5:39 PM
just stumbled upon this article of a PSC (was it PSC) scholar who allegedly posted racist entries on his blog, and then the whole thing was blown out of proportion, and next thing you know it was all over the news, with him being disgraced and put to shame.
as far as i was concerned, i was pretty alarmed by this article. i mean, when someone hosts a blog, he/she has the full right to post whatever he/she wants to. its ridiculous not to have freedom of speech and to practise censorship on a blog..really. true, it is always argued that since a blog is public, the onus is on the writer to be subtle and sensitive in his posts. BUT, technology has way advanced, and there is the option of having a private blog. in this case, the author locks his blog with a password, and only those who are given the password are allowed to read the content in the blog. so i'm guessing, whoever who spread that scholar's blog posts around must be either 1)a hacker or 2)a friend in disguise, out to defame him. seriously, who cares about what someone writes about in his private blog? does it mean that its unbecoming of a scholar to post supposedly-racist blog entries, and just because of that, get his scholarship revoked? i think thats just bull.
i really think that 'thesaint' and all those who complained about his private entries are just fucktards man. i mean, the content wasn't even meant for their eyes, so they have no right to be offended by it anyway. i feel sorry for the guy really, his reputation seems to have been ruined by this ridiculous incident. in fact, judging from his impressive portfolios, it would be a waste if his scholarship were to be revoked.
on a sidenote, the article has left me pondering how safe it actually is to post entries on a blog, especially a public one. i mean, who knows how many people are out there just waiting to twist your entries out of context. and destroy your life in the process.
my advice is, think twice before posting controversial blog entries..even if yours is password protected. of course, you could always turn to the tried and tested real diary, and rant to your heart's content, and not piss anyone off accidentally. lol.
5:39 PM
just stumbled upon this article of a PSC (was it PSC) scholar who allegedly posted racist entries on his blog, and then the whole thing was blown out of proportion, and next thing you know it was all over the news, with him being disgraced and put to shame.
as far as i was concerned, i was pretty alarmed by this article. i mean, when someone hosts a blog, he/she has the full right to post whatever he/she wants to. its ridiculous not to have freedom of speech and to practise censorship on a blog..really. true, it is always argued that since a blog is public, the onus is on the writer to be subtle and sensitive in his posts. BUT, technology has way advanced, and there is the option of having a private blog. in this case, the author locks his blog with a password, and only those who are given the password are allowed to read the content in the blog. so i'm guessing, whoever who spread that scholar's blog posts around must be either 1)a hacker or 2)a friend in disguise, out to defame him. seriously, who cares about what someone writes about in his private blog? does it mean that its unbecoming of a scholar to post supposedly-racist blog entries, and just because of that, get his scholarship revoked? i think thats just bull.
i really think that 'thesaint' and all those who complained about his private entries are just fucktards man. i mean, the content wasn't even meant for their eyes, so they have no right to be offended by it anyway. i feel sorry for the guy really, his reputation seems to have been ruined by this ridiculous incident. in fact, judging from his impressive portfolios, it would be a waste if his scholarship were to be revoked.
on a sidenote, the article has left me pondering how safe it actually is to post entries on a blog, especially a public one. i mean, who knows how many people are out there just waiting to twist your entries out of context. and destroy your life in the process.
my advice is, think twice before posting controversial blog entries..even if yours is password protected. of course, you could always turn to the tried and tested real diary, and rant to your heart's content, and not piss anyone off accidentally. lol.
