I love Facebook. It is probably one of the attestations that the world has
evolved into completely new paradigm socially, economically and politically.
However, I cringe in disappointment whenever I encounter posts that hurl
vicious words against an individual. Sadly, when it comes to intellectual
discourse some people opt to stoop to the lowest level of character
assassination and using spiteful words instead of addressing and discussing the
real issues and suggesting solutions.
Maxine Medina’s rise to
fame is glumly not just because she is representing the Philippines in the Miss
Universe pageant but because of the circulation of her videos answering
questions. Her beauty and confidence are clearly manifested the way she
projects herself on camera. However, thousands of comments ruthlessly attacked
the way she answered the questions. I understand.
The beauty queen has
distinctly a problem with expressing her thoughts in English. Nonetheless,
stooping down to the level of insulting her complete being will never be
justified. Calling her names does not address the real issue. It is not her
problem that she won the title to represent the Philippines. Yes, she has the
responsibilities to ensure that the country is well represented during the
contest, but it should not come at the expense of insults and totally being
disrespected in the process. Judging from what her coaches stated, she
worked hard to improve. There were many beauty queens who won the title
using their native language. Most importantly, you cannot judge a person’s
intelligence solely on how she answers one or two questions orally.
Some of us have become
callous individuals who prey on the weakness of others. Let us bear in mind
what Berg once said, “Words are
singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can
choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or
destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the
ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to
humble.” Or in this case, to show respect.
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