Social Media Uproar Over New Sanam Luang Sign Showing Two Foreign Women

[thecyclist]

6 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

I'd have thought watching K dramas was more than enough punishment.

For most of us ,with at least some brain cells left over, it is torture, but for the brainless Tiktok generation it seems to be delightful. 

[Will B Good]

Just now, thecyclist said:

For most of us ,with at least some brain cells left over, it is torture, but for the brainless Tiktok generation it seems to be delightful. 

My wife watches the occasional K drama (so I have to) and to be honest, compared to Thai dramas, they are on a par with Shakespeare....555

[thecyclist]

4 hours ago, stoner said:

 

is this not defamation according to thai laws ?  

No, it isn't. The target is farang, not Thai. So no defamation took place. 

[stoner]

5 minutes ago, thecyclist said:

No, it isn't. The target is farang, not Thai. So no defamation took place. 

 

so then defamation laws should not matter to me and i should be able to say what i want ?

[positivevibes]

This has nothing to do with the foreign women and everything to do with an authoritarian Government acting like dictatorships. 

 

Cities the world over will be horrible places to live in the future. Anyone who values freedom should go live in rural areas. 

[hotchilli]

I do hope they asked the ladies permission to use their images in public?

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

You can see dozens of women similarly attired in Benjakitti or Lumphini this morning

They need one of these.

 

[BigStar]

26 minutes ago, positivevibes said:

This has nothing to do with the foreign women and everything to do with an authoritarian Government acting like dictatorships. 

 

Cities the world over will be horrible places to live in the future. Anyone who values freedom should go live in rural areas. 

 

Freedom to do what is the issue. Live, shoot up, defecate on the streets, shoplift for fun & profit all good now. Plus a lot of other stuff.

 

Rural area, yup.

[Chris Daley]

hahahahaha that the best thing I've seen in a while. lmfao

[Chris Daley]

A simple AI generated image would have been better.

[Gknrd]

I agree with the Thai's on this , it is outragous and extremly offensive !

 

Ok, I am off to the Go Go bar , and on my way I think I will stop off at the "weed" shop for a toke.

Then , off for a soapy massage. With a happy ending.

Edited January 20 by Gknrd

[thecyclist]

54 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

so then defamation laws should not matter to me and i should be able to say what i want 

Sure, you can defame, insult fellow farangs to your heart's content.

Do the same to Thais, especially influential Thais,and you are looking at hefty fines and a nice vacation in the slammer..

[stoner]

25 minutes ago, thecyclist said:

Sure, you can defame, insult fellow farangs to your heart's content.

Do the same to Thais, especially influential Thais,and you are looking at hefty fines and a nice vacation in the slammer..

 

does the defamation law actually say that ? can you refer me to where you got this info.

thanks

[Chris Daley]

So they are admitting that the sign wasn't visible to begin with?

 

Do monks have lawyers?

[sambum]

Firtst of all they complain about the 2 women sunbathing and say there should be a sign telling tourists that it is forbidden to sunbathe in the temple grounds - they get their wish for a sign and now they complain about the sign! They'll be complaining about the sunshine next saying that it is tempting people to sunbathe! Thin skinned or what?

[arithai12]

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I think the parallel definition for outraged netizen is "I am somebody that does not have any sort of life whatsoever". 

I thought that was the definition of many serial posters on this forum.

[thecyclist]

19 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

does the defamation law actually say that ? can you refer me to where you got this info.

thanks

Well, my comment is ,of course, partly tongue in cheek. But only partly. Decades of living here have taught me, that there is one law for Thais ,who can be very litigious when it comes to their reputation/profit/face, and one for non-Thais. Thais suing farangs and fellow Thais for defamation is a common occurrence, so is violence in regard to loss of face. 

Never heard of a farang suing a fellow farang in Thailand for loss of face. 

[stoner]

7 minutes ago, thecyclist said:

Well, my comment is ,of course, partly tongue in cheek

:)

[Guderian]

Everyone gets their 5 minutes of fame, I hope the two ladies appreciate it, lol.

[Presnock]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

 

THAI NETIZENS blasted a new sign put up at Sanam Luang ground forbidding sunbathing in public areas as it shows a photo of two foreign women doing so with a crossed circle over it with this deemed to be inappropriate, TV Channel 7 said today (Jan. 19).

