Sunday, December 15, 2013

A Poor Choice of Words by Politicians


Sam Rainsy 
By Khmer Wathanakam, Dec. 13, 2013
khmerwathanak.blogspot.com

During a recent political rally in Seam Reap to celebrate a Human Right Day and a protest on election fraud, Sam Rainsey has accidentally become a victim of a poor choice of his own words when he said, "Hun Sen is weaker than female" in solving a political crisis in compared with Thai Prime Minister Yingluk Shinawatra.  But a poor choice of words that Sam Rainsey had used to denigrate Hun Sen turned out to be insulted on women instead.  Since a speech took place on a Human Right Day, and he is a human right defender, people have reacted to his speech in different ways.  When some people have ignored it; the others have even demanded for public apology.

A group of women right defenders
A word "weaker than female" is commonly used by ordinary Khmer to insult or to tease each other for being incompetent and coward.  Now this old Khmer joke is no longer to be a joke, for people are struggling to demand equal right for all genders. Many Khmer women have shown their courage to defense their rights against the current repressive regime.  Over 90 percent of protesters against forceful eviction by the authorities are women.  At least one of them, Tep Vanny, was awarded as a champion of human right defender while other were jailed in different times for brave actions to protect their right.  These are just a few examples that Khmer women are courageous to fight against social injustice and to break a " status quo"

 Previously, Hun Sen used to verbally abuse women when he had altercations with them such as Princess Norodom Vichora, Ms. Mu Sochua, and some Beng Kak women activists.  As he had threatened those women with legal actions and verbal attacks, Hun Sen faced a scorned judgement from the public for using ominous and rude words against women.                            
Now, Sam Rainsey who has devoted of his political career to defense human rights for all people --men and women--has lost credibility as a champion of human right defender when he publicly used words "weaker than female" to insult Hun Sen for being coward in dealing with a current political crisis.  His poor choice of words has drawn numerous angry reactions from human right groups and women who felt offensive by his unintentional speech.  Albeit what Sam Rainsey had said is out of the context, the damage has been done for all women since these words should not be used at all even privately by a politician or a public figure who has represented millions of people from different backgrounds.

Indeed gender equality is strongly being promoted in most democratic countries around the world; in the US and European Union, public and private officials are vigorously trained to use proper words in written and verbal communications in order to enhance gender equality and to avoid legal actions by any particular group.  Every word must be scrutinized by language experts before publishing.  For instances, a chief executive's wife must be replaced with a chief executive's spouse since men and women can be a chief executive.  And here are some more proper word use to avoid gender gap such as policemen should be police officers, firemen should be firefighters, mailmen should be mail carriers, and so on.

Word choices must be seriously examined before delivering by politicians or public officials since people read their lips.  During his first term, President Obama faced severe criticism from the media and the public for his poor choice of words.  When a police officer in the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts mistakenly arrested his friend, Professor Gate, reporting by neighbors as a burglar; President Obama called a police officer's action as stupid, for the officer could not differentiate between a professor and a burglar.  As the President of the United States, Obama was accused of being interfered with a job and duty of a police officer in Cambridge and used inappropriate language with the officer.  The whole police officers in Cambridge demanded President Obama apologized publicly, but President Obama chose to invite the officer and Professor Gate to reconcile at the White House backyard known as "a beer summit" referred to a traditional American family having barbecue and beer at backyard during summer time.  In contrast to Cambodia, all Hun Sen's words almost become laws and unquestionable.

To avoid repercussions, all politicians should learn from their mistakes and keenly accept their fault even unintentional ones.  For his poor choice of words during recent rally, Sam Rainsey should clarify his position in an upcoming rally as demanded by the Human Right Group in order to bring emotional healing to all women and to encourage more women to join with the current struggle in demanding true justice for all.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...

Kdamjor you are right I appreciate and I agree with you. you details everything quite well does it mean you proof yourself as the best ass kisser. Right. ? . As your friends what they say your are dirt poor madness man. Right. Mike

9:24 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sy samramm he is the cheapest human being on earth only idoit and super idiot like you kdamjor allow samramm to cheat you. mike

9:33 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Amazing ah cy samramm can change all of you to wild beast. Mike

9:37 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kdamjor you know it yourself very well right.? . ah pler raincy playing layler pler pler and childish political joke. Right.? Ah nis clown shit . Isn't he. ?. mike

9:55 PM

Anonymous said...

i told you, khmer macho culture, and asian in general gets the no where as time change and people from all walks of life demands human rights and freedom, etc. i know culture is a die hard, old habit. leaders, especially, have to be ethical and professional with what they say in their speech. people do expect higher standard from their leaders!

