Indonesians are calling for the resignation of an official who made quite a splash in the country by saying that women can get pregnant by swimming in a pool with men.
Yes. Let that sink in. She's a commissioner for KPAI (The Commission for the Protection of Indonesian Children) and a college professor, by the way.
Sitti Hikmawatty, who oversees child protection matters related to health and illegal narcotics, gave a video interview to Tribun Jakarta published on Friday. In it, she began to touch on the issue of premarital sex and illegal abortion clinics in Indonesia, and then went on to give what has now become an infamous viral statement.
"[Pregnancy] can happen without contact, like with a swimming pool acting as a median, for example. Some types of sperm are really strong," she said.
"Even though there's no penetration, the man [in the pool] can get aroused and ejaculate, causing pregnancy."
Sitti also went on to say that, in the US, women who killed people but were going through PMS were acquitted of their crimes. She did not say which WhatsApp group she got that information from.
Back to Super-sperm. Sitti has practically become the subject of nationwide ridicule thanks to her claim, with the hashtag #PecatSittiHikmawatty (fire Sitti Hikmawatty) the top trending topic on Twitter over the weekend.