Prayut criticises TV channel for using women in mini skirts as selling point

[WitawatWatawit]

Burqa!

Oops, pardon me. Flatulence, you know.

[rubl]

One may be excused to wonder why a previous Prime Minister who was really into equal right for women and dignity for women, didn't notice this issue.

Probably to many other things to do

Isn't part of women's rights to be able to wear what ever they like. If Yingluk had of banned the mini skirt to would have been attacked by many women's groups. The mini skirt has been around for 60 years it's nothing new. Maybe prayuth can add the mini to the bikini guide lines, only to be worn by fat ugly chicks.

The tendency to use sexy females to help promote selling, business, profits is of course to be left to the private sector to be regulated. Maybe the PM should led himself be guided by the example of the United States.

70sh: http://www.retrospace.org/2010/01/mini-skirt-monday-31-minis-on-tv.html

10 years ago: http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/facts/mediafacts.asp

today: ???

[rubl]

One may be excused to wonder why a previous Prime Minister who was really into equal right for women and dignity for women, didn't notice this issue.

Probably to many other things to do

More probably, because it isn't an "issue".

Typically male speech.

[rubl]

One may be excused to wonder why a previous Prime Minister who was really into equal right for women and dignity for women, didn't notice this issue.

Probably to many other things to do

I try to avoid the submissive men posting pro military here usually , but really switching this Generals narrow minded early 20th century views back on YS is just too audacious to let go without clarification.

YS is not a woman who might approve of woman being perceived as sexualised , but she isn't a prude either.

But more important she recognised it was not her role to censor people or programming on TV where matters minor like this exist.

It's really amusing a military man object to attractive woman in skirts.

Ok ...what would you think if he started intervening and went further .

Say he said he wanted to rid the Kingdom of homosexual foreign expats and tried to justify it by linking it to pedophiles .?

We all know its not .

But this is a general who links rape with bikinis and has shown himself to hold views that are not in keeping with modern times.

What I am saying is your blind faith is crossing over to a point of ridiculous pandering some might question.?

It is your right ( which I respect ) to hold strong political views but ""absolute " rule and censorship and strict controls on gatherings , freedoms , and threat , do not hold dear to the average person...( including Thais) and no amount of make believe can alter that.

YS is not hiding and living her life as a coward and submissive to a government non elected and run by military.....and if the show is canned it's just indicative of one less freedom of expression that all people should be concerned about

Just wondering how you got to "Yingluck not hiding" in this particular topic

[TheAppletons]

One may be excused to wonder why a previous Prime Minister who was really into equal right for women and dignity for women, didn't notice this issue.

Probably to many other things to do

More probably, because it isn't an "issue".

Typically male speech.

You are correct, Prayut's criticism of how women dress and your support of it is definitely "typically male speech". Most of us understand that equal rights for women and dignity for women includes not telling women how they should dress themselves.

Edited March 29, 2015 by TheAppletons

[BSJ]

Am I the only poster who agrees with the PM? All sexy young woman should not be allowed to wear miniskirts, they must wear cutoff denim shorts. Hope that order goes out today!

[rubl]

One may be excused to wonder why a previous Prime Minister who was really into equal right for women and dignity for women, didn't notice this issue.

Probably to many other things to do

More probably, because it isn't an "issue".

Typically male speech.

You are correct, Prayut's criticism of how women dress and your support of it is definitely "typically male speech". Most of us understand that equal rights for women and dignity for women includes not telling women how they should dress themselves.

'my' defence of it?

You may have missed

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/813033-prayut-criticises-tv-channel-for-using-women-in-mini-skirts-as-selling-point/#entry9245286

BTW I doubt that the pretties on television dress the way they do because they have any say in how they dress.

Edited March 29, 2015 by rubl

[bkkcanuck8]

One may be excused to wonder why a previous Prime Minister who was really into equal right for women and dignity for women, didn't notice this issue.

Probably to many other things to do

Isn't part of women's rights to be able to wear what ever they like. If Yingluk had of banned the mini skirt to would have been attacked by many women's groups. The mini skirt has been around for 60 years it's nothing new. Maybe prayuth can add the mini to the bikini guide lines, only to be worn by fat ugly chicks.

The tendency to use sexy females to help promote selling, business, profits is of course to be left to the private sector to be regulated. Maybe the PM should led himself be guided by the example of the United States.

70sh: http://www.retrospace.org/2010/01/mini-skirt-monday-31-minis-on-tv.html

10 years ago: http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/facts/mediafacts.asp

today: ???

There is a tendency to use sex to sell because sex sells -- be it beautiful girls or guys that are not your average guy.