 

The sign put up by Phra Nakhon district officials is in three languages, Thai, English and Chinese, and has graphic images of a person lying down, a bikini and a photo of the two foreign women sunbathing with red crossed circles over them forbidding these two activities and wearing the skimpy garment.

 

However the online uproar arose over the photo of the two foreign women which although their faces had been pixelated was thought to be inappropriate without getting permission from them to use it.

 

This TV Channel’s reporters questioned the district chief about this sign and he explained that in designing it the intention was to clearly convey a message to foreign tourists about what is forbidden so that they immediately understand because violation leads to a 500 baht fine.

 

by TNR Staff

TOP: The sign that was slammed on Thai social media. Photo: TV Channel 7

 

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Yeah and maybe have to take out aloand to pay that 500 baht fine!  for that amount, I am sure there are probably folks willing to disobey the

signs anyway.  Just my opinion!

[Quit]

Two hot Ladyboys would have been so willing to pose for that pic. Without pixeling.

[captnhoy]

4 hours ago, 10baht said:

So clearly, you can sunbath for 500 baht?

Until they escort you away. And you get your 15 minutes of fame and have to apologize to the Thai people for being lewd and despicable.

[geisha]

Really ? Honestly, who can recognize the two women from the article??
What they did was wrong in Thai eyes , the sign is just a thoughtless childish act of some official.  Much worse than that around the country.

Just add it to “ Funny Thai signs” online. Have a look, some of them are priceless!!! 

[ujayujay]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

 

THAI NETIZENS blasted a new sign put up at Sanam Luang ground forbidding sunbathing in public areas as it shows a photo of two foreign women doing so with a crossed circle over it with this deemed to be inappropriate, TV Channel 7 said today (Jan. 19).

 

The sign put up by Phra Nakhon district officials is in three languages, Thai, English and Chinese, and has graphic images of a person lying down, a bikini and a photo of the two foreign women sunbathing with red crossed circles over them forbidding these two activities and wearing the skimpy garment.

 

However the online uproar arose over the photo of the two foreign women which although their faces had been pixelated was thought to be inappropriate without getting permission from them to use it.

 

This TV Channel’s reporters questioned the district chief about this sign and he explained that in designing it the intention was to clearly convey a message to foreign tourists about what is forbidden so that they immediately understand because violation leads to a 500 baht fine.

 

by TNR Staff

TOP: The sign that was slammed on Thai social media. Photo: TV Channel 7

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2024-01-20

 

- Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

 

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Uproar

[spidermike007]

8 hours ago, arithai12 said:

I thought that was the definition of many serial posters on this forum.

Well I can only speak for myself, I do have a life, I have a very good life. I do rage on this forum occasionally, but I would never describe myself as an outraged netizen, I don't take this stuff very seriously and I'm mostly posting just for fun, and the sort of camaraderie that comes with interactions with other guys on this forum, many of whom are very intelligent and articulate, so speak for yourself. Ha! 

[OneMoreFarang]

I guess that sign will do the job. Because I guess most women don't want to be in the press for this.

And this sign is a very clear reminder for anybody that they should think twice what they do.

Is it nice? Not really. But then, it is also not nice from tourist to disrespect Thai cultural heritage.

Would they also sunbath in the Vatican?

 

[still kicking]

10 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I guess that sign will do the job. Because I guess most women don't want to be in the press for this.

And this sign is a very clear reminder for anybody that they should think twice what they do.

Is it nice? Not really. But then, it is also not nice from tourist to disrespect Thai cultural heritage.

Would they also sunbath in the Vatican?

 

I don't think there is any grass at the Vatican 

[Chongalulu]

Where’s the picture of someone having beer forced down his throat…and presented with an inflated bill…? 😤 

[fondue zoo]

Can we get two gut fat, bald, white hairy old guys in short shorts for a follow up piece? 

I want to see if they add a second picture to the sign.

[ThaiFelix]

On 1/20/2024 at 7:28 AM, ChrisY1 said:

Any more proof needed as to the xenophobic ways of many Thais?

We dont care what you think is inappropriate, only what we do lol!