I am frankly quite tired of sodomy
Jun 29, 2008 Rantings
Well, well, it was only a matter of time, I suppose.
I was just thinking the other day, when SAPP Chief Yong Teck Lee announced that the party would push for a motion of no-confidence against the PM, whether it was the first sign of Anwar’s return to power. And if so, how would anyone *cough* BN *cough* stop him. “More sodomy charges,” I thought. “Maybe there’s another mattress somewhere.”
To be fair, Pak Lah made a statement this morning denying the BN Government’s role in this new allegations against Anwar.
I received a Star News Alert about it, but anyway, it is in this story posted on The Star Online.
For those of you who are not sure what I am talking about, I woke up this morning to a front page headline in The Star:
Shock! Anwar Ibrahim fighting off sodomy allegations again.
Yes, apparently, an aide (a volunteer at that) was sodomised last Thursday (and sometime before as well) by former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He (Anwar, not the aide) called for a press conference at 1.20am this morning to deny the allegations.
The good news is thing is, international media have picked it up really quickly. The AP mentioned that the report is sparking speculation that Anwar will be sent back to prison, the BBC also ran a story headlined Malaysia’s Anwar faces sex claim. I also saw it on CNN while I was at the gym earlier. And the AP story made it to Yahoo! front page too.
(Oh, and I love how the all refer to him as just “Anwar”. Maybe he’s joined the one-name personality club like Britney, Beyonce and Kylie.)
It’s quite funny that these allegations would come back again - 10 years from when he was fired as DPM based on similar charges - and just a few days after 8,500 marriage certificates were issued to same-sex marriage in California, and on the same day CNN decided to post a video on the Mexico Gay Pride Parade on its main page. It is also about two weeks since Norway became the sixth country to legalise gay marriage and on the weekend India hold its largest ever display of gay pride to protest anti-gay laws.
Truth be told, I couldn’t care less if Anwar likes boys (or men, or both).
Despite what PM has said, it does reflect badly on him (and the country) that these allegations would spark at such times of politican uncertainty. Surely, the consequences of such allegations are severe - from national security to economy. (I don’t know if the BN was really involved in this, or if Anwar really did sodomise the guy either.)
And yes, while it is exciting that we may see the word “Penal” on our front pages in the media again, frankly, I’m tired of it. Who cares what he does in his bedroom, and which organ he prefers playing with.
It’s the 21st century. Surely we have more important things to worry about that who’s taking who’s thing up their arse?
(And I apologise to anyone who thinks that I should be focussing more on the political implications (or agenda) than the sexuality issue, but really, doesn’t everyone already have an opinion on that?)
5.32pm Malaysian time (+8 GMT)
Tags: Anwar Ibrahim, Barisan Nasional, Malaysia, Pak Lah, Prime Minister, SAPP, Sodomy, Yong Teck Lee
June 29th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
i think its a political game lar. . . altho anwar looks abit like s’ssy, but he is still married mah, why dun his wife and daughter come out and stand for him.
politics, not an easy game.
June 30th, 2008 at 7:06 am
>And I apologise to anyone who thinks that I should be focussing more on the political implications (or agenda) than the sexuality issue, but really, doesn’t everyone already have an opinion on that?
-HAHA…GO NIKI! more the reason I should give you this gift!
June 30th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I totally agree with you, Niki. Who cares whether the allegation is true or not? We don’t judge a person’s leadership capability based on his/her sexuality. Penny Wong is a proof of that.
June 30th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Was Anwar trapped into this?
June 30th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
SJ,
Who’s to say. I stand by what I said, who cares what he does in his bedroom. I’m not getting involved in any assumptions about politics - so many theories.
June 30th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
the previous administration called, they want their book of dirty tricks back
July 1st, 2008 at 2:14 pm
OK, respect!
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:56 am
[...] I’ve said before, I don’t know if this is a conspiracy against Anwar, or if the bloke enjoys his jolly with [...]
July 4th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
No, we don’t judge a person’s leadership capability based on his/her sexuality. However, he’s married. What does that say?
If you’re gay, don’t go around hiding behind a marriage and kids. That’s just being selfish.