The internet is one scary mutha-fucked up place if you don't know how to handle yourself.
This girl... I don't know her name, so let's call her Z. She didn't think her little comment made any difference in the world... Oh, how it came to bite her in the tushy.
Okay. Let's start from the beginning for anyone who happens to be reading this and needs some context.
An NSF man (whom apparently, is good friends with many of my church friends, though I don't know him personally) passed away a few days ago (was it yesterday? Forgive my lack of knowledge with current affairs.) after training in camp.
Z's friend posted a link on his/her Facebook wall regarding this incident. Z commented on it 'Singaporeans are weak. LOL' Or something of the sort.
And then, BAMM! Anarchy, and chaos and havoc over the normally docile and somewhat peaceful interweb.
People started burning her on forums, in tweets, in articles, on facebook, by commenting on every single available piece of social network. Oh dear. And she seems so young too. =/
Apparently, she had to delete all her social media accounts too.
Okay, yes, her comment was silly and uncalled for. And certainly, it turned certain societal groups into angry mobs. But for all those people to whom it doesn't affect except in a disgusted and angry way, please, STOP IT!
I'm talking about all you girls who've never gone through NS and are going 'Well! We'd never say that! We love our army men too much!' I'm talking about all you youngsters just looking for someone to talk about during 'recess' or looking for something to do online because exams are coming but 'this is current affairs so it'll help us in our education!' And well, if you think this refers to you, it probably does.
Yes, she said something stupid. But who on earth has never done something like that?? Do you honestly HONESTLY think for a minute, that by saying something like 'Singaporeans are weak', she meant to offend an entire army of soldiers, the Singapore government who's directly in charge of the training NSF men go through, AND anyone who's involved with the fitness levels of any teenager at any point in time before they head off to the army? Of course she didn't! She's not malicious! She was just making a joke (albeit not a very funny one) and thought her comment would probably get lost in the sea of facebook activity that goes on every single day.
Imagine this: Your friend posted a picture or wrote a status that didn't present him/her in a very good light. And you comment 'Oh God. You're an idiot.' Did you really mean to insinuate that your friend is a complete retard, unable to normally function in society? Of course not! (Well, unless you're that hurtful.) You just meant it in passing. Just something stupid you say every day.
Stop ruining this poor girl's life for one tiny mistake!
And the arguments I've heard/read... 'You know.. We as NSF men sacrifice so much. We lose 2 years of our lives...' 'You know.. NS training is extremely daunting, etc.'
These are of course, valid arguments. Merits in all of them, of course. But that's not the point. The point is YOU using THESE arguments against that ONE comment of a young girl. Do you really think that's fair? Really? Really?
Anyway, it's not as if many people will actually read this. I just thought I'd use this platform to express myself, as always.
I'd like to think that I'm very honest with my feelings. Or, you know. Maybe not. It depends if you're worth it, I suppose.
This is a girl. This is her blog. That's pretty much the gist of where you are now on the internet.
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