The Pinkerton Syndrome in Singapore Workplaces: Why It Still Matters Today
The phrase Pinkerton syndrome may sound like a historical relic, but it remains a striking reflection of modern workplace biases in Singapore. Coined from Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly, where an American naval officer named Pinkerton marries and abandons a Japanese woman, the term symbolises an ingrained colonial mindset, one that favours Western validation while undervaluing […]