Sisterettes faces lashing in KSA
In every country, state, province, city, county, there are laws, rules and regulations that need to be followed. Laws that are similar in some ways, but there are some that are uniquely their own. Laws that if we violate, we pay the consequences. Even here in Barrio Siete, La Kapitana has some rules to be followed in the Barrio, othewise, we’d all be banished in the Sitio.
Ganito ang itsura nang nilalatigo.
Photo Credits: Islamization Watch
Kamakailan lang ay napabalita na ang ilan naming mga kapatid sa pananampalataya ay posibleng maharap sa lupit ng latigo ng Sharia law ng Saudi Arabia for dressing in drag. Yeap, you heard it right. They went to a party dressed in drag. Eh mabuti kung sa Pilipinas to. Here, you can even go to a basketball game in drag. Gaya nga nitong nangyari sa Barrio nina Mandaya Moore. Merong silang pa-basketball. Pugad Baboy versus Pussycat Boys. Duda ako, kahit isa sa kanila, walang inaresto.
Kaso, pag nasa ibang bansa ka na, kelangan mo nang i-respeto ang customs and traditions nila, pati na relihiyon at kung ano pa man ang mga pina-paniwalaan nila. Alam nyo na yan. Pag nanga-ngapitbahay kayo, ang turo nang lola, umayos ka.
Here’s the link and article from Agence France-Presse via ABS-CBN news:
RIYADH – Sixty-seven Filipino men working in Saudi Arabia face jail and lashes for “imitating women” after being arrested at a party in which a number were dressed in drag, a Philippines embassy official said Saturday. Riyadh police arrested all 67 men at a private party and drag show in a resort villa near Riyadh on June 13, Philippines embassy Vice Consul Roussel Reyes told AFP. “They had alcohol and some were dressed up like women,” he said. Both drinking and cross-dressing are forbidden under Saudi Arabia’s conservative Islam-based sharia laws, and both could bring up to six months in prison and lashes. None were charged with homosexual acts, a much more serious charge under Saudi law, Reyes said. The men have all been released to their employers while formal charges are drawn up, he added. Some one million Filipinos work in Saudi Arabia.
Sigh.
So depressing.
Lagi sana natin tatandaan na ang bawat lugar na pupuntahan natin ay may sariling batas na pinatutupad. Hindi lahat ng puwedeng gawin natin kung saan tayo nanggaling ay applicable din gawin kung saan man tayo mapadpad.
Sabi nga eh, “Ignorance of the Law excuses no one.”
Sa mga kapatid namin diyan sa Middle East, sana huwag na nating hintayin na mangyari sa atin ang mga kinakaharap ng ating mga sisterettes.
Sumunod tayo sa batas ng Sharia.
Kung bawal, bawal. Mahirap nang magsisi sa huli.
Itago niyo muna sa baul ang mga make-up at gowns niyo, okay?
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Mel is is the ‘gurl’ behind “The Misadventures of Mel Beckham”. ‘She’ graduated with a double major in Management and Entrepreneurship. ‘She’ grew up in the city but now lives in the bukid near barrio siete juggling work as a farm manager, office secretary, messenger, construction worker, housemaid, make-up artist and babysitter. Despite ‘her’ busy schedule, ‘she’ finds the time to blog in between work, and errands using ‘her’ primitive mobile phone. ‘She’ plans to take ‘her’ MBA soon but ‘her’ multiple jobs prevent ‘her’ from doing so unless going to school will get ‘her’ paid to pay for ‘her’ utangs.
Before ‘she’ dies, ‘she’ hopes of owning a pair of Louboutins, and landing on the cover of Vogue, kahit sa Vogue India lang. Whichever comes first.
I have a friend, Gene, na galing nang Saudi and he has a lot of stories to tell. Reader sya here and iisa pa lang ata ang comment hehehe and I’m glad indi nang drag ang loka in Saudi.
I think, ang tendency kasi nang mga Pinoy when in foreign land, alam mo na, mag-sa-sama sama which always is the case, mag-paparty which always happen and that sense of comfort minsan nakakalimutan na they’re in foreign land with completely foreign customs and traditions sa Pinoy. Akala nila, once na they’re with groups of Pinoys, exempted na sila.
Now they know.
