Remember Takahara Suiko? The talented gal who made personalised birthday jingle for only RM50! (Not sure if she still does that…) Anyway, she has come out with new song, but apparently Malaysians – especially men – don’t really appreciate it.
The song is called “Mari Pertahankan Lelaki” (translated as, “let’s defend the men”) which is kind of misleading because the song is not really about protecting men but more of an advice to them, asking them to control their lust.
Takahara, or more fondly known as Taka, wrote the song in lieu of the recent and many violent cases which happened to women such as the MRT lift robbery, the murder of an 11-year-old girl, and others.
“In lieu of recent events and technically any woman’s eternity, we have been told to ‘be safe’, ‘be careful’, ‘don’t do this or that’, ‘have pepper spray’, etc. Now it’s time for us to advise the men. Crime can happen to anyone,” she shared.
However, as she has expected, many men are offended by the content of the song, which seems to be generalising that all men are the same and putting all the blame on them.
Hahahaha ingat penjenayah nak dengar ke kau nyanyi ni? Kau nyanyi pun samun, rogol, rompak, still ada jugak. Come on, takkan macam ni level perempuan fikir? 😂😂 https://t.co/jxhUysKEdC
— Shahrul (@ShahrulBertweet) February 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/Apeepmon/status/1098188482290245633
https://twitter.com/bearsejuk/status/1098158383582990336
But despite some disapprovals, many are defending and supporting the artist for having the courage to voice out the issue in public. Some even praised her calming vocals and music style and many even requested her to put up the song on Spotify.
https://twitter.com/andropmxda/status/1098146498544422912
Pretty sure the idea here is to teach people to be a decent human being before they become criminals instead of waiting until it is too late. If girls can be taught to be aware since we were young, surely can teach everybody to be a great human being from young also.
— Hawa⁷ (@hahawawa) February 20, 2019
The context here is bigger than the video. It's just that whenever these things happened we're more focused on telling girls to be careful as if we don't know that already. Now is the time to focus on the other side.
— Hawa⁷ (@hahawawa) February 20, 2019
Half the men replying to this tweet are like:
Abuse towards women happen on a daily basis and we know that it's wrong BUT GOD FORBID WOMEN ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT— actually mads mikkelsen (aiman) (@aimandamai_) February 20, 2019
For those who find the song offensive, you can look for Taka at The Gasket Alley on 8th March 2019. She will be performing there in conjunction with International Women’s Day. Entrance fee is only RM25!
https://twitter.com/takaharasuiko/status/1098176992543793152
So are you offended by the song or do you think Taka should make more awareness-themed song like this? Let us know~
