Model, singer and actress Julia Perez says she is disappointed by moves by a branch of the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) to ban erotic dangdut singers, including herself.

"I don't destroy anyone's morality," Jupe told the Jakarta Globe on Friday. "If I'm considered to be sexy, I apologize, but I am not anarchic, or spreading a new religion."

She said she hoped to meet with the West Java branch of MUI to discuss its stance but pointed out that the council's list of eight dangdut singers was out of date. Trio Macan had disbanded and Ira Swara "always dresses well," she said.

Jupe said she believed MUI's complaints were directed as singers that sung energetic songs that needed energetic movements. "Should I dance slowly when singing 'Belah Duren' ('Splitting the Durien'),"

She said women in general were discriminated against in Indonesia. "I agree with the Anti-Pornography Law but its limitations should be made clear," she said. "It is not wrong to wear a bikini at the beach, or wear a sexy outfit if it is needed during shooting."