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Beyonce Knowles has postponed a concert in Malaysia after protests from Muslim conservatives in the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party. The group is concerned that the concert would be “immoral.”

Beyonce was supposed to perform at a venue in Kuala Lumpur on October 25, but the event’s organizer released a statement confirming that a a different date would be announced shortly. “The postponement is solely (the) decision of the artist and has nothing to do with other external reasons,” the statement read.

However, last month, the event organizer addressed concerns over Beyonce’s typically risque wardrobe, saying all parties had “come to an amicable understanding” about costumes.

So, we wonder what has happened since then…

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“Will Beyonce Obey Malaysia’s Dress Code?”

We love you, Beyonce. We really do. Here, in America, it seems you can do no wrong – no matter how many times you claim you’d like to be a role model for girls despite your traipsing around in leather bustiers and knee-high boots. We accept it. But, now you’ve booked a show in Malaysia and they have severely different rules there. Will you obey their dress code or claim to be above it?

In October, Bey will try – for the second time – to perform in the Muslim-majority country of Malaysia. She had to cancel a show in 2007 when protesters challenged her sexy image and clothing. Conservatives are already showing concern, as female performers are required to cover up from the shoulders to knees with no cleavage showing.

Sabki Yusof, youth vice head of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, said Sunday that they would send a protest note to the government over the concert, saying it was the government’s “responsibility to protect the people of Malaysia” from what he described as immoral Western influences. “We are not against entertainment as long as it is within the framework of our culture and our religion,” Sabki said. “We are against Western sexy performances. We don’t think our people need that.”

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dopegurlmagic17/ Dopegurlmagic17

    i dont think she should…. her costumes are all apart of the beyonce concert experience and it shouldn’t be their governments responisibility to censor her… its should be a personal choice to see beyonce that way if u dont wana see her then don’t

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/alishakel/ alishakel

    If I buy tickets to her concert I want to experience everything costume and all.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bvince/ bvince

    “A role model for girls”? That’s a joke. She’s no role model for young girls. Sorry ‘Bey’ that title goes to Mrs. First Lady, Michelle Obama. That’s a role model that young girls should strive to be like. If they pick ‘Bey’ they might as well pick Vanessa Hudgens as a role model.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PrIncesslenice/ PrIncesslenice

    hey i agree with bvince

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BettyBoopVA2TX/ BettyBoopVA2TX

    I feel that if she really wants to NOT be disrespectful and still perform there then she should obide their laws and religious beliefs. U DONT HAVE TO DRESS IN BOOSTIERS OR TEDDIES to be sexy and perform on stage. there are some clothes she can perform in that cover her shoulders and thighs. she’s done it before. so i say she should obide or dont perform its THAT SIMPLE.

    And uhmmm “role model for young girls” BEY I LOVE U BUT….that went out the window as soon as BDAY dropped.lol. I loved it tho!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1_AND_ONLY_YONNIE/ 1_AND_ONLY_YONNIE

    Role Model? For Who? Sure as hell not my kids! I want my daughters to grow up and respect their bodies, not running around in skimpy outfits shakin their behinds. Sorry Bey, YOU ARE NOT A ROLE MODEL! Now if she would put some clothes on, learn some other dances, do more work in communites, and talk to young girls about different things… Then maybe she could start calling herself a role model….. UNTIL THEN… Not AT ALL!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SenoritaKayita/ SenoritaKayita

    I guess maybe I dont understand why she would even bother trying to perform there? I mean, they’d have a problem with her wardrobe as well as her dancing…clearly she’s not gonna dress head to toe and stand in the middle of the stange with a mic singing “Single Ladies”. Just let it go…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LaDawnThEGreaT1/ LaDawnThEGreaT1

    never lets my daughter watch her videos.. too damn much.. i love her music, and the clothes are fine for adults.. but i dont show my ass and such to my kid and neither should she.. lmao

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Carmelcaution/ Carmelcaution

