[tamizhar]

> Millions of whites visit Malaysia as tourists but they don't become celebrities.

You've misunderstood the point. Here's a simple proof. A Western black person speaking Malay fluently would not get the attention or celebrity that Mat gets. That proves that it is about worshipping white skin.

[coldtea]

>Here's a simple proof. A Western black person speaking Malay fluently would not get the attention or celebrity that Mat gets. That proves that it is about worshipping white skin.

Well, doesn't that presuppose what it tries to prove? How do we know that a "western black person speaking Malay fluently would not get the attention or celebrity that Mat gets"? Part of the story is that it came from a viral hit, which are flukes, and so not necessarily representative...

Second, even if so, couldn't it also be because a black person is not as much associated with the West to Malays (since the West's own cultural industry/history has traditionally been showcasing whites as its main representatives) -- as opposed to some "worshipping of white skin" in itself?

[celticninja]

Did you A/B test?

Seriously though, I think you are possibly correct but it may also be unfairly projecting the racism of our society onto someone else's.