iReport ? BANGKOK ? Thailand's "Academy Fantasia" reality show has been providing welcome distraction from the country's bitter political schisms. But now reality has butted in. One of the 12 contestants suddenly announced he would drop out this week because of a spiraling controversy over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing the prime minister ? some using vulgar language. The incident was a sign of the deep societal divisions that remain in Thailand two months after anti-government protests brought bloodshed to the streets. Witthawat Thaokhamlue, a hip-looking 17-year-old student, suggested on Facebook that protesters might not have set buildings on fire if the prime minister had dissolved parliament and called an election, as the demonstrators demanded. Government supporters attacked Witthawat, and many viewers expressed their disapproval. Many on the anti-government side became his fans. The whole affair received widespread media ...
Thai politics intrudes on the world of reality TV (Update1)
BANGKOK ? Thailand's� "Academy Fantasia" reality show has been� providing welcome distraction� from the country's bitter political� schisms. But now reality has butted� in. One� of the 12...
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