rvvargas

Comments by rvvargas

Filipino Rules

I went to high school with you. Coming from the same place that you're coming from, it's a shame that you had to use your personal life as a representation of what goes on inside Filipino homes because your story is your own and cannot speak for others as a whole. There is no such thing as "Filipino Rules." I never even heard about this until now. It is through media outlets like this that plant the seed to a garden of stereotypes. Thank goodness plenty others are smart to see this and are quick to pull out the roots of unfair portrayals. Proof of this are the many comments that critique this article as a poorly written personal narrative. You say journalism is something you want to get into but you fall short to provide readers with an objective approach to tell a story. Instead, you use your own subjective opinions and a few pages out of a popular SD magazine to implant your own agenda, perhaps against your father and family. Your article lacks depth, a message, and insight. It is my hope that the next Filipino writer who gets an opportunity to get published will do a better job, will actually address community issues at hand, and not use up editorial space to let the world know about their own personal problems.
— March 12, 2010 9:33 a.m.