{
  "id": 11412240,
  "title": "Swiss man accused of racist gesture towards Singaporean, but commenters defend him",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/swiss-man-accused-of-racist-gesture-towards-singaporean-but",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/swiss-man-accused-of-racist-gesture-towards-singaporean-but-commenters-defend-him"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Swiss man is accused of making a racist gesture towards a Singaporean content creator, Sukas (@sukasblood), while travelling in Switzerland. Sukas posted a video on Instagram showing the encounter, which began when his motorcycle fell over and he asked an elderly man for help. The man became angry, insisting that Sukas had seen a sign indicating entry was forbidden and that he did not deserve any assistance. The man also made a face at Sukas, slanting his eyes and sticking out his tongue. Despite the incident, some commenters defended the Swiss man, arguing that it was Sukas' fault for trespassing and disturbing animals on the land.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: A local content creator was recently on the receiving end of a racist gesture while travelling in Switzerland, and he posted the encounter online. However, some commenters on his post appeared to defend the man who had been racist, saying the content creator had been at fault in the first place. On Sept 29, Sukas (@sukasblood) posted a video on Instagram that had the words “When asking…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}