The underlying story here is one of nude images of an Asian woman posing at Banteay Kdei temple being conflated with emotions pertaining to the Angkor region’s sacredness, as well as to understandings of what is considered appropriate behaviour for Khmer women. By castigating WANIMAL as a Chinese company that often posts “obscene” (aasa-aaphieh) pornographic images, it became quickly clear that such “immoral” (a-selthoa) acts were contrary to acceptable (female) Cambodian norms.



















