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MP says pulled sanitary pad ad did not undermine women's dignity
Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto said she doesn’t see anything wrong with a feminine hygiene product advertisement that was recently pulled after an outcry by a religious organisation.
Weighing in on the matter, Kasthuri highlighted the government religious foundation Yadim’s claim that the advertisement was disrespecting and degrading women through the featuring of floral motifs inspired by both the Nyonya kebaya and vulva.
She pointed out many more issues are undermining women's dignity in Malaysia...
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