Malaysia v. The Pussycat Dolls
Filed under: Style in the News
Next time you're in Malaysia, be sure to leave your pasties, your patent-leather tube skirt, and your sexually suggestive dance moves back at the hotel. Or at least that's the lesson we should all learn from the recent fine incurred by The Pussycat Dolls for flouting decency laws in Malaysia.The organizers of the concert, Absolute Entertainment have been fined 10,000 Ringgits, or £1,436.*
*Apologies for not converting that to American Dollars, guys. You see, the only way I know how to convert British Pounds to American clams is through the standard of measure known as "A pair of heels purchased from Top Shop London." A cup of coffee in London, for instance, is worth .002 pairs of shoes. Thus, I'd say that the Malaysian fine was worth about 15 pairs of this season's hottest pumps.*
But I digress....
Malaysia's culture minister Rais Yatim complained that the group's concert featured "scantily dressed performers" and "sensuous elements". He also added, "I believe the way the Pussycat Dolls behaved on stage amounted to gross indecency."
Odd isn't it? I mean, if I was the Malaysian culture minister, I would fine the Pussycat Dolls for having such craptastic songs, not for their tarty outfits.
