We often hear cases of personal nude photos being leaked by former lovers, or unsolicited sex tapes being uploaded online. Some of those clips have actually gone viral and left an impact on netizens. The “Gadis Tudung Hijau” case is one example.
Earlier this week, a TikTok user named Alia Acha (@alia.acha) uploaded an innocent video of her replying to one of the comments from her previous video, telling her to drink more water since her lips are chapped and almost split open. In the video, she draped a pale green shawl on her head and matched it with a black shirt.
https://www.tiktok.com/@alia.acha/video/7059056392761609498
However, the comments’ section were full of comments sexualising her attire, or the colour of her headscarf precisely. Some of the comments compared her with the girl whose sex tape once went viral on the internet. “I was just about to comment regarding the green scarf, then I opened the comment and everyone is talking about the same thing. You guys are legends,” Hafizuddin Bin Dato’ Mohamad commented, while Amin Hamzah said, “If I’m not mistaken, she’s in my phone (gallery).”
On the other hand, another handful comments compared her to the infamous “Cikgu Suraya”, an erotic fiction that had spread like wildfire amongst teenage boys back then. Mohd Azim asked rhetorically, “Is this the Cikgu Suraya that went viral before?” While Syafrie Ayie simply said, “Hi Cikgu Suraya.” There were more unsolicited perverted comments on her video, but was deleted after Twitter user Leo (@yourmakhijau) screenshotted and exposed them.
Despite the sick perverted comments, there were also a great deal of netizens who backed the girl up. Because let’s be honest here, she was literally sexually harassed online. When instances like this happen, it’s important to call the internet trolls out for their poor behaviour.
From TikTok, all the way to Twitter, netizens are both disgusted and pissed at those who gave lewd comments. One netizen on Twitter stated how scared she is looking at the comments, “Will I let this stop me from wearing my mint green shawl tomorrow? Maybe, because that’s how scary this is.”
If you think you are being harassed, or sexually abused, please do not hesitate on contacting the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development or the police to lodge a report and let action be taken against the harasser.
