'Mat' this and 'Mat' that

• 主要作者: Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2006
• 主題: HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
• 在線閱讀: http://eprints.usm.my/33345/1/DZUL303.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/33345/

WE call the illegal motorcycle racers Mat Rempit. Such labelling of people is not new with Malaysians. Forty years ago, Minah Karan was a popular monicker attributed to women workers in the electronic industry that was in its infancy in the country at the time. The somewhat derogatory label refer...