KOTA KINABALU – Offended by a remark, a Kadazan woman has lodged a police report on a court submission that described the Unduk Ngadau beauty pageant as a show and display of “exotic cattle”.
Audrey Susan Tonggolou turned up at the Karamunsing police station this afternoon and claimed she had obtained the court submission via the Facebook page Orang Putih Kita around 9.15am today.
Disgusted by what she read, the woman decided to lodge the report today.
Speaking to The Vibes, she said that as a Kadazan woman, she felt offended and appalled by the remarks.
“Whether it is used in court or not, it is completely irrelevant. The remarks seriously degrade the culture and tradition of the Kadazandusun ethnic group.
Branding the Unduk Ngadau competition as an “exotic cattle” show and an “extravagant pet show” of women as objects of desire indicates that the person who made the remarks has no respect for the culture and heritage of the Kadazandusun, she said.
She hopes the authorities will take the matter seriously and act on the party or parties making such remarks.
She also urged the Kadazandusun people to condemn any degrading and demeaning statements regarding their culture.
A court submission calling the Unduk Ngadau women’s cultural pageant somewhat of an “exotic cattle show” and an “auction” has gone viral in Sabah.
The court submission is believed to be from one of the lawyers of troubled Sabah Star member Phillip Among, who recently claimed trial to five counts of sexual molestation.
On page two of the written submission, the lawyer stated in reference to the Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan pageant: “The UNK contest is not about women, it is just a contest, it doesn’t incorporate all woman [sic], whatever their talents and skills and education and abilities but it is nothing more than an exortic [sic] cattle show and almost feel like an auction show.”
It is noted that the lawyer had written the submission to the magistrates’ court when Among claimed trial for the sexual molestation charges.
The court submission has since gone viral here. – The Vibes, June 12, 2021
