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Malaysia canceled a concert by Avril Lavigne, saying it may taint the Muslim-majority country's independence day celebrations after the Islamic opposition slammed her show as being "too sexy." Too sexy? Try too shitty.

The Arts, Culture and Heritage Ministry said it had decided not to permit Lavigne's show because it was unsuitable to Malaysian culture and could not be held on Aug. 29, two days ahead of independence day. That's only half right - it's not suitable for any culture. "It is not timely. It's not in the good spirit of our National Day. If we go ahead with the concert, it is contrary to what we are preparing for," said a senior official from the department that vets all foreign artists. Again, contrary to what any country wants.

The youth wing of a fundamentalist opposition party, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, called for the show's cancellation. "We don't want our people, our teenagers, influenced by their performance. We want clean artists, artists that are good role models." If only they cared about talent too.

The show's promoter, Galaxy Group, can request a new date for the concert, which will be considered by the ministry. Galaxy began advertising the concert this month even though it had yet to obtain a government permit, which is mandatory for all foreign music shows. It said Monday about half the concert tickets had been sold. They should take the loss, because you deserve to lose money booking that hack lipstick-punk. I've had white tee shirts that were more rebellious and harder than her fashion brat act.

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