一项国会圆桌会议，集合所有的政党、非政府组织和关心的马来西亚人，要求“现在就要第一世界国会”，让性骚扰和男性沙文主义的性别歧视性言论消失
今天早上，由大马妇女联合行动组织领导的各政党和非政府组织在妇女、家庭和社会发展部前展开了纠察行动，抗议两名国阵议员莫哈莫赛益和邦莫达粗鲁、粗俗、性别歧视的言论，并要求停止在国会的性别歧视言论。
我对于一些国阵部长和国会议员向民众意见低头，与莫哈莫赛益和邦莫达可耻的行经划清界限，虽然他们在华都拉也区国会议员冯宝君成为两名国阵男性沙文主义议员攻击目标的时候，没有在国会中站起来声援宝君。
无论如何，他们必须做的应该更多，以祢补在上周三和周四24小时内的国会，令人遗憾地三度不能在紧急关头谴责两名国阵议员。如果当时国阵部长或国会议员敢站起来凭良心分辨是非，国会和国家就不会成为国际的笑柄！
更糟糕的是，不少国阵部长和国会议员都公开支持和宽恕两名国阵议员在国会会议厅内的男性沙文主义举止，就好像副首相纳吉表示该项言论“不应该被严肃看待”，而应该被当作是“开玩笑”，并表示“当然有人将这个课题搞大”。
这个课题不但只是关系到宝君的尊严和自尊，而也关系到全部女性国会议员和全马来西亚女性的尊严和自尊、国会作为“第一世界国会”和国家在国际上的形象，因为这个课题再度让马来西亚因为错误、负面和不好的因素而成为国际的焦点。
全部人都期待明天的内阁会议，是否可以还宝君、国会和全马来西亚妇女、国家一个公道，明确地谴责和惩罚两名性别歧视的国阵国会议员，并要求两人对于这不光彩的一幕道歉。
当首相拿督斯里阿都拉上台的时候，他誓言要打造第一世界国会。但是，现在我们拥有的却是一个九流的国会。
我会展开一项国会圆桌会议，集合所有的政党、非政府组织和关心的马来西亚人，要求“现在就要第一世界国会”，让性骚扰和男性沙文主义的性别歧视性言论不会在国家最高的立法机构发生。
今晚上我要作出两项呼吁：
- 第一，促请副首相纳吉就他发表不正当言论道歉，他表示两名国阵议员对于宝君和全马来西亚妇女的“男性沙文主义”攻击，应该以“开玩笑”心态看待，宽恕了两名国阵议员可耻的举止。
- 第二，要求颁布于莫哈莫赛益和邦莫达“拿督”衔头的相关州属和当局，剥夺两人的“拿督”衔头，因为他们已经因为本身可耻的举止、对宝君和全马来西亚妇女作出粗鲁、粗俗、性别歧视和攻击性的言论而蒙羞。让50周年独立庆典蒙上阴影。
Parliamentary Roundtable of all political parties, NGOs and concerned Malaysians will be convened to demand “First-World Parliament NOW ” where there is no sexual harassment or “male chauvinist” sexist remarks
This morning in Kuala Lumpur, political parties and NGOs led by the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) held a protest at the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry to protest against the two sexist Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs, Datuk Mohd Said Yusof (Jasin) and Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (Kinabatangan) for their crude, vulgar, sexist gender-offensive remarks and calling for an end to sexism in Parliament.
I am glad that after failing to stand up in Parliament in solidarity with the DAP MP for Batu Gajah, Fong Po Kuan, who was the target of the male chauvinist attacks of the two sexist BN MPs, some BN Ministers and MPs are bowing to public opinion and are speaking up to dissociate themselves from the abominable conduct of Mohd Said and Bung Mokhtar.
However, they must do more to make up for their regrettable failures on three critical occasions spanning 24 hours in Parliament last Wednesday and Thursday to denounce the two sexist BN MPs – for Parliament and the nation would not have become objects of international ridicule and mockery if there had been BN Ministers or MPs who dared to stand up in Parliament to speak and act according to their conscience of what is right and wrong!
Even worse, there had been no shortage of BN Ministers and MPs who openly supported or condoned the two sexist MPs in their disgraceful exhibition of male chauvinism in the House, for instance the statement by Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak that “it was not supposed to be taken seriously”, that it should be dealt “with a sense of humour” and alleging that “But of course people are making a big meal out of this issue”.
The issue at stake is not simply about Po Kuan’s dignity and self-respect, but also the dignity and self-respect of all women MPs and Malaysian women, Parliament as a “first-world Parliament” and the honour and international reputation of the nation, as this issue has again put Malaysia in the international limelight and news but for all the wrong, negative and bad reasons.
All are waiting to see whether the Cabinet meeting tomorrow will do justice to Po Kuan, Parliament, Malaysian women and the nation by coming out with a clear stand to condemn and punish the two sexist BN MPs as well as extending an apology over the disgraceful episode.
When Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi became Prime Minister, Malaysians were promised a “First-World Parliament” but we have instead a ninth-class Parliament.
I will convene a Parliamentary Roundtable of all political parties, NGOs and concerned Malaysians to demand a “First-World Parliament NOW” where there is no sexual harassment and where “male chauvinist” sexist remarks will never be heard again in the highest legislative chamber in the land.
I want to make two calls tonight:
- Firstly, to call on Najib to apologise for his insensitive remarks condoning the disgraceful conduct of the two sexist BN MPs when he said that their “male chauvinist” attacks on Po Kuan and all Malaysian women should not be taken seriously but “with a sense of humour”, which had compounded the offence committed by the two errant MPs.
- Secondly, to call on the relevant states and awarding authorities to strip both Mohd Said and Bung Mokhtar of their “Datuk” titles which they have disgraced and dishonoured by their abominable conduct with their crude, vulgar, sexist, offensive, “male chauvinist” attacks on Po Kuan and all Malaysian women as well as bringing shame and dishonour to their state and nation, casting a dark shadow on the nation’s 50th Merdeka anniversary celebrations.
