Recently, it seems to be the time of "sensational" news. After all the sex and corruption scandals going around, the "biggest" news in the past week is on a certain lady holding a prominent post, making an "innocent" racial-related remark on a social media site and triggering a big hoo-ha over the web.
Her remark really sparked controversy. I am not saying what she said is right, it is really downright insensitive, and she should not even state that in the first place. And it is this little "innocent" remark that got her terminated from her employment instantly and triggering some war of the words via the online portals.
However, to be really objective, because we are living here, which is why this little remark can spark such uproar. Just imagine if you are living in another country in the West, say United States, United Kingdom, or even Australia. This kind of remark would not even spark off any controversy because freedom of speech and expression is so prevalent there that no one would bat an eyelid if things like that were said.
Again, I am not saying what she said was right. Even for other countries, remarks and actions like these would be frowned upon by certain people. But it would not trigger such big controversy and get them terminated from their jobs because honestly, to be really objective, it is not a crime to speak your mind.
Having said that, one really has to be careful what one says online. I am also on social media platforms, and I am outspoken and speak my mind too. But there are certain things that I will not say, simply because I know it is not right. Certain things you just do not say online, unless you are willing to face the consequences of your actions, especially in this age where everyone is connected to everyone else somehow. You may say something and the next thing you know, you get into so much trouble.
Just look at this poor lady. Because of an "innocent" remark to vent how she felt, within a day, she lost her job, got slammed by thousands, with her photos being floated everywhere, and lost her reputation and integrity just like that. Last I heard, she went back to Australia where she orignated, which would be better for her to start over, as she definitely would not be able to start over here.
Hence, in this age of technology and where everyone is living an open life, we really have to be more discerning what we express or say, as one never knows who is scrutinising who. It will be a big surprise if we get called for investigation by the police because of something we said whom we thought no one else would give a deal about. But there will always be people who give a big deal, and no one should go through this kind of trouble in the first place.
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