A reader recently wrote an interesting letter apologizing the bourgeoisie-ness of Mak Yong .

I read with concern H Muhammad's discovery of humor in my writing on the Mak Yong, concerned because of the level of comprehension of the foundational ideas behind my analysis of the decadent art form. Serious readers with enough knowledge in cultural theory would find my piece dead serious.

Had the reader been introduced to the work of cultural critics such as Raymond Williams, Max Horkheimer, and Theodore Adorno he would not have found it 'humorous'. There is a deep seriousness in the nature of art form that continue to mesmerise and ganja-ize the masses with the idea of the supernatural.