Malaysian executive working in Singapore 'triggered and sad' after being mistaken for domestic helper at Bedok laundromat
A Malaysian working in Singapore was shocked when she was mistaken for a domestic helper at a laundromat - a passer-by had repeatedly asked her if she was doing laundry for her «boss».Speaking to Stomp, Shikin said the incident occurred on May 19, at a laundromat in Bedok.The 34-year-old senior account specialist had shared about the incident in an Instagram post on July 11, recounting what she described as a «very Singaporean behaviour» of «profiling, judging, and downgrading».In the video, she recalls being approached by a passer-by who looked «friendly» while doing her laundry. However, during their conversation, the passer-by seemingly assumed that the load belonged to her «boss».Despite multiple attempts to clarify that the clothes were hers, Shikin says the woman insisted: «What boss now? It's your boss laundry.»«I was like what the f*ck is this. Then I get it, she thinks that I'm a domestic helper,» Shikin recounts.Panning the camera to her attire, she acknowledges that she «looks like a domestic helper», but points out that the woman might not have made the assumption if she was «Chinese» or «white».
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