Despite facing criticism for her MH370 stand-up routine, comedian Jocelyn Chia refuses to apologise, and cites alleged harassment and bullying.
on Sunday to express her frustration at being subjected to alleged harassment from Malaysians, while they simultaneously demanded an apology from her.
"They have arrested a comedian who is Malaysian and had posted jokes online, and that comedian has to stand trial based on his online jokes because they have had precedence for breaking a law that they have for offensive online content," she said. "My life as a comedian used to be so simple. Does it get a laugh? It ends there. That was the extent of my consideration," she said.
However, the joke's viral spread on social media led to widespread controversy. In Malaysia, the youth wing of the UMNO, one of the country's major political parties,
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