Preetipls (Preeti Nair) - Revision history

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	\| image = Prettipls profile.jpg		\| image = Prettipls profile.jpg
	\| birth_name = Pretti Nair		\| birth_name = Pretti Nair
	\| education = ~~Raffles Girls' Primary School, Ngee Ann Polytechnic (~~Diploma in Mass Communication)		\| education = Diploma in Mass Communication
	\| website = https://www.preetipls.com/		\| website = https://www.preetipls.com/
	https://www.facebook.com/preetipls/		https://www.facebook.com/preetipls/
	}}		\|alma mater=Raffles Girls' Primary School, Ngee Ann Polytechnic}}

	Preeti Nair is a Singaporean comedic online personality who is also commonly referred to by her moniker Preetipls. Her moniker was inspired by the way her mother would ask her to do certain things by saying, “Preeti, please do this”.<ref>Ong, Cheryl. “Local YouTuber Preetipls Is Attempting To Out-Funny Kumar. Who Is She And Can She Pull It Off?”. ''Today''. July 17, 2018. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/thingstodo/local-youtuber-preetipls-attempting-out-funny-kumar-who-she-and-can-she</ref> She first received widespread attention when her satirical parody of a controversial Channel News Asia video went viral in 2017.<ref>Selina Altomonte. “This Preetipls satire is the perfect clapback to that CNA social experiment video”. ''Honeycombers.'' November 28, 2017. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://thehoneycombers.com/singapore/preetipls-satire-video-perfect-clapback-cna-social-experiment-racism-singapore/</ref> As of 2019, the part-time radio DJ creates parody videos on YouTube, produces music and hosts nationwide events. She has collaborated with other Singaporean talents such as [[THELIONCITYBOY (Kevin Lester)\|THELIONCITYBOY]] and [[Benjamin Kheng]]. Prior to her comedy work, she was an assistant at the local media company Mediacorp. In 2019, Pretti was involved in the [[NETS E-Pay "Brownface" Saga (2019)\|NETS E-pay "Brownface" saga]].		Preeti Nair is a Singaporean comedic online personality who is also commonly referred to by her moniker Preetipls. Her moniker was inspired by the way her mother would ask her to do certain things by saying, “Preeti, please do this”.<ref>Ong, Cheryl. “Local YouTuber Preetipls Is Attempting To Out-Funny Kumar. Who Is She And Can She Pull It Off?”. ''Today''. July 17, 2018. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/thingstodo/local-youtuber-preetipls-attempting-out-funny-kumar-who-she-and-can-she</ref> She first received widespread attention when her satirical parody of a controversial Channel News Asia video went viral in 2017.<ref>Selina Altomonte. “This Preetipls satire is the perfect clapback to that CNA social experiment video”. ''Honeycombers.'' November 28, 2017. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://thehoneycombers.com/singapore/preetipls-satire-video-perfect-clapback-cna-social-experiment-racism-singapore/</ref> As of 2019, the part-time radio DJ creates parody videos on YouTube, produces music and hosts nationwide events. She has collaborated with other Singaporean talents such as [[THELIONCITYBOY (Kevin Lester)\|THELIONCITYBOY]] and [[Benjamin Kheng]]. Prior to her comedy work, she was an assistant at the local media company Mediacorp. In 2019, Pretti was involved in the [[NETS E-Pay "Brownface" Saga (2019)\|NETS E-pay "Brownface" saga]].

