Althouse: A Malaysian High Court has upheld a government ban on yellow T-shirts with the word "clean."

February 24, 2016

A Malaysian High Court has upheld a government ban on yellow T-shirts with the word "clean."

"Bersih 2.0, which challenged the ban in the High Court, will appeal the ruling, Ms. Abdullah said. 'I don’t know where they got the idea we are a national security threat'...."

11 comments:

Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of New York said...: Malaysia elects their "king" from nine families of hereditary rulers... Sounds like what the billionaires have in mind for the Democrat and Republican parties here in the US. Too bad Sanders and Trump couldn't have been kept from running somehow.; 2/24/16, 8:28 AM
CWJ said...: That article is definitely worth a reading. My favorite line was the government official defending the existence of free speach in Malaysia, but doing so anonymously.; 2/24/16, 9:04 AM
Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of New York said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 2/24/16, 9:06 AM
Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of New York said...: So was it the "Malaysian Trust and Safety Council" that banned the T-Shirt?; 2/24/16, 9:06 AM
Bob Boyd said...: If a group like that gathered in DC wearing "Clean" shirts to protest Hillary's money grabbing and Obama's legal shenanigans the NYT would portray them as racist, sexist, backward, shot-gun pumping, cousin humping, religious-extremist wackos.; 2/24/16, 9:27 AM
RichardJohnson said...: The link informs us that the "Clean" T-shirts were worn in protest of government corruption. Thus the ban. Solution: have thousands upon thousands wear them. You can't throw a hundreds of thousands in jail without severely clogging up the system.; 2/24/16, 11:18 AM
buwaya said...: "Malaysia elects their "king" from nine families of hereditary rulers"

So did Poland pretty much, and other countries also. Not a strange setup.
The king is a constitutional monarch. Power and its abuse is in the hands of elected politicians.; 2/24/16, 1:00 PM
Michelle Dulak Thomson said...: CWJ beat be to it:

“The reality in Malaysia is that there is freedom of expression without fear of prosecution,” he said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

Um, suuuuure.; 2/24/16, 1:52 PM
mikee said...: Just a note: there are very few places on earth that value, by law, individual rights above the authority of government, or the good of society as a whole (as defined by the authority of government). I thank God I was born in the United States, every time I am reminded of this.; 2/24/16, 2:35 PM
Ifa Fernandes said...: So was it the "Malaysian Trust and Safety Council" that banned the T-Shirt?

Pengen Wajah Bersih, Putih Tanpa Jerawat >>> Obat Jerawat; 2/25/16, 1:46 AM
Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of New York said...: Google says that that comment means "Want a clean face, white without acne." That's pretty funny.; 2/25/16, 5:48 AM