Siti Kasim Likes Her ‘Tacky Flag’, Netizens School Her On Missing The Point
Siti Kasim finds herself on the receiving end of a barrage of criticism after ‘missing the point’.
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Being a politician is not easy. There may have been times we said to ourselves: I can do a better job. However, the reality is that it is not easy, especially if we do not know how to deal with the public.
For newcomer Siti Kasim, a small part of the Malaysian Twitterverse schooled her on handling criticism.
The lawyer and activist is an independent candidate for the Batu parliamentary constituency. Being her first election, and barely two days since campaigning kicked off, she found herself being on the receiving end of a barrage of criticism when a Twitter user pointed out that it was dangerous to carry a flag outside a moving vehicle convoy.
Horrendously tacky flag isn't a crime but driving dangerously in a convoy surely is… can someone inform @sitikasim's team that weaving and slowing down on the road next to Jln Ipoh MRT is seriously unsafe?? pic.twitter.com/fi6THIqqwA
— Tashny Sukumaran (@tashny) November 5, 2022
Replying to the feedback, Siti Kasim did not address the convoy issue specifically, instead thanking the Twitter user for her feedback in general and went on to address the ‘tacky flag’ bit in her tweet.
This did not sit well not only with Twitter user @tashny, but others as well who chimed in saying the Batu candidate failed to focus on the main point of the complaint.
I think your main concern should be the dangerously driving convoy led by purple Perodua BMAxxxx. Perhaps try focus on the important things. Or even think, if you know how. https://t.co/UfIFoBkdxX
— Tashny Sukumaran (@tashny) November 6, 2022
One user asked if she could not comprehend the original tweet, and joked: ‘Muet band berapa ni?’ (What did you get for Muet?)
It's the flag in traffic. Comprehension takda ke? MUET Band berapa ni? Mesti fail Reading Test nih
— Zek (@razxiko) November 6, 2022
The Muet joke was in reference to last week’s Twitter drama where a user had posted that he was looking for a girlfriend but an optional requirement was that she scored at least a Band 4 for her Muet exam.
Others jumped in to point out to Siti that she had missed the point.
try reading from "but…"
— swishy tail (@swishy_tail) November 6, 2022
You seem to have missed the point
No one cares about the tacky flag. Best to show leadership by campaigning responsibly and not risking others’ lives on the roads. I hope you advice your supporters.
— Qistina (@tnqistina) November 7, 2022
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