Anonymous said...

what i see now is a lot of finger pointing and blaming going around. people need to be accountable and act like leaders if they are to take charge!

Anonymous said...

LOTS OF STUPID PEOPLE IN THIS BLOG EVEN THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE. WHITEWASHED AND NOW THE AUTHOR IS KNOWN AS WHITE TRASH.

WHERE WAS THE AUTHOR WHEN HUN SEN BITCH SLAPS HIM AND HIS RELATIVES DURING THE PROTEST?

"A word "weaker than female" is commonly used by ordinary Khmer to insult or to tease each other for being incompetent and coward."

INCOMPETENT AND COWARD? WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION? YOUR WHITE BOY FRIEND GAVE YOU THE MEANING OF THE PHASE.

ONLY AN IDIOT WRITES SUCH AN ARTICLE. AND I'M SURE YOU CALL YOURSELF AN EDUCATOR...STUPID EDUCATOR THAT IS. I HOPE THE CPP PAID YOU WELL FOR THIS ARTICLE. EITHER YOU ARE WITH THE PEOPLE OR WITH THE GOVERNMENT. YOU CAN’T BE BOTH!


Anonymous said...

ខ្ញុំជាខ្មែរមួយរូបដែរ សូមឲ្យ

-អាខ្ទើយក្បាលរឹងសម រង្សី
-អាចោលម្សៀតក្តទន់កិម សុខា

ត្រូវចូលគុក ជាសាធារណះចំពោះមុខពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ
ដែលធ្វើនយោបាយ​យួនឆ្កួតវិលវ​ល់ជួបមហា​គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់​ជាតិ!

Anonymous said...

បើចង់ដាក់ទោសអ្នកណាម្នាក់ ខ្វះអីពាក្យចោទ ជាពិសេសពួកមានអំណាច ពួកកាន់អំណាចឃោ
ឃៅ ព្រៃផ្សៃដូចព្រាយបីសាច ។ ជាពិសេស
ជាងហ្នឹងទៅទៀតនោះគឺពួកដែលមានការចេះ
ដឹងមានកំរិត ហើយ កាន់អំណាច ។ ​ យកអំ
ណាច យកអំពើព្រៃផ្សៃនោះមកបំភ្លៃការពិត បំភ្លៃពាក្យ និង អត្ថន័យពិតឲទៅជាខុសដើម្បី
ចោទប្រកាន់ជនស្លូតត្រង់ ។

ជួនកាល ពួកកាន់អំណាចដ៏ កំណាចឃោឃៅ
ទាំងនោះបំភ្លៃអត្ថន័យនៃពាក្យទាំងរំលោភបំពាន
ដោយចេតនាដើម្បីដាក់ទោសជនស្លូតត្រង់ ឬ បក្សជំទាស់ ។ ជួនកាលដោយសារចំណេះវិជ្ជាមាន
កំរិត ចេះមិនដល់ន័យនៃពាក្យមួយហ្នុង ក៍និ
យាយផ្តេសផ្តាស់ចេញមក បញ្ចេញអាភាពល្ងង់
របស់ខ្លួនមកឲសាធារណៈឃើញទាំងអស់ ។ អ្នក
ដឹកនាំ​ ឬ អ្នកនយោបាយបែបហ្នឹង គួរតែលា
លែង ឬ ចុះចេញពីតំណែង ត្រឡប់ទៅសាលា
រៀនវិញ ។ រៀនខាងអក្សរសាស្រ្តបន្ថែមយ៉ាង
ហោចណាស់ក៍បានចប់សកលវិទ្យល័យ ឬ មហា
វិទ្យល័យឲបានត្រឹមត្រូវ កុំទិញសញ្ញាប័ត្រគេដូច
សព្វថ្ងៃ ។ បន្ថែមពីលើហ្នឹងទៀតគឺត្រូវរៀន
ខាងចរិយាសា្រស្រឲបានចប់ចុអចប់ដើមដើម្បី
អប់រំចិត្តគំនិត ចរិយាមាយាទ សំដីសំដៅឲមាន
សុជីវធម៌សមជាអ្នកថ្លៃថ្នូរ អាចធ្វើជាអ្នកន
យោបាយបានសិនចាំត្រឡប់មកប្រឡូកក្នុងឆាក
នយោបាយវិញ ។ ដល់ពេលនោះ ក្រែងលោប្រ
ជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរពិចារណាឡើងវិញ ហើយ បោះឆ្នោត
ឲម្តងទៀត ។

