Comments on: Rihanna has to comply with Malaysian decency laws to perform

By: petitmonde

petitmonde — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:45:46 +0000

I agree with sweetzy. The laws in Middle Eastern countries are like “a tooth for a tooth”, if you steal, they cut off your hands, if you murder someone, they put the death sentence on you. They don’t glorify sex, thus the women covering their bodies from head to toe. This may seem brutal to us living here in the West, but those laws have been in effect for more than 2000 years, and it’s unlikely to change. These laws keep the people in order. Look at the Islamic societies, they don’t condone adultery, so you don’t see men and women having affairs, having children out of wedlock, etc. These issues have become normal and acceptable for us in the West so we mostly don’t approve of their laws in other countries. Also, for a Muslim man to marry a 2nd/3rd/4th wife, the 1st wife must approve of it first. It’s not like the men can just marry whoever they like and take the women home to an unsuspecting wife. I’d like to think the men have more respect for their wives in this matter.

trollydolly – I don’t agree that Rihanna should wear clothes as she pleases. If you go to a different country, you should respect their laws. While in your country you have your rights, you don’t get to exercise your rights in other countries. A teacher of mine in high school told a story of a couple of Americans in Saudi Arabia, drinking alcohol in their hotel balcony. It is forbidden for Muslims to consume alcohol, and it is against the law for any person to do so in Saudi Arabia. The Americans got 20 lashes in the back for disobeying the law. Whose fault was it? The Americans must’ve gone there knowing the law, yet they still disobeyed it. So they paid the price. Malaysian laws are in effect to protect the people, we may not agree with it, but if it’s working for them, then I say keep it up.

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By: sweetzy

sweetzy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:11:58 +0000

Trollydolly – yes that’s true because adultry is a sin in Islam, i think adultry is a big sin in all religions in the world. Back then, adultry people will get punished or even killed cause it’s a shame and a sin in all religions, in europe, in asia, in east anywhere. Maybe it looks horrible to u cause nowadays adultry, living together without marriage n having child before marriage is a normal thing or i can say it’s been a custom to some countries. Islam still holding and helping their people to remember that those act is a sin. Thus, capture is 1 of the way to prevent it. But we don’t kill those people like some other strict countries.

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By: sweetzy

sweetzy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:02:51 +0000

Well, ic some narrow thoughts here about Islam, but i guess those people haven’t really come to Malaysia and understand it. First of all, u have to respect rules of other countries, it wont be a problems for people who knows how to respect other peoples rules. Second, Midle east is totally different from Malaysia, there aren’t any beaten happening in the street because of what they wear, that’s ridiculous. Thirdly, at least we helping rihanna or any other singer women who came here not to look slutty or whore as they can be. Fourthly, Islam limit 4 wives only to save women from the being the number 50 or 70 wives during that century when mens are allowed to marry as many girls as they like. It’s an old customs plus there are still other religions who allows more then 1 wives. At least it’s legal then being the mistress of a men lust. Fifthly, women are not treathen as a slave in a true Islamic teaching. Finally, please gain some true knowledge b4 judging any religions.

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By: trollydolly

trollydolly — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:52:44 +0000

It’s terribly strict in Malaysia – if you are a Muslim. Other faiths are tolerated and respected but there is a separate Religious police force there. They target women especially. I have holidayed there several times, lovely country, lovely people but not if you are an unmarried Muslim woman caught for example in a hotel room with a man not a relative. Instant arrest by the Religious police and trial. Rhianna should wear as she pleases and pay the fine!!

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By: Christina X

Christina X — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:11:18 +0000

O NOES! She might have to draw attention to the “quality” of her music…like, you know, what she was famous for in the first place.

I mean, god forbid, right?

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By: petitmonde

petitmonde — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:46:27 +0000

It’s good that they put restrictions on Rihanna. She looks so different now, and is taking this “good girl gone bad” image a little too far.

Wasn’t Britney Spears issued the same thing when she went to perform in Malaysia or somewhere in Asia? China also applies the same rules to performers, I believe.

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By: monica

monica — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:18:52 +0000

good for them and sticking to their ideal, whatever it may be.
i like her but i’m glad that they don’t bow down to celebrities.

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By: Baholicious

Baholicious — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:45:17 +0000

I just count my blessings of how fortunate I am to live in a First-World nation, that goes without saying.

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By: Enonymous

Enonymous — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:17:32 +0000

I agree with you on that, all religions are cruel and unfair when it comes to women but as far as I am aware, I have not heard of women in todays society (i am sure something happens behind close doors instead with the other cults/religions) still being stoned and beaten to death in the middle of the street by strangers because of what they wear but in middle east and these largely oriented Muslim regions, I have heard and read plenty of horrific stories.

In exception to any fanatic cults that still call themselves a religion, the main religions do not permit multiple marriages except for Muslims were men can marry how many women they want and divorce them on the spot with a single word but when a Muslim woman wishes to divorce her husband she has to go through hell and even then.

The bottom line is there is still a lot of obvious, unashamed and unapologetic sexism going on and that just does not cut it anymore.

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By: Baholicious

Baholicious — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:49:20 +0000

Those are the Malaysian laws and when you go to someone else’s country you obey their laws whether you agree with them or not.

Fundamentalist/Orthodox/Conservative whatever you want to call it of all three monotheistic faiths have draconian ideas when it comes to women, not just the Muslims. I just wanted to point that out because that is the faith that is usually singled out.

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