{"id":1226,"date":"2013-07-25T00:46:11","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T00:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monochromist.com\/2013\/07\/25\/nasheeds-ultimate-insult-to-his-opponents\/"},"modified":"2013-07-25T00:46:11","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T00:46:11","slug":"nasheeds-ultimate-insult-to-his-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2013\/07\/25\/nasheeds-ultimate-insult-to-his-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasheed’s ultimate insult to his opponents?"},"content":{"rendered":"

At last night’s MDP rally, the first MDP gathering after the Elections Commission officially accepted his candidacy for the September presidential election, Nasheed said (English translation here): “If one tries to clothe oneself with an insufficient piece of cloth, then one’s nakedness will be revealed.”<\/p>\n

Nasheed used the word “foogelhun” (Dhivehi translation here) from the old Maldivian saying or metaphor. From my travels to Maldivian remote islands in the 1980s when most men wore sarongs there, foogelhun means, before climbing a coconut tree, arranging the sarong in a sumo type of way (see here) so that the man’s butt cheeks are seen and only the asshole itself is covered (traditional rustic Maldivians never considered the butt as nudity). If Nasheed in this instance says that an “insufficient” amount of “cloth” is used to do “foogelhun”, then this means that the person’s asshole itself will be revealed to the public. Haha! I couldn’t think of a better insult to these homophobic political opponents who have been making comments like this about me. Thank you Nasheed.<\/p>\n

via Hilath Rasheed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At last night’s MDP rally, the first MDP gathering after the Elections Commission officially accepted his candidacy for the September presidential election, Nasheed said (English translation here): “If one tries to clothe oneself with an insufficient piece of cloth, then one’s nakedness will be revealed.” Nasheed used the word “foogelhun” (Dhivehi translation here) from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[43,45,44,46,8,42,41],"class_list":["post-1226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video_graphics","tag-anni","tag-gay","tag-hilath","tag-homophobia","tag-maldives","tag-mdp","tag-sociopolitical"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5sGHy-jM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2560,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2012\/04\/28\/pamphlet-by-maldivian-islamist-party-that\/","url_meta":{"origin":1226,"position":0},"title":"Pamphlet By Maldivian Islamist Party That Triggered Coup Against Reformist President Nasheed: ‘No Law Contrary to Islam Can Be Enacted in the Maldives’; Government Taught ‘Good Things About the Jews’","author":"monochromist","date":"April 28, 2012","format":"link","excerpt":"Pamphlet By Maldivian Islamist Party That Triggered Coup Against Reformist President Nasheed: 'No Law Contrary to Islam Can Be Enacted in the Maldives'; Government Taught 'Good Things About the Jews'Pamphlet By Maldivian Islamist Party That Triggered Coup Against Reformist President Nasheed: \u2018No Law Contrary to Islam Can Be Enacted in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3715,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/11\/would-ifj-condemn-latest-attack-by-nasheed-on\/","url_meta":{"origin":1226,"position":1},"title":"Would IFJ condemn latest attack by Nasheed on Maldives media? | Hilath Online","author":"monochromist","date":"March 11, 2011","format":"link","excerpt":"Would IFJ condemn latest attack by Nasheed on Maldives media? | Hilath Online Minivan News\u00a0was the first to point out that the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the only credible international reporters\u2019 organization, as enjoying a\u00a0curious\u00a0and unexplained relationship with Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) which is more known for its\u00a0shadyactivities than\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hilath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/188093_188839587817885_5497346_n1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1506,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2013\/07\/14\/raees-nasheed-joins-ksbmi-jinseeingilaab\/","url_meta":{"origin":1226,"position":2},"title":"raees nasheed joins #KSBMI #JINSEEINGILAAB\u2026","author":"monochromist","date":"July 14, 2013","format":"gallery","excerpt":"raees nasheed joins #KSBMI #JINSEEINGILAAB #FUCKADHAALATH via kula yellow","rel":"","context":"In "motion"","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_mpx62sKhOh1qzsz45o1_1280.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2947,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2012\/03\/04\/muju-naeem-a-legacy-of-authoritarianism-a\/","url_meta":{"origin":1226,"position":3},"title":"Muju Naeem: A LEGACY OF AUTHORITARIANISM – A DOSSIER ON THE MALDIVIAN JUDICIARY","author":"monochromist","date":"March 4, 2012","format":"link","excerpt":"Muju Naeem: A LEGACY OF AUTHORITARIANISM - A DOSSIER ON THE MALDIVIAN JUDICIARYmujunaeem: I cannot verify the origin of the document. 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