Ibrahim mocks JAG award for sexism

Ibrahim Ali, who heads Malay rights pressure group Perkasa, has mockingly welcomed an ‘Aiyo... Wat Lah?!” Award 2012 conferred on him on Saturday.

“If possible, make the ceremony bigger and invite me,” he said with sarcasm when asked to comment on theaward conferred by a coalition of eight women’s rights NGOs, known as the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG).

Ibrahim won the ‘Insulting Intelligence’ category for his April 7, 2011statement that extramarital affairs are caused by “wives who neglect their responsibilities” to their husbands.

This was among six awards for the most discriminatory remarks by public figures and policy makers that are deemed sexist, misogynistic, homophobic or transphobic.

There was also the ‘Right on Track’ award for positive developments towards greater gender equality.

The nominations were collected from news reports published last year, after which 74 representatives from JAG member-groups voted over a period of seven days.