Don't air porn songs, West Java radio, TV told

JAKARTA: All radio and television stations in the West Java province have been told not to broadcast songs or video clips depicting lyrics which may be deemed pornographic.

The ban was made by the West Java provincial branch of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPID) following calls from the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), the provincial legislative council (DPRD) and the community.

"As of September this year, we received 263 complaints through various media including text messages, mail, email, telephone calls and other social networking media regarding the contents of TV and radio broadcasts," West Java KPID commissioner Nursyawal was quoted by the English daily, The Jakarta Post, as saying Monday.

Songs considered pornographic include "Mobil Bergoyang" (Rocking Car), "Cinta Satu Malam" (One Night Love), "Hamil Duluan" (Pregnant Out of Wedlock), "Aku Ingin Dilubangi" (I Want to be Perforated) and "Mari Bercinta 2" (Let's Make Love 2).

"Mobil Bergoyang", for example, which starts off with the sound of a girl moaning, contains lyrics describing how bad girls do not need expensive hotels, but only a car, to make love.

The song "Hamil Duluan" describes how an unmarried couple's sexual activity results in the girl getting pregnant.

Nursyawal said the commission was not acting as a censor banning the creation of songs or video clips.

"What we can do is ban them from being broadcast. Even in developed countries such as the US, which has been dubbed the most liberal country, songs and videos containing sexual material are not allowed to be broadcast in public," he said.

Parents have welcomed the ban. Iman Herdiana, 29, a father of two, for example, said he was really disturbed when hearing his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter singing the "Cinta Satu Malam" song.

"It's too vulgar to listen to," he said, adding that his daughter had learned the song from the television and he had to ask his wife to switch to other channels whenever the video was broadcast. - BERNAMA

P/S: Why did I hate these porn songs?