Fury among women

If you have read this article: Remark on Divorcees Provokes Outrage then you should understand the reason women are in fury nowadays. No, it's not because they are experiencing menopause or whatsoever, but it is because of the remark that one of the MPs used in the Parliament.

It is not often to see me commenting about news (because reporters have commented about it enough), but upon reading Wong Chun Wai's comment: Leaders Must Behave Decently (I think the title self-explains), I couldn't help but nodding my head in agreement. It is of my opinion that the MP's remark was pre-matured and baseless. I mean, if a woman divorces her husband is thought to be gatal (randy), does it mean that a man who divorces his wife is not? What is so special about men that women are constantly being picked on?

I'm not being a female-rights activist or anything like that, but it is clear that in this modern society, we must have mutual respect to everybody, regardless of his gender, age, race and religion. To make such a degrading remark on women clearly diminishes that respect.

It is a shame that leaders who are selected by the people are acting in such manner. When it comes to elections, they portray themselves as being the best quality candidate, the one who is capable of representing the people and one who attains high moral standards. However, to read the happenings in the august House truly nullifies such portrayal.

Do we want our Parliament to be like the one in Taiwan (you should have seen how the MPs in the Taiwanese Parliament behave; this is often captured on television)? If the answer is negative, then it is high time that the local MPs think before they act. I am sure that they wouldn't want to land themselves in any ugly situation.

It is so common now to see an MP making a wrong remark, refusing to retract his or her words and then face pressure from the other politicians and the mass media (don't get me wrong. Some MPs do admit their mistakes). Perhaps they uttered certain words out of pressure and anger, but such excuse is not acceptable as a human being has a brain to think and a conscience to determine whether such words are appropriate to be used in the august House. A human being is able to rationalise, so MPs should realise and be sensitive towards certain issues that can provoke anger. My advice is never try anything if you cannot defend yourself sufficiently.

Have a look at this survey made by The Star Online: (Click here). This shows how the people in general think about the remark made by the MP. Looks like he's in the soup now. A hot one.