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They uttered the words, they denied about it initially, they were reported to have apologized and retracted back, and finally today it took a meeting with Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil for these MPs to apologize.

Even then, I still think many women will find their apology questionable based on what had been reported by Malaysiakini.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, both the MPs said they would like to tender their apologies, if “women were offended”.

However they defended their words used in the Dewan as necessary to defend the government during debates.

They also did not issue a personal apology to Batu Gajah MP Fong Po Kuan, against whom the sexist remarks were aimed

Why is it so hard to apology especially when you made mistakes?

Dear MPs…. I like to share these quotes with you, there are a lot for you guys to learn from people on the street, despite the fact that you are the Parlimentarians:

In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry. ~Margaret Laurence

An apology is a good way to have the last word. ~Author Unknown

A stiff apology is a second insult…. The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. ~G.K. Chesterton

An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything. ~Lynn Johnston

Never ruin an apology with an excuse. ~Kimberly Johnson

It’s easier to apologize than ask for permission. ~Author Unknown

Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift. ~Margaret Lee Runbeck

Courtesy of Quote Garden

[tags]sexist, apology, women, member of parliment[/tags]

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