ល្មមចុះចេញត្រឡប់ទៅសាលារៀនវិញទៅ កុំនៅ
ធ្វើតែរៀងល្ងង់ខ្លៅ រឿងអមនុស្សធម៌ កំណាច
ឃោឃៅតទៅទៀត ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរសឹងតែ
ទូទាំងប្រទេសលែងគាំទ្រពួកគំណាចឯងទៀត
ហើយ ។ គេថាៈ គ្រប់គ្រងប្រទេសត្រូវគ្រប់
គ្រងដោយចិត្តធម៌ មិនត្រូវគ្រប់គ្រងដោយអំ
ណាចឡើយ ។ បើពួកឯងធ្វើមិនបានព្រោះ
តែចៅហ្វាយយួនហាណូយមិនអនុញ្ញាតិ ដូច្នេះ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមិនទុកពួកឯងតទៅទៀតទេ ចុះ
ចេញដោុសម្រួលទៅ ពួកយើងលែងគាំទ្រ
ទៀតហើយ ។

ធ្វើចិត្តសឿងដូចលោកស្រី យិនឡាក់ នាយករដ្ឋ
មន្រ្តីប្រទេសថៃទៅមើល ។ ថ្វីត្បិតតែស្រ្តីភេទ
បច្ចុប្បន្នមានសិទ្ធស្មើនឹងបុរស តែក៍នៅតែជា
ភេទទន់ខ្សោយជាងបុរសដដែល ។ ក្នុងប្រទេស
លោកសេរី គេគោរពស្រ្តីភេទ មកពីស្រ្តីភេទជា
ភេទទន់ខ្សោយជាងបុរស ទោះមានសិទ្ធស្មើនឹង
បុរសក៍ដោយ ។​ ប៉ុន្តែ​ ដោយសារសន្តានចិត្ត​និង​ ទង្វើរបស់លោកស្រី យិនឡាក់ វាខ្លាំងជាង
និង ក្លាហានជាងហ៊ុនសែន ដែលជាភេទប្រុស។
ទើបលោក សមរង្សី និង ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ អ្នក
ផ្តល់ comments ជាច្រើនយល់ឃើញថា ហ៊ុន
សែន ទន់ខ្សោយ កំសាក ជាងលោកស្រី យិន
ឡាក់ ដែលជាស្រ្តីភេទទៅទៀត ។ គ្មានសេចក្តី
ក្លាហានទទួលខុសត្រូវនូវអ្វីដែលខ្លួនបានប្រព្រឹត្ត
ដូចលោកស្រី យិនឡាក់ដែលជាស្រ្តីភេទទន់
ខ្សោយ ។

ដូចមានអ្នកធំល្ងង់ម្នាក់ មិនដឹងរៀនដល់ថ្នាក់
ណាទេ បន្លំបំភ្លៃពាក្យ "ធានាការទិញ" ទៅជា
"ធានាប្រាក់កំចី" ។ មិនដឹងដោយសារភាព
ល្ងង់ខ្លៅ ឬ ដោយសារចង់បំភ្លៃន័យពិតដោយ
ចេតនា ដើម្បីទម្លាក់កំហុស ? ។

Anonymous said...

DICK TA TOR

Anonymous said...

I don't know what is going on here, but it is clear to me that Sam Rainsy is talking about just A WOMAN or one woman specifically referenced was the Lady Prime Minister Yingluck of Thailand. Stop making a mountain out of a speck already. Here: Once again - female is a singular noun, meaning about 1 woman. Females is a plural noun meaning more than 1 woman. Those of you who can't understand the word, let the lightning be their judge.

Anonymous said...

Is that pity to Kem Sre. Field crabs have two claws. They just know to clip the rice in the rice field and nothing else. Crabs like to fight with each others until one can't move and drop dead. Or they left themselves to a good pray for owl. Don't be like Kdam Sre. Open your eyes and find way to put selve as world body who practice and obey law of the land NOT your own law. Do you know which one is right and which one is wrong. If you say that you know, why don't you go from that. No people in this wide world should allow you to live alone or left alone. Or you like North Korea system of justice. Then forget it. Kdam Sre has no brain. From me Kdam Sre.

Anonymous said...

Rainsy is a girlyman the real man doesn't talk like that, this grilyman is not strong enough to force Hun Sen to step down, that why the only way this grilyman can do is talk. But talk is cheap, the more this girlman talk the true nature of color this girly will show and that not going to be a pretty.

Anonymous said...

Rainsy is a girlyman the real lesbian doesn't talk like that, this grilyman is not strong enough to force Tep Vanny,Yom Bopha to step down, that why the only way this grilyman can do is talk. But talk is cheap, the more this girlman talk the true nature of color this girly will show and that not going to be a pretty.

Anonymous said...

