Rihanna’s Concert in Malaysia-’Am I too sexy?’

On January 8th 2009, The Star announced that Rihanna will be coming to Bukit Jalil on the 13th of Febrauary as part of her ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ tour. While Rihanna fans alike were screaming aloud and jumping in joy, unknown to them chaos is again shrouding her concert. As you know, Malaysia had trouble from conservative Muslim Malaysians during previous concerts. 

Let us take a look at the previous concerts. Famous dance group Pussycat Dolls’ organisers for their 2006 concert got fined $3000 for not following Malaysia’s rules. Well, this explain why they can hardly dance during their appearance in MTV Asia’s awards in Genting last year. Come on, they’re wrapped so tight they can hardly dance. Which is a sad thing cos they may never come to Malaysia for a concert again. I think they’ll rather go to some countries where the citizens actually appreciate them in the country and not fine them for nonsensical reasons.

Next, we have Gwen Stefani performing in August 2007. This time, 10,000-member National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students accused her of promoting promiscuit, skimpy outfits, and funnily, “CORRUPTING” Islamic Youth’s mind. The concert was a success, and she followed the rules, wearing outfits that barely shows any skin. However, some of them still complained that she showed some parts of her hand. According to the Sharia Laws, any female performer must be covered from the chest to her knee, not to mention she can’t jump on the stage. LOL. Get a life, would ya? If u think Western performers are corrupting youth’s minds, then stop Mat Rempits on the road before saying stuffes and point fingers at performers. Anyways, Stefani slammed them “I’ve been in the music industry for 20 years and this is the first time that I’m facing opposition from people who have misunderstood me”.

Most recently is Avril Lavinge’s concert in August 2008. Again, she faced protests that she’ll corrupt minds with her ‘sexy image’. Well well, Avril blasted them by saying “They tend to, you know, sometimes not want Western artists in their country. I respect that, but at the same time, you know, there’s people that listen to music there and want to see their idols and stuff, so it’s all good.” Good job, and her concert is also a complete success. That’s three controversies, and there’s bound to be one come Rihanna’s tour. 

In case you don’t know, Rihanna is currently one of the most famous female pop singer around the world, and her fanbase in Malaysia is more than that of Gewn Stefani and Avril Lavinge combined. So before they start another protest, please think rationally. Rihanna’s concert tickets are selling very fast, and based on the previous three concerts, I don’t think their protests will do much in stopping the concert. So stop embarassing yourself on TV, stop handing out flyers outside the stadium, cos people will just throw them is dustbin and this in turn will kill trees and stop putting Malaysia in American performer’s list as the ‘WORST COUNTRY TO HAVE YOUR CONCERT”. Early grats to Rihanna for her going-to-be successful concert and to my friends, this is a concert you’ll not regret going to. Although I can’t attend the concert, but I will always support Rihanna no matter what.

Rihanna fan and proud of it,

Patrick

~ by patrickczc on January 10, 2009.