Then again, we’ve heard and read these stories over and over.
nako kamahalan may punto ka, kasi dito sa middle east pag sobrang uhaw ka talagang hindi na maiisip ang pedeng mangyari. then again siguro aral na din ito sa ating lahat. ingat lang nextime.
kaya ako discreet na discreet sa mga pa party ng kapwa pinoy e kasi ang iba talaga dito sinto sinto pag nakakainom na.
tagong tago pagka reypis ko LOL
my nephew worked as a nurse in Riyadh at lumipat sya nang UAE dahil nga hinahabol sya nang mga Arabo. i was told na mahilig daw ang mga lecheng to sa maputi at makinis and that was my pangkin. so nung nag-bakasyon sa Bicol, indi na bumalik. he’s not gay. me asawa tong pangkin ko. kaya lang mana sa lola, guapo. hehehe.
kamahalan may experience na ako sa mga bastos na mga arabo. lumabas lang ako ng naka shorts at sando, nasita ako at tinanong kung nagpapabayad ako, nilampsan ko lang at di pinansin kapag humawak sila basag ilong nila. di bale sana kung ang arabo ay ikaw kahit gawin mo pa akong taga buhat ng bagahe mo. in short, boy. LOL
Ilang beses na nangyari yan dito, ang mga pinonay, walang kadala-dala. mabuti ng mabuti kung hawak ka ng isang mataas na opisyal (like somebody I know), abswelto ka (uso rin ang padrino system dito). maraming pangyayaring hindi napapabalita, ilan lang yang mga written reports na yan.
At hindi lang drag ang issue sa pananamit, ang mga noypi, palaging naka-puruntong sa labas, parang nakakahiya, ang karamihan pormal tas sila parang maglalaro ng syatu, nakikisabay pa sa mga bangladeshi kung manamit. hayy buhay.
Actually kahit hindi naka-drag basta’t you look effeminately ay hindi rin pinapalampas. A friend got arrested and he was just in a simple tee and jeans. His hair though is a short bob, his eyebrows are plucked and he wore a sheer lipstick.
Bottomline is never to take chances talaga. Dress and behave appropriately. Irespeto natin ang kanilang batas, kultura at religion.
anak nang malandi! so indi pwede dun ang malanding kagaya ko?! hahaha! anak nang leche oo!
there was this Qatar company who interviewed me, at muntik na akong paliparin nang Qatar for a face to face interview, nag-back out ako hahahahahaha
pede naman, wag ka lang kekembot in public, hehehe.
mahigpit talaga ang batas nila dito sa ME tungkol dyan, dito nga sa oman, ayos sa kuwento, binababaon daw hanggang ulo yung tao at binabato hanggang mamatay.
Mars,
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http://www.thestoning.com/
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I couldn’t imagine the reaction of these RELIGIOUS FANATICS when they come to America and visit Lower Manhattan especially in SOHO where same sex are kissing lips to lips in broad day light.
And/Or watch the Sisterettes Parade in Jackson Heights, NY.
And/Or get married.
I guess, since they could not do anything, these RELIGIOUS FANATICS are going to lash themselves or stone themselves maybe even hang themselves!
Now you wonder why they hate our guts here in the United States of America.
But don’t worry you Fanatics, you have counterparts here in the U.S. They are the Christian conservatives. Thanks goodness we have separation of church and states.
If not then these X-tian Conservative Fanatics will crucify the sisterettes.
In Visayan i should say ang mga bayot ila giod nga ipanglansang sa Krus ug paga purong purungan sa maidlot nga mga ulok.)
Parang naalala ko yung right wing christian pastor na si Ted Haggard. Galet na galet sa mga atheists at homosexuals. Nilait lait nya si Richard Dawkins sa isang documentary.
Pero matindi ang karma – bwelta agad sa kanya. Nabisto siya na may sexual affairs siya with MEN. And to think na sobrang epokrito ni Haggard.
Sinasabi nyang galit siya sa homosexuals, pero wag ka, nagtatago din pala ng baho sa closet nya.
Tapos nung sinabi pa naman ni Pope na ung relihiyon na yan ay sinauna at parang na mention ata (not sure) na barbaric religion, nagalit ba naman. ano pala sa tingin nila dyan sa walang tolerance sa ibang belief/religion at sexual orientation?
Well, para walang gulo i agree with Mel
Matulungan sana sila ng Philippine Embassy doon na mapagaan man lang ang penalty.. Puwede kaya cash na lang? Char
Mel, there’s a common ground here between your post and Capitana’s latest post on Iran – both thrived (or is it enslaved?) on extreme fundamentalism. Related don sa post ni An2nette, a woman who gave birth out of wedlock will be lashed 100 times after giving birth. And homosexuality? Needless will we discuss that it is a sin…
ang mga arabo naman mga bading yan. mahilig sa lalaki yun nga lang proper. dapat kasi nag-ingat sila talaga.
nakuu, blueb, dati, nung di pa ako nakakaalis, iba talaga ang tingin ko sa mga arabs (not necessarily muslims) but now, naintindihan ko na. It’s just a matter of R E S P E C T. We are very quick on judgement pero when we put ourselves in their shoes, it’s a big OUCH! e.g. ikaw na ang tumira sa desyerto for a thousand years, what will it make you?
