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Negarakuku

The uproar about this video by NameWee I fail to understand why are people so negative about it. When I say 'people', mostly the Malay Muslim population. They say Namewee shows no respect to the country, and insulted Islam. Negarakuku, apparently to them is an obscene word. They didn't like the addition of another 'ku' to the existing 'ku'. And they didn't like that he sang in front of 'Jalur Gemilang'. He sang about our policemen's fondness for drinking 'kopi' and 'teh'. He sang about our civil service  fondness to make the public wait while they take frequent naps and enjoy their 'kueh'. He sang about general population of Malaysia being woken up every morning by the practice of Muslims blaring their 'sembahyang subur' to the whole neighbourhood through their mosque's loudspeakers. The reaction was severe. Ministers start issuing warning. Some politicians urge their henchmen to check whether he can b...