Surabaya entertainers back Inul<\/p>\n
SURABAYA, East Java: Dozens of entertainers in Surabaya
\ndemonstrated on Wednesday in support of controversial dangdut
\nsinger Inul Daratista. The show of support comes days after \"king
\nof dangdut\" Rhoma Irama berated Inul for her erotic dancing.<\/p>\n
\"What Inul does is a creation by an entertainer who started
\nher career at the bottom. No one can stop creativity, the desire
\nto express oneself,\" said Herry Lento, who coordinated the rally
\nin front of the Surabaya Youth Building.<\/p>\n
Once an unknown dangdut singer performing at small venues
\naround East Java, Inul's gyrating hips made her an overnight
\nstar. But a number of religious figures have criticized her so-
\ncalled \"drilling\" dance, which they say is too erotic for
\ndomestic audiences.<\/p>\n
Dangdut king Rhoma has forbidden Inul from performing his
\nsongs, and as the chairman of the Association of Indonesian
\nDangdut Singers he recently reprimanded her for her dancing.<\/p>\n
Religious leader and former president Abdurrahman \"Gus Dur\"
\nWahid recently came out in support of Inul. He said that those
\nwho criticized her were misusing religious precepts as a pretext
\nto suppress freedom of expression. -- Antara<\/p>",
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