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	===Radio DJ (2019 - )===		===Radio DJ (2019 - )===
	~~As of 2019~~, Preeti is a part-time DJ at ~~the~~ local radio station 987FM~~, where she hosts~~ the Hot 20 Countdown on weeknights from 8 pm to 12 am.<ref>Ong, Cheryl. “Local YouTuber Preetipls Is Attempting To Out-Funny Kumar. Who Is She And Can She Pull It Off?”. ''Today''. July 17, 2018. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/thingstodo/local-youtuber-preetipls-attempting-out-funny-kumar-who-she-and-can-she</ref> In her capacity as a radio DJ, Preeti has interviewed celebrities such as English musician Dua Lipa, the American band Why Don’t We and American personality Bhad Bhabie.<ref>“987FM”. ''YouTube''. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/user/987fmOnlyTheHits/videos </ref>[[File:Happy Ever Laughter 2018.jpg\|thumb\|''Pretti (third from bottom right) in the promotional poster for Happy Ever Laughter: The Battle.'']]		From 2017 to 2018, Preeti was a part-time DJ at local radio station 987FM. She co-hosted the Hot 20 Countdown on weeknights from 8 pm to 12 am with Charmian Tan.<ref>987FM. “LIVE ON THE HOT 20 WITH CHARMIAN AND PREETIPLS!”. ''Facebook''. October 30, 2017. Accessed on 18 October 2019. Retrieved from <nowiki>https://www.facebook.com/987fm/videos/live-on-the-hot-20-with-charmian-and-preetipls-5-preetis-prom-makeup-look-when-s/10155263696292029/</nowiki></ref><ref>Ong, Cheryl. “Local YouTuber Preetipls Is Attempting To Out-Funny Kumar. Who Is She And Can She Pull It Off?”. ''Today''. July 17, 2018. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/thingstodo/local-youtuber-preetipls-attempting-out-funny-kumar-who-she-and-can-she</ref><ref>Charmiantyx. “Preetipls leaving the Hot 20 countdown”. ''Instagram''. December 10, 2018. Accessed on 18 October 2019. Retrieved from <nowiki>https://www.instagram.com/p/BrMbuB2Fxq6/</nowiki> </ref> In her capacity as a radio DJ, Preeti has interviewed celebrities such as English musician Dua Lipa, the American band Why Don’t We and American personality Bhad Bhabie.<ref>“987FM”. ''YouTube''. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/user/987fmOnlyTheHits/videos </ref>[[File:Happy Ever Laughter 2018.jpg\|thumb\|''Pretti (third from bottom right) in the promotional poster for Happy Ever Laughter: The Battle.'']]
	===Happy Ever Laughter: The Battle (Jul 2018)===		===Happy Ever Laughter: The Battle (Jul 2018)===
	In Dream Academy's fourth edition of the live stand-up comedy show Happy Ever Laughter, Pretti went up against comedy veteran Kumar.<ref>BAKCHORMEEBOY. "Review: Happy Ever Laughter 2018 - The Battle by Dream Academy". ''bakchormeeboy''. July 13, 2018. Accessed on 17 July 2019. Retrieved from: https://bakchormeeboy.com/2018/07/13/review-happy-ever-laughter-2018-the-battle-by-dream-academy/</ref> This was the first time Preeti dabbled in live comedy.		In Dream Academy's fourth edition of the live stand-up comedy show Happy Ever Laughter, Pretti went up against comedy veteran Kumar.<ref>BAKCHORMEEBOY. "Review: Happy Ever Laughter 2018 - The Battle by Dream Academy". ''bakchormeeboy''. July 13, 2018. Accessed on 17 July 2019. Retrieved from: https://bakchormeeboy.com/2018/07/13/review-happy-ever-laughter-2018-the-battle-by-dream-academy/</ref> This was the first time Preeti dabbled in live comedy.

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	Preeti Nair is a Singaporean comedic online personality who is also commonly referred to by her moniker Preetipls. Her moniker was inspired by the way her mother would ask her to do certain things by saying, “Preeti, please do this”.<ref>Ong, Cheryl. “Local YouTuber Preetipls Is Attempting To Out-Funny Kumar. Who Is She And Can She Pull It Off?”. ''Today''. July 17, 2018. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/thingstodo/local-youtuber-preetipls-attempting-out-funny-kumar-who-she-and-can-she</ref> She first received widespread attention when her satirical parody of a controversial Channel News Asia video went viral in 2017.<ref>Selina Altomonte. “This Preetipls satire is the perfect clapback to that CNA social experiment video”. ''Honeycombers.'' November 28, 2017. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://thehoneycombers.com/singapore/preetipls-satire-video-perfect-clapback-cna-social-experiment-racism-singapore/</ref> As of 2019, the part-time radio DJ creates parody videos on YouTube, produces music and hosts nationwide events. She has collaborated with other Singaporean talents such as [[THELIONCITYBOY (Kevin Lester)\|THELIONCITYBOY]] and [[Benjamin Kheng]]. Prior to her comedy work, she was an assistant at the local media company Mediacorp.		Preeti Nair is a Singaporean comedic online personality who is also commonly referred to by her moniker Preetipls. Her moniker was inspired by the way her mother would ask her to do certain things by saying, “Preeti, please do this”.<ref>Ong, Cheryl. “Local YouTuber Preetipls Is Attempting To Out-Funny Kumar. Who Is She And Can She Pull It Off?”. ''Today''. July 17, 2018. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/thingstodo/local-youtuber-preetipls-attempting-out-funny-kumar-who-she-and-can-she</ref> She first received widespread attention when her satirical parody of a controversial Channel News Asia video went viral in 2017.<ref>Selina Altomonte. “This Preetipls satire is the perfect clapback to that CNA social experiment video”. ''Honeycombers.'' November 28, 2017. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://thehoneycombers.com/singapore/preetipls-satire-video-perfect-clapback-cna-social-experiment-racism-singapore/</ref> As of 2019, the part-time radio DJ creates parody videos on YouTube, produces music and hosts nationwide events. She has collaborated with other Singaporean talents such as [[THELIONCITYBOY (Kevin Lester)\|THELIONCITYBOY]] and [[Benjamin Kheng]]. Prior to her comedy work, she was an assistant at the local media company Mediacorp. In 2019, Pretti was involved in the [[NETS E-Pay "Brownface" Saga (2019)\|NETS E-pay "Brownface" saga]].

