I mean, I know it's on the dreaded Coronavirus, but it was too good not to pass up. It's also midnight o'39 and I already promised my sister we'd go running at 6am. Maybe my judgment is clouded. We'll see when we review this post in class. Anyway.
The country of Malaysia currently has more than 2,900 cases of individuals that are diagnosed with the Coronavirus and 45 deceased (on paper), making it the country with the most cases of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia. In the midst of this international pandemic, the Malaysian government's Women's Development Department posted a list of "tips" for women to help cope with the lockdown and self-isolation period we are all living in. These so-called "tips" included the following:
- avoid "nagging
- continue to wear makeup
- refrain from being "sarcastic" when asked to help with household chores
- avoid wearing "home clothes"
As you can imagine, this did not go over well for the Malaysian government. In fact, the Malaysian government had to issue an apology. Their intentions were to enforce positive habits and behaviors during this challenging time, but their advice almost seemed to be a cover for the increase in domestic violence due to these (necessary) shelter-in-place orders-- it seemed like a subtle suggestion to appease to abusers rather than find help. Unfortunately, this is not the first time the Malaysian government has been accused of sexism. More recently, in 2017, a member of parliament claimed husbands were "abused" when wives gave insults, withheld sex, and denied consent for Muslim men to take another wife during a debate on amending domestic abuse laws.
Malaysian government apologizes after advising wives to avoid 'nagging' during coronavirus lockdown
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