Blaming women dressing for sexual harassment
Dress Code Proposal To Check Sexual Harassment
PENANG, May 22 (Bernama) — Two state assemblymen Tuesday proposed a dress code for women aimed at checking sexual harassment and violent sexual acts against women.
Shabudin Yahaya (BN-Permatang Berangan) said the way women dressed up was among factors that led to sexual harassment and violent sexual acts being committed. *1
“The women’s dressing nowadays can entice men to harass and do things to them,” he said when debating the motion of thanks in the state assembly Monday.
Datuk Jasmin Mohamed (BN-Sungai Dua) said women’s pursuit of position prompted many of them to put aside their responsibility to the family and was one of the reasons for the violent sexual acts. *2
*1 ~ Sexual harassment happens because of women dressing? Again, we have someone blaming others for some people’s evil acts.
“The women’s dressing nowadays can entice men to harass and do things to them,”
What do you think? May I ask?
*2 ~ Working women is one the reasons for the violent sexual acts? What’s wrong with working women? May I ask how many families in Malaysia have sufficient money for their family expenses if the wife doesn’t work? Please, propose something solid and helpful to the society not gain popularity. What say you? May I ask?
Well, we still have someone doesn’t agree with them in house.
Repeated criticisms by Shabudin and Jasmin on the attitude of women which they said contributed to the sexual acts drew reaction from Ng Siew Lai (BN-Bukit Tengah) and Datuk Jahara Hamid (BN-Telok Air Tawar) who stood to defend women.
Ng said every culture had their way of dressing and a dress code was not necessary as responsibility towards the family must be shared by the couple and not only burdened on women.
Tan Cheng Liang (BN-Jawi) urged the government to enact a law on sexual harassment to protect women.
She said violent sexual acts and harassment against women were not because of women’s dressing but the men’s shallow thinking and disrespect for women.
“There were reports of women in tudung and young children becoming rape victims. As such, dressing is just an excuse and there is no need for a dress code as women know how to dress up.”
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May 22nd, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Hah! I just did the same posting, man. I wonder aloud with you: what’s wrong with our politicians these days?
Let’s see how long it takes the women ministers, MPs and poticians to react this time. The last one, on “bocor”, they took ages.
KJ: Rocky, thanks for drop by. Ya, we will see.
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:03 am
Isn’t some menteri said this before?
most rape victims are not dressed sexy and what about those sumbang mahram victims?
why our country leader are so…. ah, duno what to say
KJ: It is indeed.
May 23rd, 2007 at 3:03 am
Here it goes again! Ignoring families? What the F is he talking about?
With today’s rising cost, if one income, better hope that he is bringing in RM15K!
Two income families are already finding it tough!
Instead of talking about this, they should talk about why certain employers can terminate their female staff for being pregnant! (4-5 thousand a months salary, put out of a job!)
KJ: You are so right about that. I really doubt that.
May 23rd, 2007 at 5:02 am
[...] Kean-Jin for the early-morning alert and title [...]
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:54 am
Kean-Jin……they even rape their tudung grand-daughter or step-daughter. What does it tell you…..they may even use religion to alakazam chastity-belts. No? Thanks for alerting me….yes I read it this morning, no yesterday….and coming from Penang?
KJ: Yes, it is coming from Penang. And, their colleagues don’t agree with them. They have mentioned one of the points you highlighted here to these 2 ADUN. I believe it is nothing related to religion here BUT the attitude to gender equality
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:34 am
really think it over n over n over again whether to cont my career back in malaysia…
who knows 1 day out of the blue he made the law that every one must wear “Jubah” like the saudi arabians cloth if women are to be in the public area…
I loosing my rights being a malaysian…
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Looks like the Taliban has landed in Malaysia…khabar ini baru bocor!
May 23rd, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Time and again we had been reminded who we had placed in parliament…monkeys
Sadly, Ijok and Machap confirms we need them
May 24th, 2007 at 5:20 am
Sendiri gatal…kata perempuan pakai tak senonoh
May 28th, 2007 at 9:09 am
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May 29th, 2007 at 7:48 pm
The way how a woman dresses is a form of self-expression. They are happy to be a woman. An emotional and powerful creature who has suppressed for a long centuries. I believe Women could changed the world to be a better place if people could see them with a new perceptions.
If talking about raping cases. A rapist doesnt even care about the dressing.
Women are beautiful people. Let them be the light. Important of all RESPECT