12:53am, to avoid misunderstanding in the future, just stop using gender comparison again. there is no right justification for him of his poor choice of words! in a changing cambodia and changing world, you just don't do it! no excuse is good excuse! just listen to all the complains and issue an official apology and move on. there's no need to argue tooth and claw over it!

Anonymous said...

if he apologizes, it shows he is a good, desirable leader; and people will forgive. if not, we know he's incompetent and a liar! an honorable person will apologize after receiving many complains. so be honorable!

Anonymous said...

Look I am a woman and I don't care about what he said, regarding to Yingluck and Hun Sen because it is true! Hun Sen is a coward and Yingluck a brave person comparing from PM to PM with sam seat/position, but one has good moral and the other is not. The only different is, Yingluck is a woman and is able to make such decision to solve the issue which make Hun Sen lower than a women. It doesn't mean Sam is looking down on women, it means Yingluck is a brave woman comparing to Hun Sen.

Come on everyone, the fk VC and CH is controlling Srok Khmer and is no way, they are going to let Sam be our khmer leader, why? because they would rather get a none educated person to be in the lead, and to play a puppet role, so that they can continue to steal, rob and kill us all. Please don't let them fool us no more and say enough is enough!

What Sam said is right!

Anonymous said...

I think Mr. Sam Rainsy's intention is justified by the fact that he referred to Mr.Hun Sen 's courage relative to Ms.Yingluck in decision making to resolve crisis.
She has the gut to dissolve parliament after the democrat walked out of the parliament. Her prompt decision is to respond the demand of people of Thailand.
So, this war of word should tone down because CPP or OU Virak tends to strategically shift focus away from election results.
I think rural Cambodian can understand that.

Neang SA

Anonymous said...

Sam Rainsy use gender comparison to attacked political opponent is wrong, it show how narrow mind Sam Rainsy is and he need to check his own moral compass.

Anonymous said...

"Hun Sen is weaker than a woman" is mistranslated. According the exact Khmer words spoken by Sam Rainsy it went like this: "Hun Sen on-jearng srey" This breaks down as follows: Hun Sen = Hun Sen; on-jearng = inferior; srey = a woman. Thus, Sam Rainsy said that Hun Sen is inferior to a woman, which in this case the female Prime Minster of Thailand. End of story! How can the Matriarchy System that has existed in Cambodia for thousands of years be debated that the women in Cambodia are inferior to men????? That is so absurd. Cambodian women are always superior to men anytime of day.

Anonymous said...

I can't believe some jackass said that Sam Rainsy has poor choice of words when he stated that "AH HUN SEN is weaker than a woman." I don't see the vulgar in the language but a simple comparison between a smart woman and a stupid man! People make comparison everyday between good and evil...But for dirt-poor Cambodian people they are forced to accept the fucken bullshit for the past 30 years of the same old and same old... and dirt-poor fail to make comparison with the outside world and demand the very best from their leaders!

Welcome to the Kingdumb of Wonder!

Anonymous said...

5:55 AM, there's no misunderstanding. ONLY DUMB PEOPLE misunderstand. it's a simple phase. let me ask you how dumb are you?

A SIMPLE PHASE AND DUMB PEOPLE TURN IT INTO A BIG DEAL. ESPECIALLY THE IDIOTS THAT IS NOT EVEN KHMER.

ALL OF THE DUMB PEOPLE AND THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE COULD SUCK SAM RAINSEY DICK. THE REAL KHMER PEOPLE WILL NEVER LET HIM APOLOGIES.

Anonymous said...

A poor choice of words by politician, but the words used here are mainly used to trigger a step down by Hun Sen, that's all Sam Rainsy wants, nothing else, so ladies,and getlemen, please show more understanding for Sam Rainsy, and focus on our sole battle to remove Hun Sen from power, we can't afford to be distracted now. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

Anonymous said...

Rainsy is too weak to force Hun Sen from power, that the only choice he has is too use cheap word that make him look bad. If he is a strong leader he doesn't have to talk cheap like a grily man. So he is a gril man political leader leader that so unethical, how can he lead the county? I thought Hun Sen was a educated in the jungle, but Grily man rainsy should has PhD degree he should know better. Well all Khmer leader are dump, that why their country is dirt poor and everything is "YOUN" faults, if you are strong nobody can hurt you, so stop crying and point finger to other and all you own fault.

Anonymous said...

To 8:35AM

We will see...I hope your prediction come true! Sure it wasn't "YOUN" that oppressed the Khmer Krom people and that make all Khmer people mad! It is too bad you ain't Khmer and you will never know what it takes to be Khmer! Khmer people want peace but YOUN will never give Khmer people peace and the cycle of violence and the blood feud will continue forever!