Indecent Exposure

January 20, 2008 - 8:30 AM by

Remember Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe failure” a few years ago?

Over in Malaysia, popular rock singer Faizal Tahir is in trouble for a similar incident.

However, his involves a LOT LESS exposure but controversy all the same.

It seems that the 29-year-old performer got carried away during a concert & ripped off his tee-shirt then tossed it into the crowd revealing a bare chest decorated with an “S” motif like the one above.

In uber-conservative Muslem Malaysia, that’s a no-no. Not the Superman bit. The public chest appearance.

As penance, Tazir has to sit out appearing on national television – the mishap was being aired live when it went down – for half a year.

The Guardian’s South East Asia correspondent Ian MacKinnon: in the increasingly conservative Muslim society where entertainers must follow strict government guidelines stipulating that they be covered from knee to chest, the stunt drew cries of outrage.

More on the story here.

Clearly Malaysian t.v. doesn’t carry the Super Bowl….

Tags: • Category: Blogging, History and Culture, Politics, Pop Culture 

Comments

5 Comments on Indecent Exposure

  1. Benji on Sun, Jan 20th 2008 10:32 AM

    2. What is the penalty for showing your bare chest in Israel?

  2. Stephanie on Sun, Jan 20th 2008 11:01 AM

    3. I dunno, BL. But I’ve got an idea: Why don’t you strip off in downtown Tel Aviv, stroll around a bit and tell us what happens?

  3. karin on Sun, Jan 20th 2008 1:45 PM

    4. I think you get rewards in Israel for such behavior – maybe even a promotion….

  4. Benji on Sun, Jan 20th 2008 2:22 PM

    5. Somebody on Rothschild tried to put a leash on me. Then I was asked if I was a member of Knesset. How odd.

    Maybe I can get a job at the upcoming Sextival.

  5. Stephanie on Sun, Jan 20th 2008 10:14 PM

    6. B-Lo: Put your shirt back on. You’re creating a ruckus.

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