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2004-03-08 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Jail threat for Indonesian kissing couples

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Posted by Super Hose 2004-03-08 11:24:50 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I donât think itâs Ummah. See, e.g., in Moscow.

Indonesia has always censored what it considers to be Western pornographic tendencies. In contrast, especially in the villages, women might be topless -- but not because of sexual expression. Also, throughout the country, unabashed, open breast feeding is common -- but (again) not because of sexual expression. IMO, Indonesia doesnât want to become like Thailand, a playground for perverts. The countryâs susceptibility to that was well-stated by a protagonist in The Year of Living Dangerously: âHunger is a great aphrodisiac.â

Posted by cingold 2004-3-8 12:20:31 PM|| 2004-3-8 12:20:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I was in Indonesia in December. Funny thing is that Surabaya has a Red light district that is the largest in South East Asia. It's quite a hypocracy, men can have up to five wives, the most popular dance in Indonesia is Dangdut which is sexually suggestive gyrating women but giving your wife a smack on the lips is fineable. I think the more restrictions they put the worse their "values" will get.

Posted by Mike B 2004-3-8 4:01:43 PM|| 2004-3-8 4:01:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Mike B, it's a mixed culture, for sure. The gyrating [ngebor = drilling] women version of Dangdut is new and pretty controversial -- but should at least prove that Indonesia is unlikely to be overrun by islamofascists anytime soon. Generally, though, the culture reflects traditional Javanese attitudes -- since they tend to run everything, and their worldview is pretty much as follows:

The typical Javanese worldview is based on the essential unity of all existence, in which life itself is a kind of 'religious' experience existing in harmony with a universal order. This worldview emphasises inner tranquillity, harmony and stability, acceptance, the subordination of the individual to society, and the subordination of society to the universe. Inter-personal relations are carefully regulated by customs and etiquette to preserve this ordered state. These, of course, are the high ideals of Javanese culture that may not always be realised in actual life, as contemporary events in Java frequently demonstrate. In every culture, there is often a distance between ideal behaviour and realty.
Excerpted from: Doing Business in Indonesia

Posted by cingold 2004-3-8 9:53:44 PM|| 2004-3-8 9:53:44 PM|| Front Page Top

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