Disability ‘comedy’ clip draws ire
Chhay Channyda and Amelia Woodside
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The promotional clip, which has been playing regularly for weeks on Hang Meas Television, lasts less than a minute.
In it, popular comedian Prum Manh is seen demanding of a friend with whom he is speaking on the phone – one with a pronounced speech impediment – “Why are you not clear?”
It’s played for laughs, but the Cambodian Disabled People’s Organisation (CDPO) isn’t laughing.
Hang Meas Television has been asked to discontinue the screening of a clip featuring Ayai performer Prum Manh, pictured. PHOTO SUPPLIED