We all havemade silly poses in front of cameras. But what happened in Malaysia is no longer silly. It's borderline sexual harrassment towards a woman.
Some men decided that it's funny to pose inappropriately with a cardboard ad in Shell gas station. The cardboard has a picture of a worker named Shafila smiling and giving a thumb up.
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Innocent, right?
But not for some indecent men. Some took pictures of them kissing the cardboardor holding the hand. One even dared to grope her (cardboard) chest and share the pictures on social media.
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The pictures went viral and social media usersreacted to them mostly in anger and anger. They agreed that what the men did was a straight up sexualharassment even though it is only her picture.
The model, Shafila, never had in mind that some people wouldpose as if they were touching her.
If the pose is like covering eyes or giving a hug, I still can accept it since it is just a cardboard. But if they use it for a lewd or sexual thing, I feel embarrassed. Those men might just want to joke around, but still I feel embarrassed since the picture represents me, She said to local mediaStar Online.
She said she does not mind if people want to take picture with her cardboard, however, her husband minds if there is a man posing inappropriately with it.
She admits a lot of people had suggested her to report the men to police, but she said she still can be patient and forgive them, especially after some of them came to apologize directly.
Someone came to apologize and I forgive him. I am not the one who has right to punish anyone. I will not make this problem bigger, she said via Facebook.
Meanwhile, Shell decided to do more. The company claimed to have taken notes on the men's identity.
We do not forgive this inappropriate act, which is fully against Malaysian culture and Shells value. We urge netizens and public to stop sharing these pictures, Said a representative of Shell toMalay Mail.