Jakarta Censors Exhibit Thigh-Phobia Symptoms!

Through an official statement issued on its website, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) issued a stern warning to 11 television stations that aired Blackpink Shopee ads and the “Shopee Road to 12.12 Birthday Sale” event.

https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/trensosial-46534564

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And that’s another lurch into desolation, surely, arguably made worse if the claim is true that the KPI’s kill-joy commissars are not merely succumbing to pressure from backward petitioners against the delightful and not remotely offensive advert..

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• BlackPink OK – Thigh Panic Hits Indonesia!

…but were ALREADY fretting over ‘respect for politeness norms stipulated in the Broadcasting Broadcasting Code and Broadcast Program Standards (P3SPS) Guidelines.’

Like, uh, what is IMPOLITE about those attractive, well-dressed girls?

Answer- nothing at all!

But now no less than eleven tv stations have been warned against the thigh menace…

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Shock Horror – it’s a thigh!

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OMG! Another thigh!

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…and threatened with ‘sanctions’

KPI commissioner Dewi Setyarini denied that her wet-blanket comrades had simply buckled to the wowsers.

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Dewi Setyarini

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She insisted that the KPI team had submitted a complaint about the advertisement, long before the petition appeared demanding the removal of the advertisement.

“We were actually discussing it last week (the advertisement),

How that ad offends ‘politeness’ is nowhere explained, but the Indonesian word ‘kesopanan’ can also be translated as ‘decency…’

….so we have to ask once more –

WHAT is ‘indecent’ about short skirts?

Except in the narrow minds of fanatics, of whom, sadly, there are a lot here, like those sad people who present shariah costume as ‘Modest Fashion…’

Offensive In Jakarta – Women Can Be Modest Without Being Sectarian! 

….a form of words grossly offensive to the millons of normal, polite, decent women who dress modestly every day but do not get their knickers in a twist about allowing us guys a glance at a nice knee…

…a spot of cleavage, a shapely thigh or even a sexy shoulder!

Who can forget the bizarre outburst from Suryadharma Ali, when he was President SBY’s Minister of Religious Affairs…

.The Beat, Jakarta, 29th March 2012 –  Indonesia’s powerful Religious Affairs minister, Suryadharma Ali, has declared that miniskirts are pornographic and should be banned under tough new anti-porn laws.

Appointed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono earlier this month to run the new task force into pornography, Ali told reporters in Jakarta yesterday that a set of universal criteria must be decided. He added that, “one criteria will be when anyone is wearing a skirt above the knee.”

Har, Har, Har, De, Har, Har, Har! ArchBigot of Jakarta Speaks – No Comment!

One might have hoped that when he was jailed for graft…

https://jakartaglobe.id/multimedia/suryadharma-alis-prison-term-increased-10-years/

…we’d hear no more such tripe, but…

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NB – although the sticky-beak moaners have amassed over 100,000 signatures for their anti-beauty moan, the pro-beauty petition has also been gathering more support, I’m told not far off 80,000 names.

So there’s still hope for Indonesia’s future.

Hidup Serigala2 Cantik2 – Besok Rabu, 29th April, Trans TV?

I’m not a big fan of Trans TV, largely because of the frequency of ads, and because they re-run movies too often. How many times can one enjoy Ananconda?

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• But last night, having been out for a pleasant meal at Plaza Semanggi on Friday evening and heading off today for a Sunday jaunt, I stayed home, mostly blog-work, but with the TV on, and, even despite ad-breaks, managed to enjoy SWAT.

Better still, I caught a glimpse of a preview of their Wednesday ( 29 April ) show, Dag Dig Dut, a dangdut music spectacular with many of my fave stars, including –

…Zaskia Gotika…
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…Dewi Persik…

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…and DUO SERIGALA – The She-Wolf Duo!

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They’re all sexy songstresses, exemplifying the dangdut spirit.

But given the appalling treatment meted out to the last-named, a totally disproportionate reaction to a bit ( well, maybe two bits!) of harmless fooling around –Kasihan Duo Serigala – Sexy Singers Hounded by Fanatics!  – I am currently both sympathetic towards and interested in that pair!

You can read both my previous posts – Serigala Cantik Pamela Nangis Terus! – but a recent news item indicates the mind-set of media monitors here -like the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) which went slightly berserk after the dynamic duo appeared on Trans’ Late Night Show.

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I give the raw Google Translate version, which is even funnier than if I were to tidy up the English.
In a letter numbered 343 / K / KPI / 04/15, KPIs provide Written Reprimand on Trans TV for this program….
In the KPI assessment, as written on the official website on Friday (10/4), bouncy attractions dribble that shook erotic chest while singing did not pay attention to norms of decency and morality prevailing in society, as set out in the Code of Conduct of Broadcasters and Broadcast Program Standards ( P3 & SPS) KPI in 2012.
In this program, the rocking motion dribble close-up views. This attraction exploit the chest by bending the chest into the audience, so it looks cleavage.   http://palingaktual.com/1605829/tampilkan-duo-serigala-goyang-dribble-tengah-malam-kpi-tegur-trans-tv/read/

I read this during Sunday breakfast preparations – darn near dropped the plate laughing!

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Yes, it is funny, but that was a late-night show, so how come all the fuss?

The KPI’s sticky-beak priggishness is notorious –

Ramadhan Buttocks Ban – Jakarta TV Decree Decries Thighs Too! 

– we’ve covered it before, focusing on its sectarian slant, after their Chairman, Judhariksawan, told the JP that the KPI was cooperating with the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to monitor television shows on every network…

• “During Ramadhan, the KPI and MUI will not hesitate to force shows off the air if we find they have the potential to affect people devoted to carrying out religious activities in the holy month!”
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•  Does cleavage ‘affect people devoted to carrying out religious activities?’ Surely not if they take their religion seriously!
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• Despite such nonsense, this is not (yet) the Islamic Republic of Indonesia.
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• So let’s see if the gals are free to perform as impressively again on Wednesday!