Even today, it is viewed with suspicion - women with no desire to procreate say they sometimes face awkward questions and disapproval.

In 2011, the administration of Najib Razak has agreed to repeal the Internal Security Act 1960, after facing growing disapproval from members of the opposition parties and civil groups.

As the next two years wore on, however, the Democratic-led Congress faced similar disapproval.

Not every smoker faces disapproval.

However, other atheists reject these comparisons, arguing that while atheists may face disapproval they have not faced significant oppression or discrimination.

For years, these men and women had faced resentment and disapproval for their Democratic views.

"Though you have to be willing to face disapproval if you interrupt someone who's interesting, and somebody eventually talks to anybody who interrupts a lot."

As the Yardbirds had to turn professional, Topham faced parental disapproval coupled with the anxiety of abandoning his art studies.

We understand there but for the grace of God go I." Like their white counterparts, black mothers who leave careers to raise their children do sometimes face disapproval from working mothers.

He recently finished work on a joint translation of a long poem by a Tibetan writer facing official disapproval in China.