Lavigne Too Hot To Handle?

"An Avril Lavigne concert scheduled for later this month in Malaysia has been cancelled amid complaints that the show by the Canadian rock singer is "too sexy." The Arts, Culture and Heritage Ministry says it had decided not to permit Lavigne's planned Aug. 29 performance because it is unsuitable for Malaysian culture.

The decision came after complaints by the youth wing of a fundamentalist opposition party, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic party. Kamarulzaman Mohamed, a party youth official, told the Associated Press on Monday that Lavigne's show was "considered too sexy for us" and would promote the wrong values just before independence day on Aug. 31."

Read it up here and here.

"Avril Lavigne too sexy for us."

Aiyoh...this people are getting more and more ridiculous by the minute.

As if this nation isn't in enough crap, they had to go and pull a stunt like this. Says it all doesn't it? How to Malaysia Boleh larh?

Isn't it time for the authorities to step up (yea...riighhht...) and decide to actually not to continue putting our country to shame for the sake of some bigots?

No offense to that ever complaining party and its enthusiasts, but isn't it time to step out of your shell and embrace the world as it is instead of trying to create a self-made existence of impairment?

Certainly the way forward isn't by looking back and driving your nails into the sand in a bid to counter the momentum? 

I cringe to imagine the views of the international domain over our pitiful stand and excuse over cancelling this concert.

And saying the wrong values would be portrayed just before our national celebration as an attempt to rationalise for their impediment is just plain ridiculous and selfish.

"Malaysia requires all performers to wear clothes without obscene or drug-related images and be covered from the chest to the knees. They must also refrain from jumping, shouting, hugging and kissing on stage."

Wow. Mind boggling. As a Malaysian, I didn't even knew such regulations were in place.

Hello? Is this too sexy for you?

I admit it doesn't measure up to the standards of being covered from the chest to the knees, but this doesn't even hinge on the borderline of decency. We've all seen worse.

And please, do not speak on behalf of the nation's youth. What right do you have of that?

Fingers crossed a new date would be agreed upon soon. 

That is if Avril STILL wants to come after all this major bull.