Baby Dumpling

September 07, 2010

SEPT 7 — I am not an avid “Family Guy” viewer, but a good friend of mine is. The other day we were discussing how the show was recently un-banned in Malaysia, but is heavily censored.

Any curse word, or word that sounds like a curse word, is removed. Most references to sex and violence are also omitted, which is why Astro can air a whole episode in less than 20 minutes. What is really interesting though are the parts allowed through. A case in point: they let the full “Prom Night Dumpster Baby ” song play given the fact that “baby dumping” is without doubt a sensitive topic.

In Malaysia, 60 discarded babies have been recorded so far this year. When horrible things like this happen nobody likes to look in the mirror — especially when they think maybe they might have some stake in the issue.

Who should be looking in the mirror?

I think of the family that never teaches their son about the harms of alcohol and he ends up nose down in a river, or the family that fails to teach their daughter about her body only to find that she was touched in the wrong place by a forceful guest. You simply can’t be surprised when these things happen if you are not proactive in their prevention. The ignorant need guidance.

Given the fact that a whole Baby Dumping Unit has been created by the MCA , this must be a serious issue — one that shouldn’t be overlooked, but why would baby dumping be more common in a harmonious country like Malaysia?

Provocative writer Deborah Loh of The Nut Graph gives a fantastic overview of all the arguments from authority that seem to be missing the truth by... a long shot! Here are what some of the self-proclaimed baby dumping experts have to say:

Let’s begin with a word from the wise: If you ever find something wrong in the world, blame porn. Right away, traditional conservative peoples will be on your side. Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Bakri Zinin cleverly did just that, blaming the over-abundance and...