Online vendors of the soiled items reportedly claimed the sales helped to fund their education and daily needs
The discovery of an online shop selling soiled women’s undergarments has ignited a debate over morality and social practices in
Malaysia
.
A resident from Melaka alerted the China Press newspaper to an online shop advertising panties and tights marketed as possessing the “original” scent of a woman or female college student.
The shop even posted photos of the alleged owners, albeit with blurred faces, according to the daily.
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Sellers of the soiled undergarments reportedly justified their actions by saying that they needed the money to support their studies and living expenses.
Records from the shopping platform showed that there had been 11 purchases of the used tights.
Low Chee Leong, a member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly, condemned the business as immoral, warning that it could normalise behaviour associated with fetishes.
“In the past, there have been many cases in Melaka where undergarments, being [hung] out to dry,
were stolen
,” he said.
“Now, they can just buy them via online shopping. It is indeed worrisome.”
This article was first published by
The Star
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