Comments on: Getting your priorities right

By: glenda larke

glenda larke — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:50:00 +0000

*Shakes her head* Mad.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:36:00 +0000

here’s another one for you:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080730/tod-saudi-religion-animal-offbeat-7f81b96.html

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:34:00 +0000

And the Guardians of Islam in Malaysia keep reassuring everyone that their religion gives equality to EVERYONE, that it’s the best in the world. Pah!

By: glenda larke

glenda larke — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:22:00 +0000

Exactly Gynie - and one way wants to dictate what the other does. More than that, even, they want to criminalize something which is a personal choice, totally harmless to anyone else. They even want to make sure that people who dress differently can't hold a normal job. (And then they complain when many are forced to turn to prostitution or entertainment industries.)

They never look inward to see who is at fault.

The odd thing in all this, btw, is that when I first came here, it was a very tolerant society, with a live and let live attitude. Sure, these things were probably still illegal on the statute books, but everyone turned a blind eye. Now, however, with increased emphasis on the importance of a religious lifestyle, tolerance has flown out the window to be replaced by something much, much nastier and far less pious. We have become better educated - and less wise.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:40:00 +0000

It sounds strange to focus on a clothing question. But i suppose it is more about 2 ways of life.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:31:00 +0000

Just like how sodomy is illegal here, eh?

When an MP (if I recall correctly) actually says that something must be done to curb the rampant spread of the gay/transvestite 'lifestyle' in Malaysia, you know that something is very wrong with the mindset here.

As if we gays, pre-gayness (so to speak), sit around and suddenly decide, "gee, I feel like living a gay lifestyle!" Ditto for transvestites.

I don't think this country will evolve away from such irrationality anytime soon.

Not to get political, but why is it that no one stops to ask, "is sodomy actually such an unnatural, terrible thing?" in light of the sodomy accusation that is being used to take down a politician?

It seems that the authorities in our country are among the best in policing our morals and values, but are powerless against crimes such as snatch thefts, violence, rape, and such.

Cross-dressing, it seems to me, should be the least of their concerns... or even none of their concern.

By: hrugaar

hrugaar — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:15:00 +0000

The attack of the sarong and the evening gown. LOL! Sounds like a gay sci-fi B-movie.

There are a lot of women (and a few cross-dressers) here on the rock who ought to be arrested for exhibiting heinous dress sense in a public place, but that's rather different.

Seriously though, it seems as though Courts the world over are losing whatever sense of rational perspective they once had. :(

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:40:00 +0000

You know what Glenda, you should stand for the next election. Or don't they allow women in government in Malaysia? This situation would be ridiculed by a lot of the western world, but I guess most of us in the western world wouldn't hear about it.

Don't try dressing in tie and pants, I would hate to hear of you in clink.