Originally posted by da-cheese-freakk:
No, this post is not to flame Raffles. I like Raffles. You
may or may not agree with my point of view, but I personally don't
care.
Fine, maybe I do care. A little bit. Not enough to kill people for
badmouthing it or disliking it -- many of my (non-Rafflesian)
friends don't like Rafflesians in general. Even some RAFFLESIANS
don't like Rafflesians in general. However, I'd like to clear up
some stuff based on what I hope is an unbiased opinion.
[b]1) It is not being a Rafflesian that makes (some) Rafflesians
behave the way they behave
It's their life before secondary school/JC that makes them who they
are. If they are pampered by parents and constantly praised (to an
exaggerated extent) by their teachers, they most probably
will become brats/arrogant
people irregardless which school they go to.
Also, they must have high IQ or at least must be able to score well
on tests to get into Raffles. This means that they've probably had
something to be proud of before they ever became Rafflesians.
2) Singapore society is greatly focused on marks and
schools and positions
This tends to make people from "good" schools have a lot of pride
in their school. There's nothing wrong with that until they start
looking down on others who may not be as academically forward as
they are. It doesn't really help how some adults tend to constantly
praise those who go to good schools or get good marks. I'm not
saying that it's excusable for people to look down on others, but
it's not just a Rafflesian thing. If _________ (insert school of
your choice) gained as much attention as Raffles does academically
and in sports, I believe that people from that school would have
the same mentality as some Rafflesians do.
3) Rafflesians' "wrongs" are generally magnified, while
their "rights" are overlooked.
People are people. Simply because some may score better on tests
doesn't mean that those who are given more priviledges must be
perfect. We would hope that they would be able to use their brains,
but people make mistakes and we must accept it. Mmm, some
"interesting" news about RJC has been coming up. I won't say
recently, but I think you guys all know what I'm talking about
-ahem, WSM-. However, WSM is ONE person, while there are around
3000 people in Raffles (combining all the schools) [I think]. She
said something rather inappropriate, and ... well ... I guess
people really focused on what she said. But what about everyone
else out there? Don't tell me that people outside of Raffles don't
use their blogs to flame others/to post inappropriate
pictures/whatever. What about things that Rafflesians have done to
actually help society? No one really talks about it when they are
considerate or are generous or whatever. People generally like to
focus on other's faults.
4) Yes, I admit that some Rafflesians really aren't
wonderful people to befriend but that is true for all
schools. There are nice people in the world, and there are people
who needta keep working on it. It isn't just Rafflesians.
Yeah, basically, that's my view.
Okay, I said that I'd try not to be biased, and really, I'm
trying.
But yeah.[/b]
Sounds like a fair and balanced view to me. Despite what some
Rafflesians think, they are still human and have their faults. We
should be more forgiving of other people's faults rather than
condemn them outright.