    In this day and age, it is up to the mothers of little girls to be role models…not female performers and such. Hmph…if you ask me, she is just greedy for the money that show would generate for her. Our little girls are our responsibility, not anyone elses! So what? Beyonce likes to wear dish towels made of leather to cover the naughty bits…that’s “her” tea. Peforming is just a job for her. Our concern, once again is to make sure that we as “women” make sure that we teach our girls the ins and outs of being “decent” women. All we can hope for is that what we teach them stays with them when they are adults and they are on their own. As far as disallowing them from watching her stuff….they are gonna do it behind our backs anyway.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/al4love32/ al4love32

    beyonce has her style and her own look the can’t censor her for what she wear that is just a look for the show they sayin they are against western sexy performances the people are goin to see anyway so its not like there goin to find out the will see her on way or another and as far as her bein a role model she is a very good role model for young girls she has done alot of things for young girls and just for young kids in general she is just a very good person all around and iam not sayin that just cuz i have seen her before i know cuz iam a fan so for those ppl that wanna hate on her y’all need to stop she is a human bein just like every one else so BEYONCE DO YA THING BABY!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Hansomeone26/ Hansomeone26

    I say, if she cant dress the way she wants to dress and be herself. Then dont perform there. You know how many other places you could perform without worrying about all of that nonsense. You paid your dues already, you dont even have to perform anymore. Dont even bother with that country!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sub-Negro/ Sub-Negro

    Is Beyonce Too Sexy? Has to be one of the dumbest headliners on here. Anyways did she really try and claim to be a role model? Ok so if they are gonna protest then don’t go over there. Take your ass to Japan if you have to.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sub-Negro/ Sub-Negro

    Is Beyonce Too Sexy? That has to be one of the dumbest headliners on here. Anyways did she really try and claim to be a role model? Ok so if they are gonna protest then don’t go over there. Take your a$$ to Japan if you have to.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1_AND_ONLY_YONNIE/ 1_AND_ONLY_YONNIE

    Carmelcaution, I agree 100%, it is “our” responsibility to be a “good role-model” for our kids. My OPINION is: Its not right to call yourself a role model for little girls then turn around and show them how to shake their butts. The main reason I say this is because I see so many kids that know how to do her dance but can’t tell you their ABC’s. Most of that is on the parents because they’d rather let their child watch videos all day and not something educational.

    Yes they can stop her from performing, they have different rules there then America. If she wants to perform there then she will respect them! I want to see if she does, then that will show that she is a respectful and considerate “HUMAN BEING”. About being a Beyonce hater(LOL). In all the interviews she has done how often has she talked about the importance of getting tested for AIDS/HIV, respecting yourself, getting an education? Anything, other then her music?

    Just remember singing and promoting her clothing line is her JOB! She won’t get a Humanitarian(?) Award anytime soon!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1_AND_ONLY_YONNIE/ 1_AND_ONLY_YONNIE

    Oh and that is for something outside of her Hometown

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mellowyellow4835/ Mellowyellow4835

    Beyonce has a nice singing voice and I enjoy her music, however she is now a married woman and needs to cover her body up. I agree with the Muslim cultures about a woman is not to show her body, from neck to calves. No man should see that much of a woman’s body unless it is her man. I hate to see these women act like the only way they can get a deal is through sexuality. If you cant make it like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight with your voice being your strong point, then maybe you need to get singing lessons. These women today sells sex not music. Beyonce is not a role model to me showing all her goodies to the world. She is a beautiful woman and acting like she has to strip to make a living. She is short of being on the pole and that is just my theory

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/envyme-n-sayhmmm/ envyme-n-sayhmmm

    All I got to say is, you should be allowed to wear what you want. Its is your body, not the country’s body, not your husband body, but YOUR body. If I had her body I would be showing it off too. And I don’t think is about making people think this and that, I believe is about feeling sexy, and every woman wants to feel sexy. If Malaysia have rules well by all means she got to abide with them, because if you do maybe woman there, through her music will feel empowered and feel sexy through her. I never understood Muslim culture, you not giving the goods to no one, its not like you are actually giving your vulva and having it penetrate with a male organ. Married or not no one has the right to tell you what you “need” to cover up. But in order to get a message across you have to pay the dues. GO FOR IT BEY!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Meeshi_Babi/ Meeshi_Babi

    I don’t see what the big deal is…How hard is it to wear a respectable outfit…Ordinary people do it everyday…you can get the glitz w/o the hooch…and I’m sure she knows this…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kbneville/ kbneville

    What America accepts and what other countries accept are two totally different things. Watch the news sometimes, and you’ll know that over in other countries, women can go to jail {and women HAVE gone to jail} for wearing their pants too tight.

