Of men & menses

Hafarizam Harun

THERE were two firestorms that raged through social media this week. The first was in response to the hysterically irate, steering lock-wielding lady (now known as ‘Kiki’ from Kuantan), which I find has elicited the same magnitude of vitriol and venom as the infamous operators of pet hotel Pet Knode some years ago. The second was in response to the ridiculous statement from Umno lawyer Hafarizam Harun, saying that a woman cannot become Selangor Mentri Besar because their menstrual cycle would get in the way of certain official duties.

I would like to focus on the latter, as it has greater implications and significance to contemporary Malaysian society.