The organizers of the NGO formerly known as Mothers Against Pornography, want you to know they have a new name: It’s Malaysians Against Pornography now.
Wait. Was there a vote on this?
Che Asmah Ibrahim, head of the women’s division of Pertubuhan Ikram Malaysia, which is directing the campaign, explains to Free Malaysia Today:
“The problem of pornography no longer concerns mothers alone; it is so widespread that it needs to be addressed by the wider public.”
Ok – well. Right off the bat, I’ma have to stop you right there. Since when has pornography been a “concern of mothers”? That’s some straight Oedipal stuff right there.
And secondly, since when has the public expressed an interest your son’s browser history? Or your daughter’s? Or anyone’s child for that matter?
Girl, you got my stumped right now, not gonna lie.
At a press conference earlier today, she elaborated that the group was going to focus its areas of education on the sexual harassment of girls, to also include educating boys on not becoming predators.
OK, great. I like this. But what does it have to do with the country uniting against pornography. What has Pornhub done that we don’t know about?!
It was then that Ikram referred to their latest campaign program: an anti-pornography drive titled “Love Myself.” Hold on, isn’t that what we’re doing while we watch porn?
In all seriousness, some of the topics covered are incredibly lacking, such as self-development, and telling children rather plainly and clearly what “safe” and “unsafe” touches are. The pertinence of these topics is obvious, taking a look at the unseemly stories that hit the headlines. Just last week, a daughter told police she had been raped by her own father more than 600 times.
The Malaysians Against Pornography campaign started when Pornhub placed Malaysia at number 8 in a list of 21 countries where pornography is most watched. Not bad considering we have some pretty intense firewalls.
However, Che Asmah Ibrahim failed to link the role of pornography with the more serious issues of child sexual abuse in Malaysia.
It’s far too easy to lay the blame at porn’s doorstep, but the fact of the matter is that if we’re #8 on the list, then a lot of us are watching it. However, 99.9% of those who watch aren’t committing these horrifying atrocities that are happening to our country’s children. There’s a disconnect, and maybe you need to look beyond just “porn” and take a more difficult introspective look as to what is actually wrong with a society where things like this are commonplace.
Lack of sexual education in schools is something that has consequences, and not knowing means that entire generations are confused over their bodies, what’s safe, and what is unsafe. Maybe start there.
Just a thought.
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