#392 - GP Tutor Brooke Lim Caught Plagiarising & Netflix Angers Egypt with Cleopatra Documentary
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 397
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This past week, popular GP tutor Brooke Lim was revealed by an anonymous TikTok account to have plagiarised others’ content for a blogpost she wrote. This has led to an apology video, international news coverage, and a firestorm of vitriol directed at her. Why has this issue become such a big deal ? Elsewhere, Netflix has also drawn the ire of Egyptians, with the revelation that the historical figure Cleopatra will be played by a black actress in an upcoming Netflix documentary. Why the outrage?
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GP Tutor Brooke Lim Caught Plagiarising
- Summary of Influencer Tutor Brooke Lim’s Saga Whereby She Admitted to Plagiarising Others’ Works
- Google doc with evidence of sugaresque's plagiarism
- Gen Z bosses: Her tuition agency pulled in a six-figure profit in six months
- Petition calls for UCLA to investigate influencer and tutor Brooke Lim’s admissions essay
- ‘It Feels Like A Fever Dream’: Tutor Influencer Brooke Lim Doesn’t Have Any Excuses
- This Is How TikTok Influencer, Brooke Lim, Is Shaking Up The Tuition Industry in Singapore
- Petition calls for UCLA to investigate influencer and tutor Brooke Lim’s admissions essay
- Denise Soong vs Brooke Lim: Does the copying warrant a legal case?
Netflix Angers Egypt with Cleopatra Documentary
- Cleopatra was light-skinned, Egypt tells Netflix in row over drama
- Netflix accused of ‘blackwashing’ Cleopatra: ‘She was light-skinned’
- Netflix sparks debate in Egypt after portraying Cleopatra as Black in series narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith
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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak
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