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05-02-2017, 05:57 PM
Movie poster sparks controversy by comparing military service with childbirth pain
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An Instagram post by the Singapore government has sparked outrage, after asking netizens if the process of childbirth was worse than going through military service.
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Gov.sg, the Singapore government's official website, raised eyebrows after it promoted an upcoming movie on military service with the caption: "Women go through labour, but men go through this. Who has it worse?"*
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BMT, or Basic Military Training, is the first three month stretch of a two-year military conscription, which all male Singaporean citizens have to undergo after they turn 18. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/02/bmt-poster-singapore/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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An Instagram post by the Singapore government has sparked outrage, after asking netizens if the process of childbirth was worse than going through military service.
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Gov.sg, the Singapore government's official website, raised eyebrows after it promoted an upcoming movie on military service with the caption: "Women go through labour, but men go through this. Who has it worse?"*
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