Singapore's Corona-crushing superhero squad grounded by football fans
(2020/04/22)
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/22/singapore_grounds_coronasmashing_superhero_squad/
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Singapore has grounded a superhero squad intended to educate its population about staying safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, in part because the lycra-clad creations offended fans of Liverpool football club.
The superheroes were collectively known as the “Virus Vanguard” and comprised:
Circuit Breaker – a reference to the label applied to Singapore’s extended lockdown
Fake News Buster – self-explanatory
Dr Disnfector – again, needs little explanation
Care Leh-Dee – she’s a mystery to us
MAWA MAN – MAWA means ‘always must walk alone’
The Vanguard appear to have quickly earned ire for comic book fans for being derivate and from plenty of others for just being naff.
But was MAWA MAN’s avid fandom for Manchester United football club proved the team’s undoing, as his powers of repulsion and catchphrase twist on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s tune “You’ll never walk alone”, has long been Liverpool football club’s anthem and therefore offended some fans.
Asian ardour for English football can become rather extreme. So extreme that a change.org petition found 900 Liverpool fans willing to [1]sign up for MAWA MAN’s erasure.
The song has also become something of a solidarity statement during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Liverpool fans’ campaign that hit the back of the net, with Singapore’s government quickly admitting the Virus Vanguard had met their match.
A [2]counter-petition to bring back MAWA MAN has eleven signatories at the time of writing.
India's Corona-crushing superhero, Vayuu, seems to be continuing the fight without public pushback.
Co..Co..Coronavirus! Meet Vaayu who clears all queries related to Coronavirus and shares some healthy tips to defeat Covid-19. [3]#HelpUsToHelpYou [4]#CoronaVirusUpdate [5]#IndiaFightsCorona For more information, visit: [6]https://t.co/wctJCXKcYp
24x7 Helpline No. +91-11-23978046 [7]pic.twitter.com/P8y1HdR9Vp — MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) [8]March 17, 2020
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[1] https://www.change.org/p/liverpool-supporters-in-singapore-remove-mawa-man-from-the-virus-vanguard-campaign
[2] https://www.change.org/p/singaporean-bring-back-mawa-man
[3] https://twitter.com/hashtag/HelpUsToHelpYou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[4] https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaVirusUpdate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[5] https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiaFightsCorona?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[6] https://t.co/wctJCXKcYp
[7] https://t.co/P8y1HdR9Vp
[8] https://twitter.com/mygovindia/status/1239808688287670273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[9] https://go.theregister.co.uk/tl/1936/-8579/choosing-a-low-code-vendor?td=wptl1936
The superheroes were collectively known as the “Virus Vanguard” and comprised:
Circuit Breaker – a reference to the label applied to Singapore’s extended lockdown
Fake News Buster – self-explanatory
Dr Disnfector – again, needs little explanation
Care Leh-Dee – she’s a mystery to us
MAWA MAN – MAWA means ‘always must walk alone’
The Vanguard appear to have quickly earned ire for comic book fans for being derivate and from plenty of others for just being naff.
But was MAWA MAN’s avid fandom for Manchester United football club proved the team’s undoing, as his powers of repulsion and catchphrase twist on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s tune “You’ll never walk alone”, has long been Liverpool football club’s anthem and therefore offended some fans.
Asian ardour for English football can become rather extreme. So extreme that a change.org petition found 900 Liverpool fans willing to [1]sign up for MAWA MAN’s erasure.
The song has also become something of a solidarity statement during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Liverpool fans’ campaign that hit the back of the net, with Singapore’s government quickly admitting the Virus Vanguard had met their match.
A [2]counter-petition to bring back MAWA MAN has eleven signatories at the time of writing.
India's Corona-crushing superhero, Vayuu, seems to be continuing the fight without public pushback.
Co..Co..Coronavirus! Meet Vaayu who clears all queries related to Coronavirus and shares some healthy tips to defeat Covid-19. [3]#HelpUsToHelpYou [4]#CoronaVirusUpdate [5]#IndiaFightsCorona For more information, visit: [6]https://t.co/wctJCXKcYp
24x7 Helpline No. +91-11-23978046 [7]pic.twitter.com/P8y1HdR9Vp — MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) [8]March 17, 2020
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Sponsored: [9]Choosing A Low-Code Vendor
[1] https://www.change.org/p/liverpool-supporters-in-singapore-remove-mawa-man-from-the-virus-vanguard-campaign
[2] https://www.change.org/p/singaporean-bring-back-mawa-man
[3] https://twitter.com/hashtag/HelpUsToHelpYou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[4] https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoronaVirusUpdate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[5] https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiaFightsCorona?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[6] https://t.co/wctJCXKcYp
[7] https://t.co/P8y1HdR9Vp
[8] https://twitter.com/mygovindia/status/1239808688287670273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[9] https://go.theregister.co.uk/tl/1936/-8579/choosing-a-low-code-vendor?td=wptl1936