BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BEING A “PONDAN” !
But to say “coward”, followed by the term “pondan“, is something else. It’s highly degoratory, insulting and prejudice to the “pondan” community around us. Some are bloggers, too, I am sure. And many are voters. So, you know what to do when you cast your votes this time around…
Now assuming that “pondan” means that bloggers are one or all of the following: Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transsexual, we’re in for a “happy and gay” time with the laws.
NO Thanks to Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Mohammad Taib who condemned writers of political blogs, whom he says looked brave in criticising government leaders, but were actually “cowards”. He was commenting on allegations that Umno leaders were afraid to speak up and face bloggers.
“Why I say they are coward? Because they are afraid of using (web) addresses in the country but use overseas addresses to slam our country leaders. Is this the character of a man? This is not a man, this is a ‘pondan‘, he added. (Bernama, August 18).
Does he mean that we are now punishable under the many anti-pondan laws in the country?
Section 377 of the penal code prohibits sodomy and you are looking at 20 years jail time, fines or rotan (whippings). Perhaps, altogether. Adui, sakit-nya. (Some say worst than the actual act of ‘sodomy’ itself).
Cross-dressing in public is also a crime but the laws are “vague” and against public immorality. Individual states are permitted to enact state laws. In 1993, Kelantan adopted the Islamic laws, which means (Yo!) death for sodomy. In 2002, twin city Terengganu also adopted the same system. So, can I advise blogger Sheih@kickdefella, that “pondan“, currently working and living in Kota Bahru, to be EXTRA CAREFUL of his “pondan” activities from now on? Sheih?
The pondan phobia continues…
Since the 1990s, the government has been banning anyone who is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender from appearing on state controlled media. No wonder, not too long ago, state TV RTM ditched (through trickery), a very prominent blogger a.k.a Rocky Bru, from appearing in a talk-show although he had been scheduled to appear in the said programme. The blogger thought it was his controversial posting (about the prime minister fainting in Langkawi) that “had him”. Now, we wonder if his “pondan” activities were actually the real reason for him being dismissed from the show.
(Anyway, kudos to blogger and pondan Nathaniel Tan for having the opportunity to appear in Al-Jazeera recently).
Well, if this is not enough …
In 1998, there was a “People’s Anti-Homosexual Voluntary Movement“, to lobby for harsher criminal laws against “pondans“. Members of the group is said to be UMNO members. Which makes me wonder, why are the pro-UMNO bloggers ranting and raving (about being called pondans) when it’s their beloved party’s hobby to incarcerate those “pondans” in our midst?
But somewhere, sometime, there must be a party who emphatises, maybe sympathises with the pondan‘s plight… ?
Until now, no political parties have endorsed “pondan rights” in their party’s constitution. Please correct me if I am wrong. Now that VERY prominent blogger Jeff Ooi had joined the DAP, will the party endorse “pondan rights”?. Perhaps, it already has. Do keep us updated, coz maybe the rest of us “pondans” may want to join or vote for the DAP.
It gets better. In 2007, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad responded to a civil lawsuit filed by Keadilan’s defacto leader and former DPM Anwar Ibrahim, by stating that a pondan should not hold public office in Malaysia.
What about all those politicians or members of Parliament who are also bloggers? You must not forget you are a “pondan“. May we request you to kindly delete your blog. Oh, I forgot, Mahathir now says that bloggers a.k.a “pondans” are the “last hope”, so I think we better fight now for “pondan” rights in public office.
Now, I hope you all don’t sue me for calling you “pondans“, okay? It’s not me. I didn’t do it. It was the Mohammad with the 2Ms who tried to vilify that famous 5 million hits “pondan” Raja Petra Kamaruddin.
Anyway, I am also a pondan what. So, what’s your problem?
* Sources about laws against gays taken from Wikipedia.