PAS Wants Strict Dress Code For Women To Reduce Rape
PAS Muslimat Chief wants laws for women to stop wearing "indecent clothes" in order to reduce sex crimes. Should this law also apply to our young little girls to stop themselves from being a target of paedophiles?
By Mei Mei Chu — 11 Jul 2013, 06:36 PM — Updated about 11 years ago
PAS Muslimat Chief Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff says enforce strict dress codes for women to reduce sexual crimes
PAS Muslimat Chief Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff says enforce strict dress codes for women to reduce sexual crimes
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PAS Muslimat Chief Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff says enforce strict dress codes for women to reduce sexual crimes
Image via harakahdaily.netA PAS woman MP has called for stricter enforcement to prevent women from dressing "indecently" in public, in order to curb sexual crimes.
“The government should consider enacting laws to prevent women from wearing indecent clothing to prevent sexual crimes.”
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This was the assessment by Pas’ Rantau Panjang member of parliament Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff, who said that indecent dressing had become a norm among young women here.
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She says indecent dressing of short pants and short dresses are among the reasons for sexual crimes
Siti Zailah took a swipe at women who wore short pants, labelling them indecent. She also believed that stewardesses’ uniforms were “too tight”.
Image via flickr.comSiti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (PAS-Rantau Panjang) told the Dewan Rakyat that short pants and short dresses were “among the factors” for such crimes.
“This culture of women wearing short pants… it is indecent. Take for example the dressing of stewardess,”
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Addressing the Dewan Rakyat yesterday, she said this was not helped by the government’s insistence on bringing in international artistes, whom she claimed set a bad example.
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Siti Zailah felt Barisan Nasional had contributed to the indecent dressing phenomenon through its association with Korean (K-Pop) artistes. "Maybe this is because BN leaders are bringing in artistes from Korea," she said .
According to The Star, netizens say "stop slut shaming and victim blaming"
@mymiszelle pointed out a loophole: “Creating a #DressCode for women in Malaysia won't prevent sexual crimes & harassment. And will it be a crime if women don't adhere? Perpetrators can say: 'Oh, she wasn't in the #DressCode specified. Not my fault. Her's.' #loophole Back to blaming women.”
thestar.com.myLawyer Michelle Yesudas (@chelle_yesudas) tweeted: “Sexual crimes/harassment comes from the way we perceive power relationships between sexes. if only a dress code can change it :)”.
thestar.com.myKulai MP Teo Nie Ching, weighed in: “The idea to use dress code to solve rape not only insults women, but insults men as well. #NoExcuseForRape”
thestar.com.myStop slut shaming and victim blaming, it is outrageous to suggest that a woman’s dressing is to blame for the actions of perverts, said netizens.
thestar.com.myRead also: Male MP tells female MP she should have shown her 'seluar dalam' to get exco post
[FULL STORY] The Prime Minister Najib and the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development is working hard to increase women's right and position in education and in the workforce. Meanwhile outside the Parliament, a male MP tells a female MP to "flash your panties" to get exco post.
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