In what can only be described as a really terrible public service announcement, the Malaysian government recently advised women to wear makeup, dress nicely, and avoid nagging. A short time later they were forced to retract that advice and apologize for their sexist comments.
The Malaysian government was forced to apologize after its Women's Development Department published a series of sexist "tips" to help deal with home quarantine, like advising women to continue to wear makeup and to "avoid nagging."
The campaign was met with fierce backlash, and the posts have since been deleted from the department's social media account.
One of the biggest criticisms was that the government body charged with supporting women appeared to be ignoring concerns about a rise in domestic violence that may accompany stay-at-home orders to focus on things like how women should dress.
The Women's Development Department director-general claims they were just trying to send out positive messages to woman during this time of crisis.
Via - CNN
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I always felt makeup was monstrously overrated so I agree they shouldn't ask people to wear more. I duno, the bit about asking people to dress better or less nagging - I feel like if they ask me (a male) to do that I would understand it. If you're in a relationship and you're nagging the whole time, you're most likely with someone you're not compatible with (and you know it). Maybe, just maybe, the whole would be a better place if people had better fashion, and we could figure out why there's so much nagging in the world. Just my thoughts.
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