After being told to tone down her act, Beyonce told Malaysia to go pound sand:
R&B star Beyonce Knowles has axed her debut concert in Malaysia in protest against the nation's ultra-strict dress code and over fears of a Muslim outcry over her show, an industry source said on Tuesday.
Of course, it wasn't presented as such:
Her agent ICM cited a "scheduling conflict" as the reason, but the source said unofficially she was unhappy over a possible hostile reception in the mainly Muslim nation."They foresee that when she comes over to Kuala Lumpur, there will be protests against her," the source said. "They didn't want that to happen."
If she mouthed off about their society being a repressive misogynistic madhouse, Malaysians would have been up in arms... um... burning their stacks of pirated Beyonce CDs in protest, I guess.
On the other hand, Gwen Stefani knuckled under. But Beyonce didn't.
WTGG, Beyonce.
I still wouldn't bother seeing either, but that's my choice.
Comments (1)
Hm. Posts. Lots of 'em.
Gee, Gwen's just a girl. She couldn't stand up to those mean ol' Muslims.
So glad I kept forgetting to buy that No Doubt CD.
Posted by Meryl Yourish | October 3, 2007 10:51 PM
Posted on October 3, 2007 22:51