Beautiful Stripes: Some things don’t change

A file photo shows Adele onstage at the Brit Awards 2016 at the 02 Arena in London. Recently, the Internet was burning up with news of Adele's weight loss of almost 20kg. And while she is looking well, some of the back-handed compliments sounded more like insults. Photo: AP

Some places have already put up their Christmas decor. Before I get flooded with the season’s sentiments, here are some of my takeaways for this month.

In Malaysia, we constantly have to fight the mindset that the way a woman dresses is an excuse for rape. Some people take it upon themselves to police just how much cloth should cover the female body; while it sounds unreasonable, given our religious and cultural context, it is understandable.