A furore erupted over two MP's period (literally) joke at women. They were, accordingly, branded sexists and were demanded to apologize.
I find it amusing, considering that there are tons of jokes poking fun at males too (Think: Why was Moses lost for 40 years? Because he was too dumb to ask for directions). Okay, that's insulting. Insulting our intelligence. I don't see any men's rights groups shouting "sexism" to high heaven.
So, in a sense, our deputy prime minister Najib is right when he says they should not be taken seriously. Because seriously, it was just a pun. It might've been said maliciously, but then people (usually females) tell the Moses joke maliciously too.
Yes, I defend them here, and think this whole thing is a lot over nothing.
But the irony here is evident. Jokes (as long as they are humorous) insulting women are fine. They should not be taken seriously.
On the other hand, I don't think those two MPs could have survived long if they had poked fun at, say, the Prophet Muhammad. Or his wife(s).
No, not even if it was a joke.
They would've been sacked before you could even say "Barisan Nasional", and I don't need to explain why the hypocrisy is so evident here.
You can make a joke insulting women in general (or men, for that matter). But no, any joke "defaming" Islam or anything related to it is not tolerated in our blessed country. Not even if it was...a joke.
For that matter: A joke by a US senator poking fun at Malaysian women would have the entire government up in arms. Etc. etc.
Sometimes, our country doesn't make sense.
Or perhaps I'm just crazy.
I find it amusing, considering that there are tons of jokes poking fun at males too (Think: Why was Moses lost for 40 years? Because he was too dumb to ask for directions). Okay, that's insulting. Insulting our intelligence. I don't see any men's rights groups shouting "sexism" to high heaven.
So, in a sense, our deputy prime minister Najib is right when he says they should not be taken seriously. Because seriously, it was just a pun. It might've been said maliciously, but then people (usually females) tell the Moses joke maliciously too.
Yes, I defend them here, and think this whole thing is a lot over nothing.
But the irony here is evident. Jokes (as long as they are humorous) insulting women are fine. They should not be taken seriously.
On the other hand, I don't think those two MPs could have survived long if they had poked fun at, say, the Prophet Muhammad. Or his wife(s).
No, not even if it was a joke.
They would've been sacked before you could even say "Barisan Nasional", and I don't need to explain why the hypocrisy is so evident here.
You can make a joke insulting women in general (or men, for that matter). But no, any joke "defaming" Islam or anything related to it is not tolerated in our blessed country. Not even if it was...a joke.
For that matter: A joke by a US senator poking fun at Malaysian women would have the entire government up in arms. Etc. etc.
Sometimes, our country doesn't make sense.
Or perhaps I'm just crazy.
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