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Malaysia Snubs Avril 'Too Sexy' Lavigne

By JULIA ZAPPEI
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Aug. 19) - Malaysia on Tuesday canceled a concert by Canadian rock singer Avril Lavigne, saying it may taint the Muslim-majority country's independence day celebrations after the Islamic opposition slammed her show as being "too sexy."
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The Arts, Culture and Heritage Ministry said it had decided not to permit Lavigne's show because it was unsuitable to Malaysian culture and could not be held on Aug. 29, two days ahead of independence day.
"It is not timely. It's not in the good spirit of our National Day. If we go ahead with the concert, it is contrary to what we are preparing for," said Shukran Ibrahim, a senior official from the culture ministry's department that vets all foreign artists.
The decision came after the youth wing of a fundamentalist opposition party, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, called for the show's cancellation.
Kamarulzaman Mohamed, a party youth official, told The Associated Press on Monday that Lavigne's show was "considered too sexy for us" and would promote the wrong values just before independence day.
"We don't want our people, our teenagers, influenced by their performance. We want clean artists, artists that are good role models," he said.
Lavigne, who became famous with her 2002 debut album "Let's Go," had planned to launch her monthlong Asia tour in Kuala Lumpur.
The show's promoter, Galaxy Group, can request a new date for the concert, which will be considered by the ministry, Shukran said. Galaxy officials couldn't be immediately reached for comment.
Galaxy began advertising the Grammy-nominated rock singer's concert this month even though it had yet to obtain a government permit, which is mandatory for all foreign music shows. It said Monday about half the concert tickets had been sold.
Last year, R&B singer Beyonce moved her show from Malaysia to Indonesia, and Christina Aguilera skipped the country on an Asian tour after a controversy erupted over a dress code for foreign artists.
Malaysia requires all performers to wear clothes without obscene or drug-related images and be covered from the chest to the knees. They must also refrain from jumping, shouting, hugging and kissing on stage.
Still, members of PAS and other conservative Muslims often protest against Western and even Malaysian music shows that they deem to be inappropriate.
The local organizer of a Pussycat Dolls concert in 2006 was fined 10,000 ringgit (US$2,857) after the U.S. girl group was accused of flouting decency regulations.
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Billwall64

09:28 AMAug 20 2008

The folly ball What Hole did you Crawl out of , You Islam Loving Idiot?

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Plassesbaby

07:42 AMAug 20 2008

Do they want her to wear a burka? I'm pretty sick of Islam, but ooooh don't say anything about them or it wouldn't be PC. This country has gone way overboard with the PC business. About the only people you can say anything about are white or Christian.

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LiZzEtT18

01:53 AMAug 20 2008

ok avril lavigne doesnt ooze sexuality..more like annoying. lol

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The folly ball

12:55 AMAug 20 2008

Some of you sound angry that Malaysia has the COURAGE to DEMAND respect and decency in their choice of entertainment -- what some of you consider prudish were once the values in AMERICA (NOT ISLAM) -- and we had it better here in AMERICA in those days when women COVERED THERE BUTTS AND BREASTS and just sang beautiful aongs and danced. We hae gotten so LOOSE most of you don't even think anything of it -- THAT"S SAD -- your children's innocence is ripped from them before they even know what it is -- and YOU DON"T CARE -- it's almost SATANIC. By the way -- there is a BEAUTIFUL collection of stories called 1001 nights (the tales of the Arabian nights) and it is NOT MOSLEM -- but it is from ARABIA (religion and region MAY correlate -- but that is not the point) -- the stories are wonderful and teach lessons for young and old -- and there is ROMANCE and Love and beauty and NO SMUT. If you're going to bash ISLAM -- PLEASE FIND A BETTER ARGUMENT than the fact that they don't LOVE SMUT -...

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GM2yes

08:16 PMAug 20 2008

Isn't Avril a bit of a "he-she"? She is not that atttractive.

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Rdman12343

07:18 PMAug 19 2008

"O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christains for your friends and protectors.They are but friends and protectors to each other.And he amongst you that turns to them for friendship is of them. Verliy Allah guideth not a people unjust." (5:51). Thats in their koran, alot of them don't like us ...........

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padillas1183

07:13 PMAug 19 2008

Oy! So essentially, the artists aren't allowed to do anything on stage that reflects their personalities. Imagine if Black Sabbath wanted to go to Indonesia. Or The Dixie Chicks, for that matter.

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Avicena nw

06:48 PMAug 19 2008

"Everything I hear points to one fact....Islam hates everyone and everything that is not of Islam"YOUR SOURCES MUST BE THE THE PARASITIC CHRISTIAN TELEVANGELISTS THAT DEFRAUD MILLIONS OF THEIR GENEROSITY (IN THE NAME OF GOD) SO THEY CAN LIVE IN MANSIONS WHILE MILLIONS STARVE AROUND THE WORLD. THESE LIARS TELL YOU GOD LOVES YOU IF YOU GIVE THEM MONEY.

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rccasipit

06:33 PMAug 19 2008

why does it need to be superficial, skin deep religion??

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Carolebarb

05:30 PMAug 19 2008

AVRIL IS THE GREATEST.....ONE COOL GAL.

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