In the article “From Khush List to Gay Bombay: Virtual Webs
of Real People,” I can see how the internet has been strengthening the LGBTQ
community though lessen it at the same time. This makes me reflect on today’s
advancement in technology, specifically how it has been connecting people with
a bigger virtual community and promoting activist agenda for many communities.
Beyond this surface, we can also recognize how many people can also abuse the
internet and misuse it to the point where hatred can grow and divide people.
However, this internet abuse is inevitable and it is quite common since there
are already divisions within many communities, even the LGBTQ. In this context,
there are many divisions besides sexuality: gender, power, hierarchy, social
status, etc. Overall, I perceive that it is quite hard to pinpoint the root of
an issue since every factor related to it is so intertwined, turning it into a
complex system of issues that cannot be easily undone.
This same complexity also applies in the
film “Kelly Loves Tony,” where
immigrant and low-income status can inhibit a person’s future. This film really
made me reflect on my own life as an immigrant from Southeast Asia living in a
low-income American neighborhood. Back then, I was not grateful for anything
since I was conditioned to view the worse in life. For an example, my brain had
millions of reasons why I could not attend a 4-year college: my lack of
motivation for education, poor grades, immigrant status, introverted
personality, and many setbacks that I have harbored over the years. With the
limited opportunities and resources in a low-income community, I understand
that the characters in the film had very limited choices. Therefore, people
might choose to sacrifice something valuable to achieve other things or live a
mediocre life and hope that their next generation can “make it.” Overall, we
should not judge other people’s decisions, no matter if it does not fit into
what we considered “the right thing to do.” Why? Because we do not know their situations.
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