Controversy

Is controversy the root of all change?

Think the Muhammad Caricatures.
Think The Holocaust.
Think The Bush administration
Think Homosexuality
Think Rodney King
Think Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses

and lately, the teddy bear named Muhammad.
Events labeled Taboo had affected many lifestyles and societies.

RTB Dramas come to mind.
They touched on many subjects.
Drugs, Teenage pregnancy, Family problems, Teenagers, Education, Prejudice and the sorts.

But I wonder, have they touched on faith? Particularly the loss of Faith?
What about gang violence? Terrorism? Murder?
Racial and Religious Prejudice.
Corruption?
The Royal Family?

We are so afraid of pushing through the limits, we tend to crawl back in and pretend nothing happened.
Like for example, is there sex education courses in schools?

In SMR, the students were told to leave the hall when the teachers wanted to touch on children's discipline. Why? "Because we don't wanna give any ideas to the children" I thought we're being educated?

This will shock you, but I believe in Rebellion when it comes to unfair treatment.
In PTEB, a teacher threatened us when she said, "You'll be under the heat longer if you don't settle down"

Years ago in SMJA a student fainted over the same punishment.
Imagined if that got media attention? But no..

There is censorship, of course. Only a few got through.

Think about the story about teacher forcing a kid into a dustbin for being a smartass?
Or the primary four students commiting sexual activities in school?
If these things aren't reported, we would have been more careful with our children.
Like the 4-year old child kidnapping.
Children dead in our trash.

What has the world come to?
Do you know there are more sexual assault case than reported?
We think too much of our reputation, no matter the cost.