09-15-2012, 04:55 AM
Don't you see the hidden hypocrisy in this quote.
If I didn't read the whole article but only the quote, I could have thought he wants to create awareness and educate the public about homosexuality in a positive light.
LGBT indeed is a taboo subject and it needs to be discussed openly. The public needs to be educated correctly about homosexuality. Homosexuality is not a disease and it cannot infect people's minds.
Malaysia is a very modern country but divided into several groups - The religious conservative, modern conservative and modern progressive. I think it will stay divided in years to come as the youngsters are being fed with 'Yellow culture' and 'Only Islam is pure and other religions are not' since day 1. Yellow Culture basically means everything that's bad comes from the west.
Last April, there was an anti gay demonstration in a stadium participated by 3000 people. The demonstration consisted of old and young people (Majority Muslims). I bet most of them are modern folks but think backward at the same time. They accept changes in all aspects but religion.
But as I've stated, Malaysia is also filled with modern progressive people. I work in a district called Starhill, which is basically the heart and soul of the capital city. It is home to many landmarks, shopping centers, bars (Including gay bars) and more. A lot of foreigners, expats and gay folks live in this district. It's basically our version of New York's fifth avenue or Melbourne's Collins Street. I occasionally see gays/lesbians holding hands in the public. I see holding hands in public as a symbol of moving forward and breaking the wall. Most people seem not to mind gays/lesbians holding hands. Even if they do, they do not dare to speak up or take action as Starhill is a modern district with progressive thinkers (majority).
I doubt the campaign being done by the education ministry will be successful. I'm sure they will get support from the conservative parents. But they will also receive backlash from the progressive parents.
The education ministry has failed in fulfilling its responsibility, which is to educate men to think, work and decide rationally and properly. Education should make us humans but the present education is making us passive and deeply thoughtless. They just want us to continue to swallow everything that they are feeding us.
But world, don't give up on us in Malaysia just yet. Each one of us, the progressive thinker will continue to do our best efforts to break the wall, to educate and create changes - directly or indirectly.
Quote:"Such exposure is important and it is high time the LGBT issue is discussed openly and not think of it as a taboo"
If I didn't read the whole article but only the quote, I could have thought he wants to create awareness and educate the public about homosexuality in a positive light.
LGBT indeed is a taboo subject and it needs to be discussed openly. The public needs to be educated correctly about homosexuality. Homosexuality is not a disease and it cannot infect people's minds.
Malaysia is a very modern country but divided into several groups - The religious conservative, modern conservative and modern progressive. I think it will stay divided in years to come as the youngsters are being fed with 'Yellow culture' and 'Only Islam is pure and other religions are not' since day 1. Yellow Culture basically means everything that's bad comes from the west.
Last April, there was an anti gay demonstration in a stadium participated by 3000 people. The demonstration consisted of old and young people (Majority Muslims). I bet most of them are modern folks but think backward at the same time. They accept changes in all aspects but religion.
But as I've stated, Malaysia is also filled with modern progressive people. I work in a district called Starhill, which is basically the heart and soul of the capital city. It is home to many landmarks, shopping centers, bars (Including gay bars) and more. A lot of foreigners, expats and gay folks live in this district. It's basically our version of New York's fifth avenue or Melbourne's Collins Street. I occasionally see gays/lesbians holding hands in the public. I see holding hands in public as a symbol of moving forward and breaking the wall. Most people seem not to mind gays/lesbians holding hands. Even if they do, they do not dare to speak up or take action as Starhill is a modern district with progressive thinkers (majority).
I doubt the campaign being done by the education ministry will be successful. I'm sure they will get support from the conservative parents. But they will also receive backlash from the progressive parents.
The education ministry has failed in fulfilling its responsibility, which is to educate men to think, work and decide rationally and properly. Education should make us humans but the present education is making us passive and deeply thoughtless. They just want us to continue to swallow everything that they are feeding us.
But world, don't give up on us in Malaysia just yet. Each one of us, the progressive thinker will continue to do our best efforts to break the wall, to educate and create changes - directly or indirectly.
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