What was meant to be a supremely enjoyable cinematic event during Christmas turned into a deeply upsetting experience for Sani B Sarip. A brush with deliberate racism from a young Chinese toddler and the easy dismissal by the boy's father ruined Sani's experience when he recently went to the theatre to watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Recounting the experience on his Facebook page, Sani wrote an emotional appeal against the prevailing issue that Singapore refuses confront head on: casual racism. The fact that they're watching Star Wars— a galactic adventure that transcends cultures, generations and other divisions — wasn't lost on Sani.