What you are basically saying is that women are weak and need special protections because they are not able to make their own decisions.

What I believe is freedom for people to make their own choices -- good or bad.

Focus on things that are important, opening doors that allow people to succeed (i.e. education etc.).

Miniskirts are not keeping women from being police, it is not stopping them from joining the military, nor are miniskirts stopping women from continuing education.

[Plutojames88]

One may be excused to wonder why a previous Prime Minister who was really into equal right for women and dignity for women, didn't notice this issue.

Probably to many other things to do

I try to avoid the submissive men posting pro military here usually , but really switching this Generals narrow minded early 20th century views back on YS is just too audacious to let go without clarification.

YS is not a woman who might approve of woman being perceived as sexualised , but she isn't a prude either.

But more important she recognised it was not her role to censor people or programming on TV where matters minor like this exist.

It's really amusing a military man object to attractive woman in skirts.

Ok ...what would you think if he started intervening and went further .

Say he said he wanted to rid the Kingdom of homosexual foreign expats and tried to justify it by linking it to pedophiles .?

We all know its not .

But this is a general who links rape with bikinis and has shown himself to hold views that are not in keeping with modern times.

What I am saying is your blind faith is crossing over to a point of ridiculous pandering some might question.?

It is your right ( which I respect ) to hold strong political views but ""absolute " rule and censorship and strict controls on gatherings , freedoms , and threat , do not hold dear to the average person...( including Thais) and no amount of make believe can alter that.

YS is not hiding and living her life as a coward and submissive to a government non elected and run by military.....and if the show is canned it's just indicative of one less freedom of expression that all people should be concerned about

Just wondering how you got to "Yingluck not hiding" in this particular topic

Well aside from more practical examples of her questioning the Military leaders non elected governments position on say Human trafficking ( which you will now add to your dozens of daily spam posts comparing to her government)

My point was is she isn't cowering and hiding or intimidated by this guy ( PM)

She doesn't spend her days supporting his direction and isn't scared to be critical , even after execution threats towards journalists and an ""absolute " power decree.

But "hiding"" takes on many meanings .

As I said earlier would you be so quick to support his moral crusade if went after minorities ?

You seem colourful and perhaps might be fall into his viewpoint of people not quite military standard of "quality expat"

I hope I haven't misjudged you , but I wonder who would blindly support this guy?

A Stockholm Syndrome suffer ?.....perhaps .

I am not suggesting spending a great portion of your time talking politics or stoking debate is a merry little past time for you to water down.

But seriously , you have really gotten a bit silly of late justifying what most of us see ( along with the western international community) to be a man who is highly questionable in both ethics and his own morality .

I mean is it not immoral to threaten execution on the press?

Forbid freedoms in countless other ways ?

Increase power to "absolute"?

Are you not just slightly uncomfortable placing yourself in front of this man , bending over backwards to defend him?

Edited March 30, 2015 by Plutojames88

[Linky]

One may be excused to wonder why a previous Prime Minister who was really into equal right for women and dignity for women, didn't notice this issue.

Probably to many other things to do

More probably, because it isn't an "issue".

Typically male speech.

You are correct, Prayut's criticism of how women dress and your support of it is definitely "typically male speech". Most of us understand that equal rights for women and dignity for women includes not telling women how they should dress themselves.

'my' defence of it?

You may have missed

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/813033-prayut-criticises-tv-channel-for-using-women-in-mini-skirts-as-selling-point/#entry9245286

BTW I doubt that the pretties on television dress the way they do because they have any say in how they dress.

I'm sure they have a say in whether they want the job.

Why the hell is the dear PM even concerned in the slightest about this. Is this top of the page for things to be done?

Prioritizing is not his strong suit.

[casindonet]

Welcome to Jurassic park....lots of old dinosaurs & fossils here.

[Caveat Emptor]

Doesn't he have one or two slightly more pressing matters than what women wear on the telly? If not, he certainly should...

Is there anything he doesn't get involved in or have an opinion about ? I hear Leo Sayer singing ' I'm a one man band '.

Just wait and see what happens if Art 44 is adopted.

[newatthis]

He'll be chatting to the rectors at all the universities next. It's obviously very difficult to fill in your time doing something constructive when your PM here.

[DM07]

One may be excused to wonder why a previous Prime Minister who was really into equal right for women and dignity for women, didn't notice this issue.

Probably to many other things to do

Probably no one really gives a sh....!

[BuaBS]

And that from a leader of an army full of horny soldiers .... there's gonna be a mutiny. No porn , no miniskirts, no underboob , no sexy motorshow girls,....
Is their salary enough for hookers ?