@roni,
i’m sure with you living and/or looking from the inside, alam mo sila at kilala mo sila firsthand.
and i agree that there is a lot of misconception, like in the case of Iran insofar as like – democracy is concerned dahil sa totoo lang, yong nabasa ko sa Time Magazine was telling me na they are actually very democratic and that’s the reason why they have this huge demonstration.
now, in terms of barbaric punishments e.g. stoning, hanging, lashing… they have never catch up in times. those are inhumane and i for one don’t understand why they continue to have these types of punishments. di ko talaga maintindihan.
is it because they have to have this maximum and intolerable punishments dahil tugma eto sa mentalidad nila given na andyan sa kanila ang mga extreme and uber-extreme fanatics?
Agree ako sa sinabi mo Roni.
It is just a matter of respect talaga and konting dagdag sa pangunawa.
Tandaan natin na ibat iba ang pamantayan sa bawat kultura – may good side at may bad side. Hindi ako naniniwala na may perfectly civilized na kultura – every culture has its own sets of flaws and advantages.
What appears alien and gruesome or even kadiri to other people e normal lang para sa iba. It does not mean to sound apathetic pero there is a strong tendency towards generalization kasi – like for example, the muslims, homosexuals or atheists.
Tama din ang sinabi ni Glo at Mel na to keep it safe, just do what Romans do in Rome di ba?
hehehe! naniniwala ako na alam nila ginagawa nila on what kind of punishment apts as to what kind of crime, eh kaso yong mga nababasa ko, eh eto ngang stoning, di ko masikmura and what i said about they have not catch up with times is that barbaric pa rin sila esp sa women at petty crimes in the eyes of the west tapos ang punishment eh uber. pero mahabang discussion to at tipong di tayo magkakaintindihan.
gaya nga nang sinabi mo, sa New Orleans me saging, sa Philly wala.
mercy killing yata tawag nila dyan. pag nagdala ng kahihiyan ang babae sa pamilya nya, then she will be killed.
grabe, buti na lang hindi muslim ang pamilya. kung nagkataon eh baka bata pa lang, lalayas na ako.
tama ka dyan bluep, buti na lang nagkaron ng vatican II. hmmm…baka mga muslim magkaron din ng mecca II or something.
yes…when u are in rome, do what the romans do. to e on the safe side.
let me emphasize this: Arabs, not necessarily muslims. Marami tayong kababayan sa mindanao na matitino naman at maganda ang mga pamamalakad sa sociodad.
juice ku pu ang aray naman nyan.
kaya dapat pala pag my royal blood ka at dimo maitago kagaya ni BB e dun ka nalang magliwaliw sa mga lugar na ok lang ang mga royal bloods,katakot–kainis ang mga lugar na kagaya ng ganyan
I just want to remind everyone that here in America specifically New York City, homosexuality had been criminalized.
Police would arrest you and put you to prison.
There was even report that gays were beaten.
Again being gay was used to be illegal in the United States of America.
Some facts:
1962
Illinois becomes the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize homosexual acts between consenting adults in private.
1969
The Stonewall riots transform the gay rights movement from one limited to a small number of activists into a widespread protest for equal rights and acceptance. Patrons of a gay bar in New York’s Greenwich Village, the Stonewall Inn, fight back during a police raid on June 27, sparking three days of riots.
1973
The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its official list of mental disorders.
1982
Wisconsin becomes the first state to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Source:http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0761909.html
Additional info: Stonewall Riots
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots
@ Silver – naku Silver, maraming ganyan dito. Mag nagmamaganda, akala mo eh pinakamasama ng maging baklush. Yung iba nga diba, ki-no compare ang homosexuality sa beastiality. OO aminin ko may pagka-animal ako (
) pero di ako papatol sa tupa.. hahahahaa!
Kaya mahirap magsalita ng tapos – tulad ni Ted Haggard (I actually watched his interview most recently lang) na ang pagbalik sa ‘yo, sampal na napakalakas.
Back to the story, oo nga – sana naman mga sisterette – ingat kayo diyan. When in Rome.. blah blah.. para ligtas kayo sa mga chorva. All the best sisters!
@chuva
have you tried camel?