Party Pooper : A person who ruins a party by either stopping the fun or not participating in a certain activity
I'll get back to this later.. First..
I have been meaning to create another blog from quite some time now. The idea of having another blog popped out cause I simply need a place to share my personal opinions on general topics. Let's say from everyday wisdom to everyday issues. Just like the one that I am about to write..
Whenever I write a new blog post, it's always spontaneous and I barely do any editing afterwards. I just let the words flow and somehow, by doing this, I get an unexplainable satisfaction. I don't even care if nobody reads it.
Okay, enough intro for the first post in my new blog. Let's get back to the thing that I wanna talk about. A party pooper.. The world is scattered with lots of party poopers. What I mean in here is not party poopers as in literally.The thing that I am going to talk about doesn't even involve any party or anything related to that. Let me enlighten you for a moment..
Today, Farhat Abbas made quite a debut in catching a notorious image. He made some pretty racist comments and critiques to Jokowi and of course, Ahok, Jakarta's Present Governor and Vice Governor. Well, no need to say, his twitter account is being flooded with angry replies from the fans and supporters of Jokowi and Ahok. Not only did he insult Ahok about the fact that he is indeed an Indonesian Chinese, but in a way, he also insulted all of the Indonesian Chinese that has ever existed, including myself.
To me, people like Farhat Abbas are Party Poopers. In spite of all the good things that Jokowi and Ahok have brought to tidy up our city, he came swooping in with harsh racist words. They're still new and yes, they are going to make quite a few significant changes. But as long as those changes are for the better of this city, I am down with it. I am not provoked by his racist comments, even though I really do believe that those kinda of people belong in the middle ages. The reason why I brought him for an example is simply because I was inspired by this issue..
You see, racism exists everywhere.. I, personally, am not a racist. I have friends with different skin colors and totally comfortable hanging out with them. On the other hand, I can't deny the fact that sometimes skin colors do matter! Wait! Read more before you think less of me. I just wanna say that what I am going to write next is just a personal opinion of mine and it is completely cool if you don't feel the way I feel or even understand what I am saying. I just need you to get the picture.. or not..
Here it goes. Whenever I walk in a new environment, let's say my first semester of university life, I subconsciously mingle with those who have the same eye shape as mine (if you know what I mean). I have no clue, whatsoever, whether they have the same interests as mine. I have no clue what kind of people they are. Somehow, blending in with them seems less awkward, less scarier. There's no guarantee that I am going to get along with them, but it's like a natural calling. Okay, now I know that you are definitely going to think less of me. You think I am this shallow clogged-up introvert. Well, I am not.. I am saying this based on what I see in everyday society. Before you judge me, I just wanna say, don't be such a hypocrite and see your surroundings or even yourself for a second.
The first month of my university life, I mingled with Indonesian Chinese girls. We get along just fine but some of the girls were definitely not reliable to be considered as a friend, or even a decent human being. There's just too much drama and I just couldn't stand some of those girls. Fortunately, as the time goes, the other classmates started to get friendlier, from Indonesians to Koreans, males and females. I, again subconsciously, somehow got closer to a new more heterogeneous circle of friends. Up to this day, I am still close with both circle of friends.
The point of my story is, sometimes, it just takes quite some time to blend in with other people with different skin colors. Hell, it even takes some time to blend in with people with the same skin color. But we shouldn't use this reason to close ourselves from the opportunity in getting to know them. We shouldn't make this as an excuse to ignore, provoke or even hate one another. I know different cultural backgrounds and even traumatic left overs experience from our parents from the '98 tragedy lingers. That doesn't mean we should stop reaching out to others or even worse, close ourselves to others. After all, we are the same species and we are capable of communicating with each other. Instead of creating a controversial drama, why don't we use it for something more positive?
It's 2013 for crying out loud! Abbas's racist comments just tell us more about what kind of a person he is. I am not saying that we all should step into 'Jokowi and Ahok to the rescue team'. To be frank, I am not a supporter of any of the groups, BUT I am definitely NOT a fan of Abbas's actions today. I know this post will bring out different opinions and some of you might misjudged me or think less of me. Well, as long as I get my little satisfaction of pouring out my random thoughts..
Note to the future haters and Abbas fans: don't be such a party pooper.
-ViN-
