In the official video for "Fragile," Malaysian singer Namewee and Australia's Kimberly Chen sing repeated apologies to a dancing panda, who lives in a hobbit-style house and waves a flag bearing the online insult "NMSL," frequently used by Little Pinks to wish death on the mothers of those they believe have insulted China or hurt the feelings of its people.
China frequently demands apologies from companies and celebrities if they use sensitive words not in line with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda, including the idea that Taiwan is a sovereign country that has no interest in being invaded or ruled by its larger neighbor.
The song video starts with a message: "Warning: be cautious if you are a fragile pink," as the camera focuses on baskets of cotton, in a reference to Uyghur forced labor in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, and teddy bears resembling Winnie the Pooh, a satirical reference to CCP general secretary Xi Jinping that has now been banned from China's tightly controlled internet.
"You never want to listen to people, but just launch constant counterattacks," Namewee sings. "I'm not quite sure how I've offended you."
"You always think the world is your enemy."
Namewee and Chen, who are based in democratic Taiwan, which China has threatened to invade if it doesn't accept CCP rule, then sing together: "You say I belong to you, and that I should come home," adding "you are unreasonable ... you want me to affirm that we are inseparable."
"Sorry that I hurt your feelings," the pair sing, amid the sound of breaking glass. "I hear the sound of fragile self-esteem breaking into 1,000 pieces.
