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Thursday, July 11, 2013

'SHOW YOUR PANTIES' TEASE: Sack the guy, say activists

'SHOW YOUR PANTIES' TEASE: Sack the guy, say activists
"Sack the guy!"
That's what women's right advocate Norhayati Kaprawi had to say about the parliamentary officer who made the "show your panties" remark.
In an interview with the Star, Norhayati, who pulled no punches in calling the statement sexist, rued the fact that there were still people who believe that women had to exploit their sexuality in order to succeed.
"Do these people think that women can’t succeed based on their intelligence, strength and merits. Women can!" she said.
Norhayati was referring to an incident revealed by Kuantan Member of Parliament, Fuziah Salleh, where a female MP was reportedly told by a parliamentary official that if she had "shown her 'seluar dalam'", she would have gotten a state Executive Councillor post.
This incident was also condemned by many other women rights activist as being blatantly sexist.
Norhayati also had sharp words about the recent statement by Rantau Panjang Member of Parliament Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff that short skirts and pants contributed to sexual crimes.
Siti Zailah, who is also the PAS Dewan Muslimat chief, had made the statement while urging the Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development to introduce a dress code to help prevent sexual harassment.
"As in many countries that want to project their ‘Islamic identities’, one of the first things they impose is to regulate women’s lives, on how they dress, and curb women’s freedom of movement ... rather than blaming the women, PAS should ask their leaders to teach men to respect women, to teach them that no woman deserved to be harassed, molested or raped," Norhayati said.
Women's Aid Organisation Executive Director, Ivy Josiah, also criticised the MP's statement as justifying the "rape myth".
Ivy said that politicians should have a better understanding on the dynamics and psychology of sexual crimes.
"Unfortunately, the first response would be - How to change the behaviour of the women?" she said.
"These crimes have nothing to do with how women are dressed. They are committed when the man has complete control over the women and they are unable to do anything to control that."
"Let’s not turn our attention to women. If a man can’t control himself when he sees a woman dressed in what he perceives to be indecent, then the problem lies with the man," she added.
- Malaysia Chronicle

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