It seems like Thai culture is on everyone’s mind these days after the Tiew Thai Me Hey MV fiasco. Now, it seems like another has just arisen.
It’s Miss Intercontinental beauty pageant season, and Thailand is competing. However, some netizens aren’t all impressed with what Miss Intercontinental Thailand 2016, Atitaya Kunnalaphat, will be wearing to compete.
They have decided to dress her up as Thotsakan, the same mighty King of Demons and Giants who got so much flack for making Thai pastries in the tourism MV last month.
Some netizens were not impressed, however, saying that the costume is reserved for only males. One of the comments posted on the picture was:
“Thotsakan is a male giant who is powerful in all aspects. This is a woman. How can she wear it?”
Many other commentators have risen up to her defense, saying that it’s not strange for a female to wear the costume, because other females have done so in the past for the sake of theater.
After all, when Miss Universe Thailand wore a tuk-tuk costume last year, no one complained that she wasn’t actually a motor vehicle.
Others think that the costume is pretty, and that’s all that matters.
No matter, it was reported that she will be wearing this costume on the 15th of October in Sri Lanka where the competition is being held, reported Kapook.
Photos: Miss Grand Thailand
