I don't want to be an all-knower so I first did my own research regarding the veracity of the news as well as all those other related information that introduced me to this whole Jejemon thing. And it was really hilarious to see all these sites that came out. They even put up a site bearing the name JEJEMON.COM. So I guess this craze is really a new thing because the url had not been taken then yet. Also, the last time I searched google for Jejemons, I didn't see a Wikipedia page but now they have it already. How cool is that right?
This fast emerging fad has attracted many people who have started expressing their own opinions in describing the JEJEMON nature, behavior even their take in fashion. I was browsing JEJEMON.COM (I'm obviously promoting now) and I was pretty amazed that you can even order online and have your very own Jejemon cap! There's this Jejebabe of the Month too, and a Jejelogo contest. Now it gets really interesting.
Such attention and enthusiastic reactions, whether you may be a hater or a 'practitioner', only tell that Jejemons have gone big thing to the point that it is now being FEARED by the government, declaring an 'all-out-war' against the Jejemons like they're some kind of extremely dangerous terrorists or something dropping all these statements,
"...it will degrade the standards of the country’s education system."
"Not only that Jejemon language is not pleasing to the eyes, it has also destroyed years of achievements of the DepEd in pushing for better education quality,"
I mean what the hell? Jejemons are a national threat now? Can they get better comments other than these? I mean it's way overboard especially that it came from the Department of Education secretary herself. I don't care if those Jejemons would actually care or not but in their defense, I stand against this scapegoating. Why would they blame now this group of people for having 'destroyed' the efforts of the government to push for better education, when in fact our educational system has long been deficient and ineffective because of corruption, budget cuts, and negligence of the national government of education. I'm talking activist now, but yeah it's true. That's the real thing they should be MORE CONCERNED about. But I'm not saying that this low tolerance on correct grammar would not have negative effects, I'm just saying it's rather absurd to put it this way.
Even more, she added that "younger generations were having difficulty in spelling words, both in Filipino and English, because of such practice...". I'd say many young people couldn't even study and learn to read and write properly because their parents could not even afford to send them to school. Not solely because of this so-called Jejemon habit.I also believe that this practice is highly preferential, it's your choice if you want to be identified as a Jejebuster, Jejeseal, Jejedude or whatever.
I find this DepEd's action actually hilarious at first take but somehow it disturbed me for some reason probably because I heard from the news a while ago that the country needs 10,000 teachers, still lacking rooms and books and our Department of Education is busy declaring an 'all-out-war' against the Jejemon fame. Moreover, this practice has been there since Friendster and MySpace existed. At one point in our childhood, we all had this fuck yeah Jejemon experience. It's been there since time being. It's just that it became famous when it was labeled by i have no idea who, been trying to research about it.
As for me, I really find this Jejemon subculture really interesting and maybe a good intellectual endeavor. Why do people tend to speak or write this way? What do they really get from it? Stuff like that. And they even have their jeje translator! You should try it (For Filipinos only) it's fun haha
Ok, I almost forgot to end with a proper conclusion because I was enjoying their translator seriously. jejejeje
But my point is, DepEd went way overboard with their reaction. This new breed of culture can even show us how our language can develop through time from various influences, looking it from a socio-linguistic perspective. But that's just me.
So yeah, if they really want to improve the existing educational system, first they got to think something better than this.
I don't want to be an all-knower so I first did my own research regarding the veracity of the news as well as all those other related information that introduced me to this whole Jejemon thing. And it was really hilarious to see all these sites that came out. They even put up a site bearing the name JEJEMON.COM. So I guess this craze is really a new thing because the url had not been taken then yet. Also, the last time I searched google for Jejemons, I didn't see a Wikipedia page but now they have it already. How cool is that right?
This fast emerging fad has attracted many people who have started expressing their own opinions in describing the JEJEMON nature, behavior even their take in fashion. I was browsing JEJEMON.COM (I'm obviously promoting now) and I was pretty amazed that you can even order online and have your very own Jejemon cap! There's this Jejebabe of the Month too, and a Jejelogo contest. Now it gets really interesting.
Such attention and enthusiastic reactions, whether you may be a hater or a 'practitioner', only tell that Jejemons have gone big thing to the point that it is now being FEARED by the government, declaring an 'all-out-war' against the Jejemons like they're some kind of extremely dangerous terrorists or something dropping all these statements,
"...it will degrade the standards of the country’s education system."
"Not only that Jejemon language is not pleasing to the eyes, it has also destroyed years of achievements of the DepEd in pushing for better education quality,"
I mean what the hell? Jejemons are a national threat now? Can they get better comments other than these? I mean it's way overboard especially that it came from the Department of Education secretary herself. I don't care if those Jejemons would actually care or not but in their defense, I stand against this scapegoating. Why would they blame now this group of people for having 'destroyed' the efforts of the government to push for better education, when in fact our educational system has long been deficient and ineffective because of corruption, budget cuts, and negligence of the national government of education. I'm talking activist now, but yeah it's true. That's the real thing they should be MORE CONCERNED about. But I'm not saying that this low tolerance on correct grammar would not have negative effects, I'm just saying it's rather absurd to put it this way.
Even more, she added that "younger generations were having difficulty in spelling words, both in Filipino and English, because of such practice...". I'd say many young people couldn't even study and learn to read and write properly because their parents could not even afford to send them to school. Not solely because of this so-called Jejemon habit.I also believe that this practice is highly preferential, it's your choice if you want to be identified as a Jejebuster, Jejeseal, Jejedude or whatever.
I find this DepEd's action actually hilarious at first take but somehow it disturbed me for some reason probably because I heard from the news a while ago that the country needs 10,000 teachers, still lacking rooms and books and our Department of Education is busy declaring an 'all-out-war' against the Jejemon fame. Moreover, this practice has been there since Friendster and MySpace existed. At one point in our childhood, we all had this fuck yeah Jejemon experience. It's been there since time being. It's just that it became famous when it was labeled by i have no idea who, been trying to research about it.
As for me, I really find this Jejemon subculture really interesting and maybe a good intellectual endeavor. Why do people tend to speak or write this way? What do they really get from it? Stuff like that. And they even have their jeje translator! You should try it (For Filipinos only) it's fun haha
Ok, I almost forgot to end with a proper conclusion because I was enjoying their translator seriously. jejejeje
But my point is, DepEd went way overboard with their reaction. This new breed of culture can even show us how our language can develop through time from various influences, looking it from a socio-linguistic perspective. But that's just me.
So yeah, if they really want to improve the existing educational system, first they got to think something better than this.
I'm Gixx. I started this blog two years ago when I tried to go about my insanity through documenting my musings in the night. I am now 21, graduate, again studying in law school, and I am still floating and fleeting from my existence and unconventional personality and way of living.
I maintain at least five websites but this is where I write about anything random. I read a lot of books. I love travel and I'm a sucker for zeal and wisdom.
I like to take risks. And that's where I learn. Then I write.
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