PR Advice to Pussycat Dolls: Know Your Audience

From the AP:

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities fined organizers of a concert by the chart-topping Pussycat Dolls for allowing the singers to wear skimpy costumes and for their”sexually suggestive routines,” a news report said Wednesday…

A spokesman for Absolute Entertainment, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they were meeting with … officials midday Wednesday. She declined to provide further details. The government in this Southeast Asian nation had previously warned Western artists not to be too “raunchy” so as not to offend local sensitivities when performing in Malaysia.

The fine came a day after Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Rais Yatim was quoted in the local media as saying the group took Malaysia “for a ride” by their alleged indecency. “I believe the way the Pussycat Dolls behaved on stage amounted to gross indecency,” said Rais, according to the paper. “The Pussycat Dolls reportedly put on a show which not only featured scantily-dressed performers but also included sensuous elements,” he said.

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