Whose Fault Is It Anyway?

Well, I am actually referring to the recent uproar over the blog that compiles pictures of young girls and is named Sweet Young Malaysian Girls (SYMG) or something like that la. My preference is to call it loli blog so I guess I will use the two name interchangeably. Of course, being me, I am quite sure I am considered slow in expressing my views and thoughts on this. Anyhow, I just gotta let it off because I find it that the general consensus currently, that I come across, is that the owner of the blog is at fault, which is unfair.

I first came to know about loli blog from my facebook news feed, when concerned female friends start sharing the blog to their friends that were actually tagged/listed in loli blog. And I admit, I clicked on the blog, scrolled through a few pages and saw that the owner listed the sources of the pictures. To be honest, my first thought was 'Wow, the owner definitely has a lot of time to compile these pictures', rather than the whole issue of the girls are being publicised in a blog.

Now, this is my train of thoughts :

The girls most likely have put up their photos to share with friends and family and if Instagram or Twitter, followers as well. Depending on the privacy setting, I would assumed the security level to be fairly low on their side for the pictures to be easily copied and placed elsewhere. Now, ignoring morality and ethics (I know I am fairly screwed up when I considered the young girls to partially shoulder on the blame), if placed in a different perspective, isn't SYMG similar to FHM/Playboy magazine, except for the fact that they feature amateur young self-taken photos and it is in digital format rather than a physical magazine?

Another thing to consider, loads of people made some huge noise, but I don't really see an action being taken. Yeah, as of now, I guess the latest news is that the blogger/owner of the site has been exposed, so what next? Public shaming and then? Let goldfish memory take effect on Malaysians? Besides that, was there any legality issue in this whole thing? Like let's say I took your photo, which by now is a public property, for my use, can you still sue me? (Not that I recall doing such a thing as I have better things to entertain me) XD

Call me ignorant or shallow, but I am sure there are more levels to this issue than I have cared to thought of. Too bad, I am tired and I don't see why is it such a big issue. If I were to equate it, the girls loaded the gun, the owner pulled the trigger, something like that?

Life Sdn. Bhd. 8 : Human Trafficking @ TAS, Lot 10

Human trafficking, what a topic. Before attending Life Sdn. Bhd. session for the year, I was blissfully ignorant of such happenings. Of course I knew such terms, but the magnitude behind two simple words, it simply eludes me but after today, I am going to view each immigrant workers, beggars or even sexual workers differently.And that's just a small part of it, the bigger part would involve a whole long list that even this blog post can't fit.

Just a little intro(for those uninitiated), Life Sdn. Bhd. is not a play nor a musical. In my own personal opinion, it is a sharing session where individuals, regardless of how they are related to the topic at hand, were invited to share, to speak and to educate audiences about such happenings. For example, this year's topic is Human Trafficking and so, on the stage, we have NGO volunteers, from both the local and international scene, victim(s) of human trafficking and performing artists to further amplify the issue either by singing or dancing.

Before I proceed, Life Sdn. Bhd. 8 will be running from 12 April to 15 April, with shows nightly at 8.30pm except for 15 April, which will then be 3.30pm. Tickets are reasonably priced at RM35 for everyone except students, TAS card holder and less-abled, which will then be RM 25.

Here are the few heroes and heroines that presented for the day and their details are presented in the booklet,  available at minimum of RM 5 donation.

When I hear the stories that each individual shared, I was moved to tears, seriously. Even the last pic, the lady was on stage but she herself cried, and I believe she wasn't the only one. Some of the experiences were just so unbelievable that I literally frowned and cried but nevertheless, its the truth and nothing else. After the whole session, I couldn't stand, I was literally shivering in my seat. That was the effect the session had on me. It felt like I had a whole different world shoved into my face!

Please, just attend the session and know about the issue better. We may have read news about human trafficking but trust me, those are just the tip of the iceberg. Experiences and informations shared in this session are like the one that is hidden from field of view. We, in every small minuscule way, can makes lives just a bit better and more bearable for such victims, if anymore, in the future.