me  of Americans they believe it's the best and only country in the world 🗺, which is funny as only 20 % of Thais have a passport 🛂 they dont know anything else.

Brain washed from day one at school if you can call it education. 

Toughen up Thailand instead of getting upset about a song  why not stand up to your government and make a change that actaully means something. 

[Accidental Tourist]

Tick Tock are not the barometer to measure a Nation's opinion; for this Tick Tock and their users are to shallow and selfish.

The song is funny and really reflect on Thai humor by presenting the truth about a situation which is real in the country for over 60 years, and still Thai people like to ignore 

[Udom]

7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Such thin skin. So little self esteem. Real women and real men feel a verbal slight and it's like water off a ducks back. It means absolutely nothing, adults with the emotional development of 13-year-olds get very offended with something like that, as they have no self-esteem and  no self-worth, and the tiniest little thing offends them.

 

So silly. Thais love to make fun of people, Thais love to joke around, but when someone makes fun of them, how terrible. These netizens love playing the victim. How lame. 

True! Absolutely true!

And they do not like when you can understand their language because they are afraid you might understand they're mocking you all the time...

They have no problems on "profiting" from selling t-shirts with those sentences but, heaven forbid, don't you dare saying that those words truly reflect the way they think, act and speak...

 

As the saying goes: "nothing hurts like the truth"...

[Udom]

7 hours ago, stoner said:

 

you mean like take responsibility ? 

Yeah, sure...
Like Thais knew what "responsibility" means.
The whole society is based upon "never" being held accountable for any of their actions... Never!