    So of course they’re gonna have a problem with Beyonce prancing around half naked. We’ve already seen her body, so why does she have to keep showing it off. Hell, it’s just one performance. She won’t die cause she covered up.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/0VancouverHurts/ 0VancouverHurts

    Beyonce is the Diva, she can do or wont do whatever the hell she wants (keep that in mind haters). I don’t think she has time to re-design all her freakin costumes into a more covering costume that will look fierce or attractive. She is a lion on stage and I dont think a mummy suit will help her perform cuz she will want to rip out of it and be the Sasha that she is! And I bet you anything all the Maylaysian Stans probably flew out to another country to watch Bey perform.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Venunita_05/ Venunita_05

    most malaysians dont agree with the goverments restrictions on beyonce’s dressing we want the whole package !!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missstrings43/ missstrings43

    If this country had any kind of issue with Beyonce coming to perform in their country….??????Who in the hell invited her there?
    And as I do respect other cultures and their rules however, this woman has made a career at what she is today. She should not be ashamed of it at all.
    Love you Beyonce…and keep doing your thang girl!…Costumes and all!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missstrings43/ missstrings43

    And another thang…what if she does actually do the concert there and change her wardrobe..what’s next? Is she going to be asked to sit down and sing the entire show there too? And then I have another question after the fact that someone invited her to their country to do the concert in the first place..(Good Lawdie Miss Claudie!)…Someone is OBVIOUSLY living in the wrong part of the world if the “Conservatives” there bought tickets to see this so called “BAD” role model sing in her broadway costumes, bras and panties, tights and jazz dancing shoes, tigress tattoo’s and shiny jewelry. (??????) Now what man and woman is loving on our Lil Miss Beyonce Knowles too? Hugh? What did you say? Oops! Can you repeat that? Yup! That’s what I thought!
    Un hugh…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Kountry_Mayne/ Kountry_Mayne

    if they have a problem with dress code issues then why schedule a concert with her? dont do it… might be a trap !

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missstrings43/ missstrings43

    For once Kountry_Mayne, I agree with you on this one.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoularFlarez/ SoularFlarez

    protests from Muslim conservatives in the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
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    I respect free-will, but I FEEL THEM 100% !!!

    they dont want their women turning into wh0res like American women, who can blame them !!!

    but at the same time, like Kountry_Mayne said, why even schedule concert if they know how she gets down? lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missstrings43/ missstrings43

    I’m sorry but being from America and being an American woman, I and many many woman in America are not W***es.
    That is a very hypocritical comment to make. Neither is Beyonce and many many other American performers. For performers it is an act. It does not represent w***es. It is theater and theater is an art made up of artist who ..PERFORM…
    Wow!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missstrings43/ missstrings43

    And for the record, Missstrings43 made that statement about the country inviting Beyonce to their country knowing very well how she performed her act. Kountry Mane made a comment about it possibly being a set up.
    This is how stories get jacked up in our society. People can’t listen or read.
    And yeah, Misstrings43 said that part too.
    Now back to the subject….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MzRenayP/ MzRenayP

    MAN DONT GO OVER THERE THEN HELL IF THEY WANNA C BEYONCE THEN BRING THEY ASS TO AMERICA S**T SHE GONNA MAKE THAT PAPER THO REAL TALK IT AINT GON PHASE HER SHE A G!!!!!!
    BEYONCE#1FAN 4 LIFE

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ibrahimgamawa2005yus/ ibrahimgamawa2005yus

    It is good Beyounce is coming in contact with islam,i wish i could educate her about the wonderful religion and she accepts it,it will not affect her music life,cos islam is something that is just between you and the creator and she would have finished with the world,for she will have to at a time- this world that God has already given her and then probably the next,and i think Beyounce should not be bothered about the propaganda about islam but should realize that though chriatianity is also a religion but it seems to have undermined the majesty of God ,God is more than what christianity thinks him as to make him the father of jesus,when God decrees a matter he only says be and it becomes,such is his power,i truly love B and will wish her success in all fronts.It is only God that guides to his light whom he wills and the entire world cannot guide whom God does not guide.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LastManStandingTall/ LastManStandingTall

