A few days ago, I was on Facebook talking to high school friends when I stumbled upon the controversial Pol Medina Jr. comic strip.
This reminded me of two things I am proud of about my high school self: One, that I was a Pugad Baboy fan. I collected all Pol Medina Jr.’s books. I tried to copy his facial expressions and mimic his clean inking style. I repeated his jokes to my friends over a three-way telebabad.
And two, that I was a Scholastican.
The president of St. Scho released a statement. Yes, they were definitely offended. They even threatened to file a lawsuit if Philippine Daily inquirer does not do something about it.
I understand why they have to do it though. The school president together with the academe are expected to be representations of the school’s and the Catholic order’s supposedly infallible ideas. It’s just right for them to be sensitive and take offense. After all, they have to be righteous.
Luckily for me, I don’t have to be a walking, breathing translation of St. Scho’s mission-vision statement. But still, my school spirit got awoken. I am a Scholastican after all. With that said, before I get offended or form an opinion, I thought of 8 things I learned in St. Scho, that should inform everyone about this issue:
Just like the intimate act of farting, the funniest things are taboo but all-too-human truths. I think what makes the comic strip funny is not the lesbians in St. Scho, but the very existence of people who still cannot accept homosexuality and actually think it evil. What actually offended me was the statement: “Wala kang makikitang magandang Kulasang walang girlfriend.” Not true. How about all the heterosexual Scholasticans…like me. (I joke.)
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