Or, like I mentioned, Singapore cannot possibly be depicted without reference to chewing gum, caning, and the death penalty for drugs.

There are local activists tackling the latter two concerns (comparted to Western armchair critics for whom the gravity of the situation becomes a punchline). And the purported ban on chewing gum (in actual fact merely a ban on the sale thereof!) is a facetious representation of a complete non-issue.

God forbid, though, that we should dare to be anything more than a caricature.