[bruceybonus]

One thing you can tell from all this is that his "advisors/sycophants" are all scared of him. I'm beginning to think that nobody says anything to him & just lets him go on his merry way, gaffe after gaffe after gaffe

[klauskunkel]

I wonder if he was sporting a woody and got subsequently embarrassed by this new, strange sensation?

[Sviss Geez]

Getting rid of miniskirts everywhere in Thailand should be one of the most urgent reforms that Thailand needs. The General ...sorry, I mean the Prime Minister is absolutely right! Miniskirts will only deepen the divide in Thailand.

Didn't he say last time that the British girl in Koh Tao was raped because she was wearing a bikini? Or something like that.

No. he didn't say that. Some members of a Thailand forum did say that he did though.

[Sviss Geez]

Here we go ladies and gents, back to the 50's.

Some of you wanted this, be careful what you wish for.

I don't think you meant the 1950's though.

Why did you post a picture from the 1960s?

[SOUTHERNSTAR]

One may be excused to wonder why a previous Prime Minister who was really into equal right for women and dignity for women, didn't notice this issue.

Probably to many other things to do

So according to you a woman that wears a miniskirt has no dignity? No PM has the right to tell people what they must wear that is called individual choice which is part of individual freedom which is part of democracy.

[Sviss Geez]

This guy is losing it by the minute!!

Slowly (not really) moving the country backwards!!

12 core values

Moral council

and now, mini-skirts!!

Maybe PM Prayut should try to see things in the right perspective ?

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Maybe you should post things in the right perspective and try to find a similar photo posed by Thais in Thailand.

[Farang99]

Maybe a sop to the Muslim insurgents? Sharia law next?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Can we get mini-skirts combined with under-boob selfies??? Now that's a position I could get behind!

[StefanBBK]

I am sure some kind of self censorship is needed. Difficult part is to decide where the borders are. Western standards cannot be applied. Well even Western standards differ from country to country. Nudity OK or not? Brutality OK or not?

I would believe this is for the Thai society to decide.

This should not be purely based on Majority opinions. If it disturbs many locals, which I doubt by the way mini skirts do, it should not been shown.

Some older Thais may have a hard time understanding that moral standards have changed.

I think the PM should have other priorities right now.

How about truly equal rights for women, in constitution and law?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Why did you post a picture from the 1960s?

I didn't post the oldie photo above. But in the spirit of things, how about modern times, with our local airlines:

Edited March 30, 2015 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[nahkit]

Here we go ladies and gents, back to the 50's.

Some of you wanted this, be careful what you wish for.

I doubt if very many TV members have any experience of what Thailand was like in the 50's, myself included.

I would suggest that what people wished for last year was an end to the daily protests in Bangkok and to see the country return to normal.

[Plutojames88]

I am sure some kind of self censorship is needed. Difficult part is to decide where the borders are. Western standards cannot be applied. Well even Western standards differ from country to country. Nudity OK or not? Brutality OK or not?

I would believe this is for the Thai society to decide.

This should not be purely based on Majority opinions. If it disturbs many locals, which I doubt by the way mini skirts do, it should not been shown.

Some older Thais may have a hard time understanding that moral standards have changed.

I think the PM should have other priorities right now.

How about truly equal rights for women, in constitution and law?

The real issue is does he even have the right to impose his will into this area?

And if so , on what bases?

Ok your side of the coin addresses sensibilities of older Thais ....but the show isn't for older Thais .

Nor is it mainstream TV it's a show late at night and fairly tame.

By our standards .

Tongue in cheek gags.

Really were this guy so interested in morality would not the 50 feet high billboards advertising everything from cars to brothels on freeways using images not be removed where woman being used in flimsy attire is concerned?

What about neon signs outside establishments ?

And the very core of this hypocrisy , what's inside them.

He could act on them .( he may well )

However , in reality this is just smoke and mirrors and designed for the older Thais to say "" isn't he righteous "

In short it's more spin.

Sits well with his hand book on good Thais "think and say as I do."

And don't say otherwise or you might get shot

Edited March 30, 2015 by Plutojames88

[wabothai]

the film "birds of a feather" comes to mind.

[manhood]

Oh OH, now there is a new sign of the conservative back ward movement under this ex general!

Where will Thailand end up? In a backward oriented Leader and also a Leader who lost the roosts while flyiing over the county with the fantasy of leading this country in a short time to a 1st world country but missing all the things that are a basic for this kind of movement!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Be aware!!!!!!

[wabothai]

Quite an amusing and entertaining morning today on TV.