The Issue Surrounding Valentine's Day

I thought I'd never continue blogging but the issue engulfing Valentine's Day in Malaysia is so foolishly ridiculous, it sparked the resurrection of Fruits & Feces.

So PAS Youth has decided to lead an expedition on Valentine's Day (including the night before), dispatching its agents on certain locations in Malaysia (i.e. Tasik Titiwangsa and Bukit Bintang)to preach mainly young Muslim couples on what is halal and haram (what is permitted and forbidden in Islam). Apparently, this particular day encourages unhealthy social life leading to baby-dumping (a form of infanticide). This expedition is meant to not only preach but also help solve the baby-dumping issue.

I must be frank. Claiming that Valentine's Day is one of the major causes of baby-dumping is absurdly ridiculous. So on other days, nothing happens? No irresponsible or uneducated couple will have reckless sex in any of the 364 days? In my honest opinion and I believe there are a number who'd agree (if you don't, feel free to comment and rebut), Valentine's Day has nothing to do with this act of infanticide. Among many others, one major cause is the lack of sex education. One should not fear that sex education will breed a new generation of pornstars or maniacal beasts who would only strive for a carnal lifestyle. Procreation is part of our lives and I think parents, teachers, and/or guardians should not be afraid to educate the young about it. Just look at it this way, an informed person has a higher chance of making a practical/wise decision than an uninformed one.

I also think that culture has a major part in this particular infanticide. Once a girl is pregnant out of wedlock (this can happen through any means from not knowing what the hell is going on to being drugged by a jerk who is a slave to his own phallus to just pissing off the ex-boyfriend, etc), it is very possible that she will be horrifically humiliated (you can use your wild imaginations here) or even exiled from her family. That can incite the pregnant girl to take desperate measures such as, (to put it very bluntly) defecating the infant or forced infant diarrhea. If it survived, it will be left neglected in some garbage dumpster until someone finds it by accident. In this case both the infant and the girl are the victims (which one is more of a victim than the other, you decide). I think parents, family members, teachers or even friends should not look at the pregnant girl as someone who committed a sin, but as a victim who needs your support and protection.

So Valentine's Day is not a major cause of baby-dumping (that's specious reasoning) as some people have claimed. The issue goes far deeper than that. It is very appalling that Valentine's Day has become a serious political topic that there are at least four articles about the issue in the Star newspaper. Now that is very sad and unfortunate. Nonetheless, I do not resent PAS Youth's intention to preach. It is their right to do so, as it is the right of others to express or preach their beliefs, as long as they don't harm others.

But one might ask, what does ZAID think of Valentine's Day? I don't really care how others want to celebrate it, or whether or not they want to. If a husband or a boyfriend wants to do something special for his significant other during Valentine's Day (and vice versa), so be it. Just don't be so stupid as to cause unnecessary problems for both parties or the external parties. However, I wouldn't really get all excited about it. I'd make a day special for that special someone on any day I want.

I'd consider this a FRUIT article but the issue is definitely FECES!!!