    MzRenayP has the most coherent and intelligent comment of all of them here…

    (SMH)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/daygosfinest619/ daygosfinest619

    LoL!!! last man… dont you jus love how ignorant sum people can be. But i give beyonce much props. Her decision not to go there i think was more out of respect for thier religion than anything else. And although they do deserve to see her in concert too from what i know of the islam religion she probley would be too sexy for them. She is super talented and that wouldnt change if she went there or not. But if she was to go there she would have to change alot of things about her show.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mshoney131/ Mshoney131

    I respect the religion but why book her to come over there and then tell her she has to respect their dress code. Before they asked her to come they had to know how she performed. She probably wouldn’t have mind covering up if it didn’t alter her show so much. I agree with mzrenay if they want to see her that back then they need to come to america.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Daysha80_Betrayed/ Daysha80_Betrayed

    Sex sales I guess its too hard for women today to sale thier music without saling they a**, the majority has to get attention by being naked, my mother used to say leave something to the imagination and she still does, if you want men, children, a nation to respect you then maybe you should put some clothes on and make us see you for the strong women you claim to be, dare to be different. She can sing she doesn’t have to do it like that none of them have to, ppl need to wake up and stop accepting this bull, oh they are performers so are strippers and prostitute but mostof yall dont accept that now do you. It used to be a time when women had a certain level of respect for themselves, now a days everything just fades to gray its sad really.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/StarrSantiago/ StarrSantiago

    Excuse me…but WTF are you talking about BVince?? What does Vanessa Hudgens & Beyonce have in common? Last I checked, Beyonce hasn’t leaked nude pics or boring ameteur porn (yet).

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/masculine31/ masculine31

    A beautiful nightmare lmfao

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DivineDiva23/ DivineDiva23

    Bottom line is this: their culture, their country, their rules. You can get down or get out for real. Why should an entire nation have to compromise the principles THEY believe in and uphold because some trollup wants to flop around on a stage half naked and gyrating like she’s in shock? I love being American but we have a lot of isht in this country that our freedoms have allowed us to manipulate and damage. If they are more wholesome as a culture and view Beyonce as provocative and a negatively sexual image and don’t want that to influence their children in that manner-then that’s THEIR BUSINESS. I believe promoters are greedy and reach out to set up these shows for controversy and publicity-then fault the country for being the way they are. I used to be a Beyonce’ fan but I don’t think I’d want my child (if i had one) to look up to her. She does “good deeds” because that’s what famous folk do; but the overtly sexual imagery isn’t what I’d want my child to strive for. I want to encourage young women to utilize their minds instead of their bodies to get ahead. We have so much more potential than being bootylicious.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/3iiiE/ 3iiiE

    their culture…their rulez…consider it a formal…find a Malaysian designer..one of the best around…do the dang thang as if there were international dignitaryz present all night…take the money…gain some unknown respect from an entire nation 4 respecting them…is remain in control…good luck beautiful…you can do it

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/3iiiE/ 3iiiE

    we can not continue 2 think that we are too big too ever respect a request of respect from a nation that ask 4 it…you see ladyz and gentle men…bush closed a lot of doorz…i,d love 4 beyonce 2 be able 2 open that one back up 4 us…hopefully, everythang goez smooth and gracrful…and itz another successful evenin after sending another one of our foreign diplomatz over 2 make it work…her way…their way…together!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TASTYCHOCOLATE317/ TASTYCHOCOLATE317

    If you got it flaunt it. We won’t have these bodies all our lives. ENJOY life people. Wear what makes you feel GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ndidiamakamma1/ ndidiamakamma1

    good words @divinediva23.thats the point and u just hit it!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JHONTAE1/ JHONTAE1

    I BELIVE THAT SHE CAN DO WHAT EVER SHE WANT TO DO I SURE THEY ARE THE ONES THAT WANTED HER TO COME THERE SO THEY CAN TAKE HER AS SHE COME OR JUST DONT CALL HER NO MORE…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shugaG/ shugaG

    i agree with devine.Enough said!!!!!

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