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	==~~K Muthusamy~~ video (2019)==		==NETS E-pay advertisement reaction video (2019)==
			''For more details on the NETS E-Pay incident, refer to the full entry [[NETS E-Pay "Brownface" Saga (2019)\|NETS E-Pay "Brownface" saga (2019)]].''


	On 29 July 2019, Pretti uploaded a video on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube titled "K Muthusamy". The reaction video was made in response to a NETS E-Pay advertisement that controversially depicted a Chinese actor in brown-face. The video featured Pretti and her brother, Subhas, who rapped about the discriminatory stereotypes Singaporean minorities experience. Mediacorp apologised for the ad, admitting that it was "insensitive".<ref>"Singapore authorities advise public not to share 'offensive' Prettiple rap video". ''Channel News Asia''. July 31, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/preetipls-subhas-video-authorities-advise-not-to-share-11769706</ref> As of 31 July 2019, Pretti's original upload has been taken down from Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. On YouTube, a disclaimer states that the video and all its reuploads are not available on Singapore's country domain due to "a legal complaint from the government".<ref>NinjarTurtle. "[REUPLOAD] prettipls - brown face ad rap song". ''YouTube''. July 30, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FaQqxmIk_c</ref>		On 29 July 2019, Pretti uploaded a video on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube titled "K Muthusamy". The reaction video was made in response to a NETS E-Pay advertisement that controversially depicted a Chinese actor in brown-face. The video featured Pretti and her brother, Subhas, who rapped about the discriminatory stereotypes Singaporean minorities experience. Mediacorp apologised for the ad, admitting that it was "insensitive".<ref>"Singapore authorities advise public not to share 'offensive' Prettiple rap video". ''Channel News Asia''. July 31, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/preetipls-subhas-video-authorities-advise-not-to-share-11769706</ref> As of 31 July 2019, Pretti's original upload has been taken down from Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. On YouTube, a disclaimer states that the video and all its reuploads are not available on Singapore's country domain due to "a legal complaint from the government".<ref>NinjarTurtle. "[REUPLOAD] prettipls - brown face ad rap song". ''YouTube''. July 30, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FaQqxmIk_c</ref>

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	== K Muthusamy video (2019) ==		==K Muthusamy video (2019)==
	On 29 July 2019, Pretti uploaded a video on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube titled "K Muthusamy". The reaction video was made in response to a NETS E-Pay advertisement that controversially depicted a Chinese actor in brown-face. The video featured Pretti and her brother, Subhas, who rapped about the discriminatory stereotypes Singaporean minorities experience. Mediacorp apologised for the ad, admitting that it was "insensitive".<ref>"Singapore authorities advise public not to share 'offensive' Prettiple rap video". ''Channel News Asia''. July 31, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/preetipls-subhas-video-authorities-advise-not-to-share-11769706</ref> As of 31 July 2019, Pretti's ~~video~~ has been taken down from Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. On YouTube, a disclaimer states that the video and all its reuploads are not available on Singapore's country domain due to "a legal complaint from the government".<ref>NinjarTurtle. "[REUPLOAD] prettipls - brown face ad rap song". ''YouTube''. July 30, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FaQqxmIk_c</ref>		On 29 July 2019, Pretti uploaded a video on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube titled "K Muthusamy". The reaction video was made in response to a NETS E-Pay advertisement that controversially depicted a Chinese actor in brown-face. The video featured Pretti and her brother, Subhas, who rapped about the discriminatory stereotypes Singaporean minorities experience. Mediacorp apologised for the ad, admitting that it was "insensitive".<ref>"Singapore authorities advise public not to share 'offensive' Prettiple rap video". ''Channel News Asia''. July 31, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/preetipls-subhas-video-authorities-advise-not-to-share-11769706</ref> As of 31 July 2019, Pretti's original upload has been taken down from Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. On YouTube, a disclaimer states that the video and all its reuploads are not available on Singapore's country domain due to "a legal complaint from the government".<ref>NinjarTurtle. "[REUPLOAD] prettipls - brown face ad rap song". ''YouTube''. July 30, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FaQqxmIk_c</ref>

