Monday, October 19, 2009

No Western Sexy???

By Gina Fazio

Beyonce has postponed the concert in Malaysia on October 25 to a "future date to be announced shortly."

Beyonce has faced heavy criticism from Islamic groups in Malaysia concerned about Beyonce's sexualized appearance and dancing. The cancellation is said to be purely at the behest of the artist and has nothing to do with "other external reasons"

Tell that to the the Malysian public that was looking forward to the "Western Sexy".

However groups like the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party have heavily criticized Beyonce's appearance in Malaysia, stating that her sexualized appearance is an attack on Malaysia's (that is Muslim Malaysia's) more conservative cutural views. This is the second time Beyonce has stopped a perfomance in Malaysia, the first attempt was in 2007. At that time it was blamed on a "sceduling conflict". Can it be blamed on a "conflict of interests" this time?

I guess Beyonce fans in Malaysia will just ahve to keep waiting.

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