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posted by on Monday May 01 2017, @03:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the they-grow-up-so-quickly-these-days dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @07:43PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @07:43PM (#502476)

    In fact, one could argue that labeling it racist is, in itself, a racist act.

    In no way, shape, or form, is that a reasonable re-articulation of what I said. Not even the most tortured reading I can give myself.

    When will you libturds learn?
    The Real Racists™ are the people who think critically about race.
    If it weren't for you, there would be no racism.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @08:02PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @08:02PM (#502483)

    The Real Racists™ are the people who think critically about race.

    No. Racism is about exerting power.
    Specifically, it is about a majority[1] with one set of shared physical characteristics seeking to disempower a minority with a different set of shared physical characteristics or deny them their civil liberties.

    [1] With demographics shifting such that Whites are no longer the majority in USA, that should probably be altered to "group with a traditional majority" or "group previously having a majority".
    Any way you slice it, it's about an empowered group.

    I hope this clears it up for you.
    ...but I doubt that it will penetrate your thick Reactionary skull as you continue to consume Breitbart and Faux Noise.

    -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]

    • (Score: 2) by ikanreed on Monday May 01 2017, @08:16PM (2 children)

      by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Monday May 01 2017, @08:16PM (#502486) Journal

      Is this one of those "I don't get sarcasm" posts? I love those.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @08:31PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @08:31PM (#502495)

        I've been known to miss the /sarc tag before, so, it could be as you say.

        -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @08:56PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @08:56PM (#502502)

          You seem to have missed the trademark tag too.