Umno Youth, a Malaysian political organisation, has submitted a memorandum to the US Ambassador to Malaysia, Brian D. McFeeters, protesting in opposition to slapstick comedian Jocelyn Chia. The group’s chief, Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh, is urging the US authorities to analyze the incident and take acceptable action.
In an official letter to the US ambassador, Dr Akmal said, “I respect your consideration to this matter and look forward to a prompt and passable decision. I belief that the US embassy will take the necessary steps to deal with this incident, foster cultural sensitivity, and uphold the values of mutual respect and understanding which might be essential.”
Chia, a naturalised US citizen, sparked controversy together with her remarks about Malaysia in a stand-up comedy skit aired on the internet. In explicit, her jokes in regards to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared on March 8, 2014, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with all 239 folks on board presumed lifeless, ignited a nationwide backlash in Malaysia.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke condemned Chia’s feedback, calling them “rude, insolent and inhumane.” Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia Vanu Gopala Menon also denounced Chia and apologised to all Malaysians in a separate statement, adding that the New York-based performer is now not a Singaporean.
In her act, Chia joked that Malaysia is “still a developing country” far behind Singapore forty years after being “dumped” in 1965. She additionally mocked Malaysia’s aviation industry, which drew audible gasps from the stay audience. Unexplored told the viewers that she would obtain a bad rating on Yelp, an internet evaluation website, for her remarks, but brushed it off, saying Malaysians don’t have any web entry..