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			== K Muthusamy video (2019) ==
			On 29 July 2019, Pretti uploaded a video on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube titled "K Muthusamy". The reaction video was made in response to a NETS E-Pay advertisement that controversially depicted a Chinese actor in brown-face. The video featured Pretti and her brother, Subhas, who rapped about the discriminatory stereotypes Singaporean minorities experience. Mediacorp apologised for the ad, admitting that it was "insensitive".<ref>"Singapore authorities advise public not to share 'offensive' Prettiple rap video". ''Channel News Asia''. July 31, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/preetipls-subhas-video-authorities-advise-not-to-share-11769706</ref> As of 31 July 2019, Pretti's video has been taken down from Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. On YouTube, a disclaimer states that the video and all its reuploads are not available on Singapore's country domain due to "a legal complaint from the government".<ref>NinjarTurtle. "[REUPLOAD] prettipls - brown face ad rap song". ''YouTube''. July 30, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FaQqxmIk_c</ref>


			Pretti's video which contained expletives directed at the Chinese race drew the attention of government officials such as Minister Grace Fu and K Shanmugam.<ref>Co, Cindy. "'Two wrongs don't make a right': Ministers, religious leaders on rap video and 'brownface' ad". ''Channel News Asia.'' July 30, 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/preetipls-ministers-religious-leaders-rap-video-brownface-ad-11766998</ref> Ministers disagreed with the content but the Singapore government's decision to remove the video elicited an online uproar from the public. On 30 July 2019, it was reported that the video was being investigated by the Singapore police on the account of "offensive content".<ref>"Police investigating Preetipls' video on controversial E-Pay ad for offensive content". ''Channel News Asia''. July 30, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/preetipls-brown-face-ad-dennis-chew-police-investigation-11765362</ref> Netizens on Facebook pointed out the double-standards in how the original NETS video had been dealt with as compared to Pretti's video.<ref>Kiara Xavier. "Netizens slam Government for taking action against rap video by local YouTube star Preetipls that critics “brownface” advertisement for E-Pay". ''The Online Citizen''. July 31, 2019. Accessed on 1 August 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2019/07/31/netizens-slam-government-for-taking-action-against-rap-video-by-local-youtube-star-preetipls-that-critics-brownface-advertisement-for-e-pay/</ref>

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Dayana Rizal: /* Career highlights */

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	===YouTube (Aug 2016 - Present Day)===		===YouTube (Aug 2016 - Present Day)===
	At more than 10,500 subscribers, Preetipls has produced several notable videos since her first upload on YouTube ([https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3KEpER72ovRAJoX-wL6IGw YouTube channel]). As of 17 July 2019, her highest viewed videos are ‘MEI LI (Nicki Minaj - Chun Li Remix)’ with over 175,000 views and ‘PREETIPLS ASKS 5SOS WEIRD FAN QUESTIONS?!” with over 115,000 views. She has also been featured on other Singaporean channels such as YAAASTV and The Smart Local.		At more than 10,500 subscribers, Preetipls has produced several notable videos since her first upload on YouTube ([https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3KEpER72ovRAJoX-wL6IGw YouTube channel]). As of 17 July 2019, her highest viewed videos are ‘MEI LI (Nicki Minaj - Chun Li Remix)’ ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1au9bMk38Ds YouTube video]) with over 175,000 views and ‘PREETIPLS ASKS 5SOS WEIRD FAN QUESTIONS?!' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsj0IkKFdeA YouTube video]) with over 115,000 views. She has also been featured on other Singaporean channels such as YAAASTV and The Smart Local.
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