'We can make fun of any accent': Singapore start-up defends controversial ad

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Language tutoring platform Tutoroo recently got a little Tuto-rude when it was called out over a video ad that poked fun at a Chinese woman’s accent.

The Singaporean company released a statement on Twitter on Feb 21 defending the controversial ad and denying accusations that it had been racist or sexist.

The complaints appeared after the ad in question was posted on the company’s Twitter page on Jan 23.

In the 30-second clip, titled Getting The Phone Number Of A Chinese Girl, a Caucasian man exchanges flirtatious glances with a Chinese woman in a bar. As she leaves the joint, he runs after her and asks for her number.

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