wat's with this issue that blogging means exposing ur inner conscience to people and letting pple know how racist u are...how insensitive you are..yadda yada yada..and now pple are discussing as to how one's freedom of expression is restricted by other people who are not too agreeable with what you have to say. for me, if u choose to blog, or write out ur personal thoughts, u should be expecting pple liking wat u write or easily distinguish u as one of those insensitive bastards or bitches that loathe people who look different from them. this 'race' issue has been around for as long as one can remember and u don't have to start from pple's personal blogs to pinpoint this as a problem still apparent in our society where integration is already a norm, whether u like it or not. By choosing to let known our personal 'insides' through the mass media, even if we expected pple to read or not, we should be open to harsh criticism or praises from others. But if we are not willing to take the risk, well..there's always the good 'ol concept: the diary...and no, this time it does not involve online writing. And lo and behold, if the readers decide to take authoritative action against what we have said, can't be said that they are restricting our personal freedom to write. Perhaps sometimes they should reflect if they would like it if others take it against them for not liking what they said. Taking about 'sensitive' issues will always welcome harsh critism and overtime, if things get out of control, our national security will be at risk because alreadi we are living among pple who are made up of different races. I guess, when u decide to let ur wateva feelings out in the open, for all to know, we can easily portray ourselves as having hatred for something in 'general' to let people know that u don't distinguish people from their individualities; rather, u distinguish them by their colour..and all the bad traits, that are apparently associated with them. I'd liken them to some immaturish complaints written to the press through public forums. Or well...like my colleague who complain about everything possible but when she is given the chance to rectify the problem, she backs off citing she's 'busy'. It's like u are so forthcoming but are not willing to make the problems rite. Might as well have not said anything..but thank u very much for ur honest opinions.
Talk is cheap. But have you ever wondered how much hatred or complaints people may have against us? Like I got a friend who easily quotes bad qualities of a certain friend but does she ever reflect how she can be contributive to the bad relationship that they are having right now? If she knows that she is just as bad, or worse, then, by all means...say it out. Say how 'imperfect' her friend is. But if she is not willing to accept the truth about her, can she even talk about the freedom of speech? It works both way. Freedom is not just opening up about people..it's about opening up our minds.
So, think about it. Don't blame others that they are restricting ur rite to write about anything u fancy but make a big fuss about how wrong people are about u. For all u know, u can be wrong about others, why not people be wrong about u? What goes around comes around, babe. So just face the fact. Or write in ur lock and key diary.
Talk is cheap. But have you ever wondered how much hatred or complaints people may have against us? Like I got a friend who easily quotes bad qualities of a certain friend but does she ever reflect how she can be contributive to the bad relationship that they are having right now? If she knows that she is just as bad, or worse, then, by all means...say it out. Say how 'imperfect' her friend is. But if she is not willing to accept the truth about her, can she even talk about the freedom of speech? It works both way. Freedom is not just opening up about people..it's about opening up our minds.
So, think about it. Don't blame others that they are restricting ur rite to write about anything u fancy but make a big fuss about how wrong people are about u. For all u know, u can be wrong about others, why not people be wrong about u? What goes around comes around, babe. So just face the fact. Or write in ur lock and key diary.
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