Sensitive subject: Going beyond cute multiracial images National Day always features and delving into Malaysia’s complex racial politics can often court misunderstanding and displeasure despite the use of tact. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
DELVING into the complexity of racial politics in Malaysia can be a challenging endeavour indeed. Even when broached from nonpartisan or unbiased tangents, the sensitivities of such a topic can often court misunderstandings and displeasure.
Nevertheless, it is a topic that needs to be discussed for better comprehension among people in a multiracial and multicultural nation; it is necessary if we are to better understand each other’s wants and needs and forge a stronger cohesion, especially decades after independence and the formation of Malaysia as a country.
