Don’t forget that Oktoberfest, a harvest festival in Germany, has been called a “pesta arak” (alcohol party), the Bon Odori, the Japanese annual cultural festival, is “unacceptable to Muslims”, and greetings, like “Merry Christmas” or acknowledging Valentine’s Day, have been flagged as potentially confusing.

So, do we remove the plus (+) sign from our arithmetic books and redesign the aprons at our airports so that they don’t confuse Muslim passengers?

ABC123 : I never understand why the religious zealots are so sensitive about alcohol and a naked thigh and smelly animals, but not about the rampant corruption and leakages in our country that is bleeding the country dry.

Sealthedeal : Well said. These hypocritical Malay politicians and religious types love the word confusion and use it to justify their imposition of their own religion which non Muslims shun because of the restrictions on their freedoms. 

The fact is that most Malays don't get confused especially the younger generations and increasingly view the the conservative religious authorities negatively because of the excessive controls over their lives. 

It was good to see Yeo Bee Yin supporting the rain festival today in the Malay Mail. More should come out and support the initiative and fire back at the kill joys milking the event for their own selfish purposes.

Annus horriiblis : Spot on, Nades. A spade has to be called a spade. Politicians and others who dress up hypocrisy as virtue must be called out if we are to preserve our moral compass.