SEA Games opener: Even before racist Indian accent, Sharon Au was 'annoying'

So Sharon Au has apologised for having a little fun with an Indian girl at the SEA Games opening ceremony last night.

According to an audience member:

In an audience interaction segment before the start of the SEA Games opening ceremony at the National Stadium, emcee Sharon Au approached an Indian girl seated in the stands. The girl did not properly perform the act -- saying aloud a line welcoming foreign contingents (others before her didn't get it right too). Au, speaking into a mike and with the cameras trained on her, shockingly put on a strong Indian accent, and while shaking her head from right to left asked the girl: "What (Vat) happened? What happened?". Earlier, she made fun of the girl's name, Kavya, referencing " caviar".

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But the accusations of racism have overshadowed earlier complaints on Twitter that as a co-host, Au was "screaming" and "shrieking" and just plain "sucks".

The criticisms about her voice is ironic considering that she's set to play Mrs Lee Kuan Yew in a musical.

Read the tweets:

Sharon au like siao char bo.. Screaming n shouting

— 名前のない怪物 (@faded_seasons) June 5, 2015

Sharon Au is the reason why people think Singapore is in China

— aye niall (@nialltellahoe) June 5, 2015

Seriously. Sharon au sucks.

— nellie (@nellieang__) June 5, 2015

I kind of hate Sharon Au's voice :/

— Jerometry (@Jerometry) June 5, 2015

Sharon Au you need to calm down girl

— Roxana (@RoxanaaaXx) June 5, 2015

OMG ,If This Sharon Au can host the Sea Games Opening Ceremony .Anything's possible.

— Shahaff (@M_Shahaff) June 5, 2015

Sharon Au needs to stop. My ears are vomiting.

— Kyle (@kyleriiiil) June 5, 2015

Why is Sharon Au screaming unstylishly

— ☆◇☆ M ☆◇☆ (@clippednails) June 5, 2015

Sharon Au... SHUT THE F**K UP! You're shrieking is annoying! #SEAGames2015

— Ernie Teng (@ernest71) June 5, 2015

sharon au your voice very the loud and distracting

— dunadan (@untestsubject) June 5, 2015

Someone put a gimp suit on Sharon Au.... Just to stop her screaming and shrieking! #SEAGames2015

— Ernie Teng (@ernest71) June 5, 2015

sharon au's voice is the reason why there is global warming she needs to fucking chill i s2g

— elysa (@deadpooljpg) June 5, 2015

I feel that we could have better emcee for the SEA Games opening, Sharon Au was quite painful to watch to be honest. If only we had gurmit.

— 沙石屁亚 (@WoShiAhQ) June 5, 2015

Sometimes you wonder how one world contains this much unbridled stupidity without imploding. Stay classy, Sharon Au. http://t.co/1cEvjcueGG

— Samantha De Silva (@mysterybunny) June 5, 2015

how is Sharon Au still relevant? fugly monkey!

— Larry Lime (@xWAR07x) June 5, 2015

Say no to racism. #sharonau

— Abraham Lee (@theAbrahamLee) June 5, 2015

@seagames2015 opening ceremony was great. But i think Sharon Au is very, very annoying and doesnt make a good host.

— taufikq (@taufikq) June 5, 2015

A great start destroyed by a single racist act from host Sharon Au. Will we ever learn? #SEAGames2015 https://t.co/xZcHlbes3k

— Yeoh Wee Teck (@weeteck) June 5, 2015

I don't think Sharon Au was being very racist la. Nothing wrong with imitating an accent imo

— ZYJDLING (@grubbypea) June 5, 2015

Congratulations Sharon Au for proving that racism is still well and alive in Singapore. Keep your stereotype to yourself. #SEAGames2015

— ♍ (@beautiphoolx) June 6, 2015

disgrace #sharonau , being an emcee, u were really disgracing singapore by being such a racist.

— Peggy Love (@peggyloves) June 6, 2015

If you think Sharon Au is racist, just remember the Aloha producers made Emma Stone play a half-Asian. Lol.

— F (@fabianwriteonly) June 6, 2015

To put it into perspective,Jade Seah was made a pariah for accidentally uttering an F-word, Sharon Au goes full-blown racist,not a big deal

— Bhas Kunju (@BhasKunju) June 6, 2015

Sharon Au isn't Russell Peters. No delivery, wrong platform, altogether no skill. This isn't being comical, this is ingrained racism.

— Areya (@naraenil) June 6, 2015

@DrShafbonculous Indians have lived here as long as anyone else, didn't stop Sharon Au from casual racism last night at the opening ceremony

— raja baeratheon (@flyinpotatoes) June 6, 2015

Sharon Au, apology not accepted. Bye

— Divya (@divyaaaa_) June 6, 2015

Sharon Au is an exec at that place I cannot mention. just shows you how being in that kind of position puts you out of touch with the world.

— your dreams (@jakachuuu) June 6, 2015

so hear someone called Sharon Au was trying to mimic Indian accent at the SEA Games. Gurl if you ain't Chindian don't even try.

— Richmond (@Richmond_Sir) June 6, 2015

Oh. Fuck you Sharon Au. Fuck you until the world runs out of fucks. For all you know, Indians are better English speakers than the Chinese.

— Kae Briones (@KaeOfficial) June 6, 2015

Actually Sharon Au's accent not such a big deal right? I mean comedian often do it. Look at Lulu and Leticia

— Jason (@J_ppoh) June 6, 2015

Sharon Au have to learn the differences between mocking and joking. Hopefully they don't pick her as the host for the closing ceremony.

— Sharan Dev (@DevOberoy) June 6, 2015

did sharon au just mock that small indian girl wow i mean its nice that you apologized in a one-liner but you're still fuckin racist :) #SEA

— ne//ho (@senoresparza) June 6, 2015

People need to give Sharon Au some slack. She was just practising her routine for this year's KKK Annual Gala.

— Samuel See (@MrSamSee) June 6, 2015

Sharon Au made an Auful gaffe @the SEA Games Opening Ceremony. Get rid of her & her contrived 'sense of humour'. Au by name awful by nature!

— mh (@my_osaurus) June 6, 2015

Someone in my FB timeline trying to defend Sharon Au. He said that he finds her actions is kinda friendly gestures. -_-" *slap forehead*

— Zuhairi Idris (@Zuhairi_Idris) June 6, 2015

Singaporeans flaming Sharon Au for her slight insensitive remarks as if they had never made one before

— shaun (@shaunniboy) June 6, 2015

The media is going to brush off Sharon Au's comments as "merely an attempt on humour"? SHE MADE FUN OF AN INDIAN GIRL ON INTERNATIONAL TV.

— ♍ (@beautiphoolx) June 6, 2015

The Sharon Au incident reminds me when WahBanana painted themselves brown to be foreign workers but whatever right?! pic.twitter.com/wnOLwWRl4I

— ♍ (@beautiphoolx) June 6, 2015

Someone in my FB timeline trying to defend Sharon Au. He said that he finds her actions is kinda friendly gestures. -_-" *slap forehead*

— Zuhairi Idris (@Zuhairi_Idris) June 6, 2015

Singaporeans flaming Sharon Au for her slight insensitive remarks as if they had never made one before

— shaun (@shaunniboy) June 6, 2015

Alfian Sa'at surprisingly rises to Sharon Au's defense on her alleged racist remarks http://t.co/yqCHJU3gkD

— Cowboy Caleb (@cowboycaleb) June 7, 2015

People's responses to Sharon Au's micro-aggression are helping me win this bingo game pic.twitter.com/PUJguOmm2I

— Shobha Vadrevu (@shobhav) June 8, 2015

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