I'm a borderine facebook addict! I read my news feed at least thrice a day and it never bores me... in fact there's always something that apalls me, something that makes me smile, something that leaves me clueless and something that makes me really happy.. Today's pick, however was extreme enough to be blogworthy..
The low point:
One of my closer fb friends' response to a random blog rant about Sania Mirza's wedding to Shoaib Malik...
Well written - "it is down right disrespectful to your motherland for someone to embrace her sworn enemy whose only aim in life is to destroy her. Shoaib may not represent the Pakistani establishment or the terrorists who carry out bomb blasts in India but let’s not forget that his country does."
Superb!!!
None of my nevermind that the post itself was quite ordinary and echoed one of the million 'news' reports that are undoubtedly still running at primetime back home.. but the quote that he's praising.. It's a ghastly thing to realise that someone you've looked up to would be so narrow minded as to condemn someone as 'disrespectful to (her) motherland' just because she's marrying a Pakistani.. way to stand up for the 'tolerance' that India prides itself on... and more importantly..way to see people as a mass enemy rather than as individuals... one word to say: Uncool!
The high one:
A link posted be one of my favourite people (even before this post)
whoa.
This lifted my spirits after the previous post.. mostly because I'm something of a science junkie and this was one of those over the top things that you're not quite sure you should believe that make science so irresistable... but also because it reassured me that my closest friends are actually who I think they are- progressive thinkers who appreciate real news and things of actual importance enough to post them... folks who wont shatter my illusions with blind declarations of hatred against a nation stemming from a piece of gossip that should be found in some gossip rag. A, dude.. sooperu!
The things that made me smile were some routine silliness by way of status messages.. I ought to do a post on those...i know some very witty folks.. today's pick..
V with Kasab's still alive ? Shoot him already. followed by some typical responses..some corny some politically aware..some both!
What has me confused... 4 peeps that suddenly put up 'married' statuses.. T- you've been married 6 yrs and on FB 2yrs, boss.. Rip Van Winkle syndrome aa? S- engaged is not quite married...wait for it ma. V- you're in high school...this some mad teenager thing? R- whaaa?!
