after reading abt e rose mary tan saga....it reminded me o another contentious comment made on radio by e infamous Sheikh Haikel who got fired fr perfect10 4 an insulting remark.... there was once when i was listening 2 their morning show; then sheikh made e comment tt women who dress provocatively, if they get raped, they shld b responsible 4 it!!!!! cos he said tt they r juz tempting e guys when they dress provocatively.....i was super pissed when i heard tt remark!!!! so i wrote in 2 give them a piece o my mind....below is my email & daniel ong's reply (cos dan & sheikh hosted e show 2gather).....
From: Bionicgal
Sent: Tue 4/13/2004 10:21 AM
To: Morning Show
Subject: provocative dressing???
Hi Dan & Haikel,
I seriously don't think it's a girl fault at all. Everyone has a right to her dressing. I seriously feel offended by Haikel's remark that girls who dress provocatively & got rape should hold some responsibility for it! There's precisely this kind of thinking that has prevented many victims from putting the culprit behind bars! This attitude has got to change! I read the newspaper (yesterday's Today) and found that there is approximately 1 rape case in every 3 days! If as a guy, the way that you dress becomes contentious, how would you feel? If I were to tell you that you look like a pig or something more insulting, is it my narrow sense of fashion or your total lack of it? If you feel comfortable in what you wear, that's all that really matters. Having temptations does not give you the excuse to commit rape or molest! If men (although biologically so) cannot resist temptation, should we just make it a law that all men should wear blindfolds so that there would not be any temptations? Or maybe we should be like the Talibans and mandate that all women should be covered up totally!
I'm sorry that I sound so angry, but this issue of women having to be responsible for her dressing has like I stated earlier prevented many victims from coming forward & this is totally sad. Please educate all listeners on this!
A truly controversial topic which seriously needs more attention. Happy reading to the millions of mails that you are bound to receive! Have a wonderful day ahead too!
Best of Regards,
Bionicgal
From: Morning Show [mailto:morningmadness@mediacorpradio.com]
Sent: Sat 17/04/2004 14:15
To: Bionicgal
Subject: RE: provocative dressing???
yo bionicgal,
hey!!!
thanks for your feedback!!!
noted...and with apologies if we offfended... will get it to sheikh too....
secondly, thanks for allowing us to be a part of your life, thanks for listening.
keep listening,
coz we will only get better!!! we promise...
love,
daniel ong
987fm
i wanted to write back when i saw e reply actually, cos i dun really tink they take my email seriously....but i didn't kick up a big fusss....come 2 tink o it i shld actually......but in any case they fired sheikh.....smart move!!!!! but wif pple like sheikh, then we wld know tt more oublic education is needed!!!!
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