Despite of all opposition against it, the Indonesia’s authorities has passes an anti pornography law recently. The local government of Bali has officially issued a statement that Bali will not endorse the law and is planning to submit a judicial review toward it. Why Bali seems to be super reluctant to the anti porn bill? Because it is still absurd. The law itself contains so many articles that are not clear yet and could endanger the tourism of Bali such as the definition of the pornography itself. Roughly the law said that it against the la to show some part of your body to the public which can raise sexual desire.

The big question is how do we measure if something consider pornography could raise a sexual desire? Let say, people in Kuta are familiar with those tourists in the beach wearing only bikinis, sometimes topless etc. It is part of their daily life. Is it a pornography? If this law is applied in Bali, what those tourists in the beach need to be worn? Do they need to wear jeans on long sleeve top? Come people, especially those who make the law, be realistic. Indonesia is a heterogeneous nation, you can not dictate all people to wear certain kind of clothing. What will happen with Balinese dance called Kecak? They all topless.

I am wondering that the release of this anti-porn law is some kind of a big scenario from a certain group of people. This is quotation from news.bbc.co.uk,

Artists, women’s groups and non-Muslim minorities said they could be victimised under the law and that traditional practices could be banned. The law has prompted protests across Indonesia, but particularly on the predominantly Hindu island of Bali - a favourite destination for tourists.

The law has been backed by hardline Islamic groups, says the BBC’s Lucy Williamson in Jakarta, but many moderate Muslims also back greater controls on pornographic materials.