NO BUTS. Swallow it. My point has been made clear: Teenage Smut Writing is Bad. And should not be encouraged. In any way!
I will say it again: Those who encourage it, and those who defend it, promote it, and teach the young that it is okay to write smut, I wish they get COVID, and their loved ones, too!
Scares you, right? Well, maybe now you should really practice physical distancing, handwashing, wearing masks, and all those precautionary measures to prevent yourself from catching the virus. Medyo lumamya na rin kasi ang pag-iingat ng mga tao. Na-COVID fatigue na ang marami. Parang normal na lang ang COVID sa kanila. Well, habang wala pang bakuna, ibayong ingat po muna tayo. Wala munang mga unnecessary travels at risks of exposures. Do not let your guard down. Pakisabi na rin sa mga family ninyo.
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I’m glad I hit a major nerve. Dinugo ba kayo? Artery naman ‘yon. At least ngayon, napag-uusapan na ang tungkol sa teen smut writing. At least, na-get n’yo na ang point ko: That TEEN PORN WRITING IS NOT GOOD at all, that it’s not right. It is bad, it is wrong. I can die happy at this point: “Here lies the writer who made at least 100 people realize that teen smut writing is bad.” (I know many of you will wish my death. And I’m okay with that. If you really think I’m totally wrong, you have my permission to pray for my death.)
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Sadly, kailangan ko pang gumamit ng strong, coarse and curse (I love the alliteration!) words to get my point across. Pero ganoon naman talaga palagi, e. Hindi naman kasi nadadala ang marami sa pakiusap at marahan na mga salita. Kung hindi pa papaluin sa bahay, hindi susunod sa utos. Kung hindi mumurahin, walang pakialam, walang naririnig. Kung hindi ibabagsak sa school, hindi magkukusa. Kung hindi sasabihan ng “Mamatay ka na sana,” hindi magpupumiglas na mabuhay. Yep, itulak n’yo sa hukay at kakaripas para makaahon ‘yan.
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Bakit kayo natakot sa wish ko? You think ganoon ako ka powerful? Na porke’t I wished it, it will happen to you? Gago! (Stupid-shaming, yes!) I cannot give you COVID, nasa pag-iingat n’yo ‘yan. Nasa America ako, nasa Pinas kayo. You will get COVID kung hindi kayo mag-iingat. Insensitive ako? No! In fact, masyado nga akong sensitive that’s why I feel your smut writing, I feel your COVID fatigue, I feel your helplessness, I even feel your poor reading comprehension. And I use all these to deliver my strongest message.
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Balikan natin ang original post: “Ang mag-justify ng teenage smut writing, ‘yong ipaglalaban ito, I wish tamaan ng deadly COVID. Pati family nila!”
Sino ang tatamaan ng COVID? Ang magju-justify, ang makikipaglaban na ang teenage smut writing ay tama at mabuti. Sinabi ko bang ang nagbabasa? O ang nagsusulat?
But, maybe, takutin ko na rin ang mga nagsusulat at nagbabasa. Bakit ba? Butthurt na rin lang kayo, ituloy na natin. Isinumpa at linibak n’yo na rin lang ako, game na. Inassume n’yo na rin lang na kayo ‘yon, e, di, sige na nga lang!
Bakit damay family nila? Kasi, that’s how strongly I feel about things. Kung ipaglalaban na tama ang teenage smut writing, I want them dead, pati angkan nila!
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Is it wrong to wish somebody’s death? Maybe. Is it moral? Morals change from culture to culture, from time to time. Hindi na tayo magkapareho ng culture at morals (nasa America ako, nasa Pinas ka), hindi na rin ito panahon ng high moral standards (kayo ang proof n’yan, smut writers online, teens feeling entitled; and remember Donald Trump who became president of America by insulting a lot of people).
Marahil para sa inyo, masama to wish someone’s death. Sa akin, hindi. And I will not apologize for what I believe. I wish all the bad people in the world would die. I wish all the corrupt politicians would die. All the rapists would die. All the dishonest business people would die. All the clergy who robbed the innocence of the faithful. I wish all their families and loved ones would die with them so they will know real pain. (Then, I realized, if the bad people died, they’ll feel no pain. So, baka useless nga rin madamay family nila.)
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Some people deserve to die. Sorry sa mga ayaw sa death penalty. Matagal na belief system ko na ito. Maybe 30 years na. So far, I’m sad na nabubuhay pa ang maraming bad people, bad leaders, bad cops, bad parents, bad teachers, bad neighbors, at patuloy na nagpapahirap ng mundo natin. So yeah, I’m not going to say sorry for wishing the promoters of teenage smut writing dead. You got my point: TEENAGE SMUT WRITING IS BAD, is not right. Now again, kung pinapahirapan kita, if I cause you so much suffering in this world, pray for my death! I give you the permission.
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But if your suffering is relieved by leaving smut behind, and learning to read, and write, and defend, or promote, better literature, do it. Do it for yourself, and not just because I say so. You will see that you are more than just smut. You will see that you are not all-rotten garbage. That you are neither stupid nor shithead. ( — Yeah, you are welcome!)
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Do I really have to say out loud what is in most people’s mind? Kailangan ko bang i-post sa Facebook ang mga sinabi ko? Hell, yeah! That’s why I am the essential poet. I express in words what most people think, but they themselves cannot articulate. Ang hindi mo masabing “’Tang-inang DepEd ka,” nasasabi ko. That’s why I’m not boring. That’s why you react to me. That’s why I’m effective.
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For what good is a writer (I think you can say the same of the Bible) if s/he/it does not afflict the comfortable, and comfort the afflicted?
Komportable kayo sa pagiging smut writers? Yayanigin ko kayo!
Kampante kayong i-encourage ang smut writing among teenagers and minors? Isusumpa ko kayo!
In my life, I have comforted a lot of people. As a teacher, as a nurse, as a religious missionary, as a writer, as a suicide hotline operator, as a counselor for troubled and depressed youth, as a UNICEF project implementor, as a life coach, as a mentor, as a friend. (To be continued/PN)
