Freedom of speech does not give anybody a license to insult another person's race, religion, place of origin, etc. This is what I think of freedom of speech. You can think whatever you want, but this is what I think.
I once had this conversation not long time ago:
A : Rosli, kau asal dari mana?
ME : Aku dari Kota Bharu.
A : Oh, orang Kelantan jahat-jahat kan? (This is the second sentence from that person. I remember it correctly)
ME : Kenapa cakap macam tu?
A : Sebab hari tu, time kitorang pergi Kelantan, ada geng budak2 laki kacau kitorang.
ME : Laa..korang pergi kawasan mana sampai kena kacau?
A : Jeram apa ntah nama dia. Jeram Linang kot.
ME : Tempat tu memang la. Aku sendiri tak pernah pergi sana. Tempat tu memang banyak budak nakal. Lain kali kalau nak pergi sana, pergilah dengan famili ke.
A : Apa-apa pun diorang mana bleh sesuka hati kacau kitorang.
ME : Kau pun tak boleh nak stereotype semua orang Kelantan jahat sebab jumpa a bunch of budak nakal dekat sana.
A : --- (diam seketika)
A : Kau asal Kelantan, kan. Sebab itu cara kau cakap lain sikit.
ME : Lain macam mana tu?
A : Ada bunyi macam orang Kelantan la sikit-sikit.
ME : (Dalam hati: whatever!)
Sampai sekarang aku akan teringat balik perbualan di atas bila orang kutuk-kutuk tentang tempat asal (atau hal yang berkaitan dengan origin).
Hari tu aku balik daripada lab dengan perasaan kecewa. Kenapa perlu stereotype? Dan kenapa tak menjaga limit freedom of speech tu? Freedom memanglah freedom, tapi jagalah sikit jangan sampai melampaui batas.
I tried my best to speak bahasa Melayu standard dengan korang semua (orang Pantai Barat). Memanglah ada cacat celanya. Aku tahu dan aku sedar. First time aku cakap bahasa standard pun bila aku mula-mula masuk UTP.
Nanti kalau aku cakap dialek Kelantan dengan kamu semua, kamu tak faham, jangan pulak salahkan aku.
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sedey nye..sbar2.. we cant accept everybody as they r, we r just human
as a pantai timurese [the terengganu side] i don't get it as much as u do.. but being a nomad moving from place to place every now and then, i get teased for my Malay language.
people calls me cacat, orang putih sesat and many other cruel, cruel names. and i don't blame them. sometimes i ter direct translate english to malay. boleh tak??
and all you can do is grit you teeth and smile.
eee.
benci nye org camtu..
isk2
i understand ur feelings.
me too,easily offended when it comes to origin issues.
tp ni bukan masalah bahasa macam yg ko alami.
ari tu, someone told me that "terengganu kan negeri termiskin"
yes!!im totally offended.'negeri termiskin'ni la yg supply minyak utk pembangunan negara..
pastu...merendah2kan trg sbb well,obviously trg bukan cam kl!
eeeeeeeee.at least respect la kan??
menci2.
sory.agak emo.
i hate ppl who dont appreciate other's hometown.
macam si A tuh.isk.macam la tempat die sume org baik2.
isk2.
in reply to Dayla's comment.. i pun x suke tau org kutuk terengganu. tahu la terengganu tade shopping malls yg berlambak atau tak hip mcm KL or ipoh.. tapi tak perlu la nak kutuk2 tempat org.. terengganu ade pantai ape? ade makan2 yg best... pulau..
KL ade pulau?
Thanks everyone for the comment. jgn emo2. aku dulu pun x emo sgt lpas peristiwa ni. Just kecewa cket(cket ke?).
Seriously, this is not about nak mengagungkan negeri masing2, this is about paying respect to the others.
I dun care if you are from negeri maju ke x maju, but i think every place has its own value to the people there.
cam pernah dgr j ayat2 tu..dem a org tu..celaka.!
ilek2. mu plak terlebih emo.
pernahkah kau bermimpi seketika berada di tempatku? hahahaha.
wargh sape yg berkata-kata macam tu? omg, rosli, if i were you, mesti macam dah emo marah segale.
haih, sabar ajelah.. ada jugak orang yang berfikiran sempit macam tu wujud kat dunia ni lagi..
hahahah. alin pun emo gak ke.
sebenarnya dh agak lama peristiwa ni. i kind of accepting it slowly, step by step.
huhu.sume org emo.which is good. shows dat we CARE bout other's feeling.
apepon,sy mmg la tak setuju ngn cara percakapan si A tu.isk2.
kang kawen ngan dak kelantan, duduk kat jeram linang tu...ha...barula terpksa menjilat ludah sndr...huhu
hahah..dulu terfikir jgak mcm tu. tapi kan, kalaula dia kawen ngn orang jeram linang nanti, adekah dia akan still ada tanggapan sama tentang tempat tu. i doubt that.
omg people.. JUST GET OVER IT please... grow up!
amad, getting over something is not as easy as saying it aloud in my blog, TWICE.
you should get over spamming. I am so tired of spammers. i think this one is easier to get over with.
haha.. now you try to twist the topic.. can't u UNDERSTAND, both of the comment had been sent at the same time, which MEAN - it's the computer error.. There are so much freakin way to do spam.. but not this type of spam dude...
whatever it is, it's not the point here. one more time, learn to accept thing man. IMPROVE your self ok.. No offence.. just tired with this kind of childish issue..
sory, it's just my opinion. cheers...
You like to use capital letters a LOT. i understand, this is what freedom of speech is. Maybe you're not a spammer, MAYBE. You just click the mouse twice.(too excited about the issue i guess)
If you think this issue is childish, you better think about it again, because the one that said those kind of things to me is not a child, OK?
one more thing, if you're tired of this, I am MORE tired than you do.
Sharing this thing, doesn't mean that I am not getting over it. I just wanted to share this kind of thing, so that someone who has the same mentality as you do will UNDERSTAND, and try not to take this thing easily. NO OFFENCE (this is a very nice term in "Freedom of speech" - you provoke someone, and then you use this term).
Sorry for using the same way of typing - capital letters, no offence. Put yourself in others' shoes, and try not to take things for granted.
It is over when I said it is over.You don't have to remind me of that. Just my opinion. :D
eh amad ni..dio ni oghe mano..sajo cari pasal..wei..asal ngan ko amad..ikut suka..lbh baik ada oghe kito nk back up drp x dop.. nnt ada y nk back up kito..at least back oghe kampung sendiri..ko mu x dop kampung..hurm..yo lo doh kali..oghe gtu memang x dop kampung..ada kampung pun mungkin x ngaku kali..sb x sey jadi oghe kampung kali..hurm..walau apa pun..aku kenal siapakah batang hidung si A tu..kesian sahabat kito y sedang dilamun cinta ngan si A tu..ish2x..ape2 hal..semoga berbahagia disamping oghe hok ditakdirkan oleh Allah..kalu kena ngan oghe hok suko g jeram linang x th la..bersyukur la lbh baik ada drp x dop jodoh langsung..kan kan kan?
wat the hell to cheer up amad..reading the second opinion of ur would piss everyone who appreciate his/her kampung..not urs..daa
get over la mad..u totally make the world of kampung sicker..
nk aku emo lg..ish..dh kire berspam kat posting ni plak..hahaha sorry buddy
hahaha. kelakar jgak komen-komen di atas, buddy. don't be too harsh on amad though, he/she might not be able to get it over nanti.
anyway, thanks for the comments, everyone.
we can't accept everybody as they are because we are just human. -back to the first comment as a conclusion.
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