Refinitiv Newscasts - Malaysian teen sparks rape debate through Tiktok
30/04/2021 12:49
Click the following link to watch video: https://share.newscasts.refinitiv.com/link?entryId=1_au3ip16m&referenceId=tag:reuters.com,2021:newsml_OVEAPYFL7_K15&pageId=RefinitivNewscasts Source: Thomson Reuters Description: Malaysian teenager Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam came home from school last week and posted a video on TikTok, taking a male teacher to task over an alleged joke about rape during class. Soraya Ali reports. Short Link: https://refini.tv/3ucLeZS Video Transcript: >> [inaudible 00:00:00] about how there's a lot. >> Malaysian teenager, Ain Husniza came home from school and posted this video on TikTok, talking about how her male teacher had made an alleged joke about rape during class. >> And the girls were quiet, but the boys were laughing like it was so funny to joke about rape. >> The video went viral overnight and sparked a nationwide debate on sex education, misogyny, and sexual violence in the conservative Southeast Asian country. >> There's been numerous students who have been coming forward with their own stories to me in my DMs, talking about how they also tried to fight this thing, but they will be alienated by their classmates or by their teachers or people didn't take any action towards what the students have to say. For me, that's very, very sad. >> The video has also come with its share of backlash. Ain received a rape threat from a schoolmate and lewd remarks about her appearance. Her parents worried for her safety decided to report the teacher's remarks and the rape threat to the police. >> [inaudible 00:01:18]. >> If we act like it's normal or keep brushing off such remarks is made jokes and I don't say anything about this. My younger children will probably go through this too with the same teacher. It will never end, otherwise. It's important to put a stop to it. >> [inaudible 00:01:35]. >> Police have vowed to investigate Ain's complaint, as has the country's education ministry. On Thursday, the women's ministry also called for stronger action over rape jokes, sexist remarks, and body shaming. The debate has prompted Ain to create the make school a safer place hashtag. She hopes it will encourage other teens to come forward about issues from sexual harassment to racism