Beauty Is Power....Say What???!!!

An Article from the Malay Mail...Hmmm...Looks like a lot of people are unhappy and I think that it's getting pretty controversial...

Beauty Is Power

Maria Chin Abdullah, a prominent advocate of women’s rights and also the executive director of, Empower, was not pleased with Miss World Malaysia’s toy boy idea.

“I find the beauty pageant’s portrayal of a woman dominating and humiliating a man simply disgusting,” said Maria. “In fact, it actually makes women look bad and less intelligent.”

Yes! I totally agree that Men and Women are EQUALS....Maybe not in terms of physical strength, But in terms of Career,Education & Opportunities

I Believe that what is portrayed in the Website on this year's Miss World Malaysia 2009 & the Youtube video (Where a guy is dragged around the shopping mall by a leash) is a DRAMATIZED version of what a woman SHOULDN'T DO... not what all beautiful women should do...

It's like watching a re-enacted rape scene or a murder scene in a true story of a film...It's Dramatized....The purpose of it to appear in film is to HIGHLIGHT what is happening in the real world and what we should not DO!!!

Unfortunately, there are many woman who misuse their so-called "power of beauty". Some are even woman who I personally know that disgustingly misuses their power. Issues like this are usually hush-hush, kept low-profile and is heard through hearsays.

There are many Woman rights groups/activist in Malaysia. But how about Man rights???

We all probably know or heard of some guy who has been toy-ed by a woman. My Brother/Guy Friends/ Male Cousins have been through this before. IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY and it's so heartbreaking to see that someone sooo close to are being toy-ed by someone of my species. I hated seeing my brother being so depressed after realising he has been played by someone. As a sister and as a person who wants to protect a person sooo dear to me, I really want to whack that **ToooT**...But I can't (coz it's against the law...DUH!...Does voodoo work?)... All I can do is helplessly listen and share his pain...sigh...

The organizers of this year's took this Opportunity to HIGHLIGHT this issue because in 2009, this is what is happening in real life,when woman are on PAR with man, when EMPOWERMENT is used negatively, not to demean/poke fun at man or to say that woman are better. Beauty is Power also serves as a form of education.

An Education for woman NOT TO MISUSE their powers. Whether it's through beauty, being smarter, being richer, etc.

It tells us that it is OKAY to have CONFIDENCE, OKAY to have DREAMS and AMBITIONS, OKAY to climb the highest mountain, SWIM the deepest ocean, etc...

But totally NOT OKAY to bully, NOT OKAY to hurt people (physically, emotionally, spiritually), NOT OKAY to Use people...

This song below is first sung by Helen Reddy in 1973. I first heard of it and sang to it when I was 5 years old (okay...I don't know the meaning of the song then...But it was catchy la :-P). Very inspiring lyrics.
I AM WOMAN

I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back an' pretend
'Cause I've heard it all before
And I've been down there on the floor
No one's ever gonna keep me down again

Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to
I can do anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman

You can bend but never break me
'Cause it only serves to make me
More determined to achieve my final goal
And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
'Cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul

Oh, yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to
I can face anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman

I am woman watch me grow
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my lovin' arms across the land
But I'm still an embryo
With a long, long way to go
Until I make my brother understand

Oh, yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to
I can face anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman

Oh, I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong

I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman



What makes me feel powerful? When I Sing, When I Dance, When I am able to control my feelings when I'm Acting. I feel powerful when I know I'm blessed with parents, siblings & friends who always encouraged me to pursue my dreams. I feel powerful when I am appreciated for my opinions and decisions.

I feel powerful when I know that every door I've knock and the times I've failed has made me stronger, wiser and I'm one step closer to my dream. I feel powerful when I know that I will soon be Sarah the singer & Sarah the actress because I believe I can and I work hard at it. I feel powerful when I can make people happy, whether it's through charity work (like my Leo Club which I'm sooo proud of) and whether it's because of my silly & goofy antics. I am strong, I am invincible, I am SARAH!!!:-D