TOXIC FILIPINO CULTURE: THE FILIPINO GF

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS ONLY A COMMENTARY POST

Pinays are known and are born to be bad-asses. They are tough enough to participate the war between Philippines and Spain during the Spanish colonization. Gabriela Silang is one of the great examples of a Filipina bad-ass. Not only are we bad-asses, but Filipinas are also known to be conservative individuals. As a child, our parents and even our grand parents taught us that our bodies are sacred, not to swear, and that sex should come after marriage. Pero that was long ago, guys, it's 2018 na!

As time goes by, habang paikli na ng paikli ang palda ni Maria Clara, pababa na rin ng pababa ang standards nya. As a filipina napapatanong nalang ako sa sarili ko kung ano na ang nangyayare sa henerasyon namin. Teenage pregnancy is very rampant in the Philippines nowadays. According to Philippine Statistics Authority, One in ten young Filipino women age 15-19 has begun childbearing: 8 percent are already mothers and another 2 percent are pregnant with their first child according to the results of the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). I have questions that I want to voice out on this post. 1. Is implementation of sex education in the Philippines achieving it's goal to teach Filipino youth the consequences that they might face when they engage in premarital sex? 2. Is sex education one the reasons (yung curiosity after lessons if u know what i mean hehe) why premarital sex and teeneage pregnancy are very rampant in PH? 3. Ano na nga ba ang nangyayare sa generation namin? Based on my observation, filipinas such as myself are growing weak emotionally. In terms of physical and verbal aspects, yes, we are tough. Kaya tayong hamunin ng trashtalk; kaya rin tayong hamunin ng suntukan. Pero pag dating sa "relationship talks" we can't deny na weak talaga tayo emotionally. Mag break lang kayo ng jowa mo us2 mU nH@ m4Mh@t4Y. Believe it or not, depression becuase of break up is one of the reasons of suicide. Also, sa generation natin relationships are perceived as something "easy". Okay, I will further elaborate. Easy as in M A D A L I. Sabi nga ng Ben&Ben "kung gano ka bilis nag simula, ganun katulin nawala". Maaga nagsisimula, malamang maaga rin natatapos. Nagiging cycle nalang sya. I also observed we don't value the courtship tradition unlike 60 years ago or so. Pababa na rin ng pababa ang standards natin when it comes to guys, yun bang tipo na "basta gwapo pwede na". Meron din naman yung naghahanap ng bad boy tapos papatinuin daw tapos mag aaway sila and then magbbreak then at the end of the day iiyak-iyak tapos mumurahin kasi sinaktan daw sya. Tapos kapag gusto nang makipagbalikan nung guy nag agree naman ang lola mo. RUPOK MO TEH! The cycle will never end.

"Akala ko ba tapos na ang panahon ng colonization? E bat may napadpad parin na mga dayuhan dito?", that's the question na naka glue sa utak ko kapag nakikita ko ang mga kaklase kong babae na naglalaway sa mga oppa nila. According to google, noong 1898 pa daw natapos ang colonization sa Philippines, but I guess google is wrong. Clonization period is not yet over. Its still happening in our country in the present time. But this time they didn't bring guns and canons, rather, they brought foreign songs na kinakanta ng mga pinoy kahit di naman nila alam ang meaning ng lyrics, handsome oppas na may 8 pack abs na sexy sumayaw, and kdramas to lure marurupok na Filipinos, especially Filipinas. I think nga mas effective na weapon pa nga ang mga oppa kesa sa mga baril para mapaamo ang mga filipinas. I'm not saying na idolizing foreign artists is bad, pero kapag umabot na tayo sa point na we're speaking their language instead of ours, preferring their songs instead of ours, and even PRACTICING THEIR CULTURE INSTEAD OF OURS YUN NA ANG MALI. VERY WRONG NA YUN GUYS. Without us noticing, we're being colonized again.

I know it's already 2018, things that surround us are already advance. We should always remember that its a choice if we let the tide called trends wash us away. But if we keep on following the trend there is a high chance that we might forget where we came from. Dear filipinas/ filipino youth (in general), it's not yet too late to make a change for the betterment of our country. This is not how we are raised by our ancestors. Let us prove the memes that generalize/ stereotypes us wrong. We should always remember Filipinos are born and raised to be bad-asses. Peace ya'll!