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Free Malaysia Today reports
At the [Malaysian] National Scholastic Chess Championship 2017, which took place in Putrajaya recently, the girl was informed that what she wore was "improper and had violated the dress code" for the tournament.
[...] The girl's chess coach, Kaushal Khandhar, wrote on Facebook, "In the middle of Round 2, (without stopping the clocks) Chief Arbiter informs my student that the dress she wore was improper and violated the dress code of the tournament.
"It was later informed (by Chief Arbiter) to my student and her mother, that the Tournament Director deemed my student's dress to be 'seductive' and a 'temptation from a certain angle far, far away'."
[...] Kaushal said after discussions with the chief arbiter, the girl was allowed to compete, provided she bought a pair of slacks for the next day, but that decision came at 10pm and with the event at Putrajaya, there was no way the girl's mother could buy anything for the 9am start the next day.
"Before the morning round next day, my student's mother called the tournament director regarding this matter. Initially he had replied that he was not aware of the situation but after a brief discussion, we realised he knew all the details on this incident prior to this phone call.
"He promised to return the call upon discussion with the chief arbiter, but this did not happen. He would further not answer or return any calls by my student's mother", Kaushal wrote, adding that the situation led to the inevitable decision of withdrawal from the tournament altogether."
We should perhaps note here that Malaysia is majority-Muslim.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by sjames on Monday May 01 2017, @04:37PM (1 child)
If you have a look at the actual picture, you'll see that it would have been acceptable 60 years ago pretty much anywhere in the West. Fear not, it's Perfectly Safe For Work.
You'd need to go back more than 100 years for it to be all that notable.
As for other religions, it looks like it would pass muster for all but the most batshit crazy fundamentalist Christians. So perhaps it is worth noting.
If they're going to host an INTERNATIONAL competition and get upset about what most of the world considers perfectly reasonable dress, they need to be up front about exactly what is/is not acceptable well in advance. That and remember that in that context, words like "modest" or "appropriate" are useless across cultures.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday May 04 2017, @12:23AM
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