One of the latest would be news of a “Non-Muslim only" concert featuring Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas happening on Sept 25 in Sunway Lagoon.
With a stroke of the mighty authoritarian pen, there are now two classes of people in the country, adding further to segmentation vis a vis race and political affiliations.
Apparently, this was a decision due to the concert being sponsored by a brewery, AND since there is a severe slump in domestic tourism counter, some leeway (read: bending backwards) was apparently made.
Huh?
This is just so wrong.
For one, it in principle discriminated a whole group of people (never mind the theological justifications).
The concert is “expected to boost the tourism industry affected by the recession and the A(H1N1) flu outbreak”.(Quoted from The Malaysian Insider)
Give me a break, please.
Fergie and her gang have got a strong following in this region.
What if Muslim fans from our regional neighbors want in? To help do their domestic tourism boosting bit, that is.
What then? Do we say: Sorry, No Muslims Allowed.
See how sick that reads?
(MI says the go-ahead comes with restrictions against selling "the brew" or displaying the brewers logo and what not.
That makes it all so-very okay, doesn't it?)
The Arthur's Day concert is one of four to celebrate the brewery’s 250th anniversary.
As such, it could not have been an impromptu, out of the blue, decision but one that is long in the planning.
The reason for choosing Malaysia truly Asia is probably this: “…one of the top 10 (brewer brand) consuming countries in the world with the bitter available anywhere.” (ditto)
Ahh…
So you can calculate the amount of clout involved in this decision making.
And the date chosen for this concert? A few days after the Aidil Fitri celebrations.
I, too, enjoy Fergie’s songs but I can hear the smack right across the Peninsular.
This is just so sick.
One country. Multiple standards.
So very sick.
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