Sharifah Zohra Jabeen's Tirade / "Listen Listen Listen Listen"

Sharifah Zohra Jabeen's Tirade / "Listen Listen Listen Listen"

Updated Jan 17, 2013 at 03:02PM EST by Brad.

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Overview

Sharifah Zohra Jabeen's Tirade refers to a controversial speech given by the president of Malaysian activist organization Suara Wanita 1Malaysia (SW1M) during a student forum event at the Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) in December 2012. Sharifah's rant, along with the quote "Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen," subsequently went viral and spawned parodies on the Malaysian web after a video recording of the event was uploaded to YouTube in January 2013.

Background

During a student forum event held at the Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) on December 8th, 2012, law student K.S. Bawani confronted the guest speaker and women's rights activist Sharifah Zohra Jabeen about her pro-government stance on a number of controversial public policies. But Bawani's question was abruptly interrupted when Sharifah snatched the microphone and cut her off mid-sentence by frantically repeating "listen, listen, listen" before digressing into a lengthy tirade against the student. In early January 2013, a video recording of the heated exchange was uploaded online by YouTuber TvMyMahasiswa.



Notable Developments

On January 15th, 2013, the video was shared on the Facebook page Politicalgags[2], where it was largely met by angry reactions criticizing Sharifah's rude remarks and her hypocritical notion that she was giving Bawani proper respect as a woman. The video also spawned quite a few image macros on the Facebook page Malaysian Gag[7], depicting Sharifah with a Scumbag Hat or as the The Most Interesting Woman in the World.


Idon't always say listen" i don't always argue i don't always talk about respect but when i do,J say it like a the other卩arty i don't always talk about but when I do.-I always talk gazilion timelust to silencebut when I do.ishow noneabout cats, ogs, sharks and etc I don't always debate i don't always get to speak human rights but when i'do, I deny it but when l'do. i took the opponent's microphone but when i do.i say let me speak, x 100,000

Others also criticized Sharifah's speech for mongering hatred towards the opposition political parties and Bersih rally organizers, a move that was interpreted as an attempt to politicize the event. The phrase "Listen Listen Listen Listen" continued to spread through excessive usage by Malaysian Facebook users and even spawned a dedicated thread on Malaysia's biggest forum Lowyat.[6]

SW1M's Response

The scandal took a turn for the worse when an administrator of the SW1M Facebook page calling herself "Ms. Natrah" began accusing opposition parties as well as NGOs related to BERSIH and Bawani. Shortly thereafter, the page became flooded with comments criticizing Natrah's rebuttal for instigating partisan divides.


facebook Search for people, places and things Marc Lo1 ma Suara Wanita 1Malaysia Timeline▼ Now ▼ Like Write a comment... Suara Wanita 1 Malaysia 3 hours ago Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen, read as you may if this what it take to make's to stop the barking' as SW1M is not represent any other politic parties. we are independent NGO. if the issue make you all angry as see's that more bavani 'friend' compare with the others. So here we are to give you note, THE FORUM IS ABOUT WOMEN & CHILD, AND WHY BAVANI STOOD UP AND TELL'S FAIRY TALES? WE ARE NOT THE GOVERNMENT. WE ARE INDEPENDENT NGO'S. AND WE DID LISTEN TO HER, WHY DOES SHE LISTEN TO US AND RAN AFTER WE TRIES TO EXPLAIN TO HER. LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEIWd-81eQ WHO ASKED HER TO RAN AWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPLANATION? WHO CANNOT ACCEPT THE TRUTH? CUBA? BRAZIL? SPAIN? DO YOU KNOW THAT THE COUNTRY ECONOMIC WISED? DO A RESEARCH, LEARN TO DO THAT, YOU ALL A STUDENT, IF YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE OPPOSITE LEADER AS YOU TO DO, AND I ASKED YOU BACK TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE TALKED, MANNER IS ALL THE NATION PROUD OF, TO SEE ALL OF YOU BEHAVE, I DO RESPECT MADAM SHARIFAH ZOHRA HAVE GUT'S TO TEACH BAVANI A LESSON. BVANI DID DESERVED THAT respect yourself and others will respect you, if you have lest of knowledge about RESPECT, let me teach you then, courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen as we supposedly listen to many, speak to a few due to what we were. Listen, real manner doesn't say anything, it just ticks off the possibilities. opens all doors. you can walk through anyone that suits you. respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners, or should I teach you that also? your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully, as a respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your self WE ALL SUPPORT SHARIFAH ZOHRA, THERE IS NO NEED FOR HER TO APOLOGIZE TO BAVANI, AS BAVANI NEED TO LEARN HOW TO RESPECT OTHER'S AdminMis Natrah Like Comment Share 326 60 people lke this. View previous comments 52 of 1,270

Notable Examples

Inevitably, the video went onto inspire parodies featuring Sharifah on YouTube, mostly in the form of remix songs. Even the Malaysian grilled chicken restaurant chain Nando's took a jab at the scandal by reassuring its customers that "their chickens were fine" in reference to Sharifah's remark that "animals also have problems."



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