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Does your coach yell at you and tell you what you’re doing wrong in practice? Why does he do that? Is it because he hates you and wants nothing to do with you? You think so? Then why are you still on the team, and starting every game? Sometimes the harshest criticisms, those words that hurt the most, are what in the end lead you to achieve your best.
In a very real way, this is what we’re about. We’re not here to put Pinoys down for the heck of it, after all, we are Pinoys too…it is an altogether uncomfortable realization that the land we call home is a dysfunctional mess, but it is hard not to see the painful truth. We love our country, we want the Philippines and all Filipinos to improve, and for this country and society to live up to its potential. But before that can happen, we need to know what’s wrong about us so that we can fix ourselves and point ourselves in the right direction.
So who is the Anti-Pinoy?
In the day-to-day exchange that defines real life for most Pinoys, the daily news, radio and TV broadcasts, our cinema, and in casual conversation, the masa and those who celebrate mediocrity – those who are quick to boast about how ingenious Pinoys are and point to our colorful Jeepneys as examples, or who count the number of look-alike, sound-alike local celebrities or the once-in-a-generation gifted professional athlete as a measure of national greatness – set an UNPATRIOTIC example and lower the bar of public debate.
The more the Anti-Pinoy glorifies these mediocrities and focuses on the vacuous and the trivial, real issues that affect ordinary lives and futures are forgotten or pushed aside. Like the unambitious student who is praised by his parents despite consistently doing poorly in school, the bad habits and low expectations of Pinoy society are reinforced, making it that much harder with every passing day to find the right path. So that’s where we come in, and we bring a message: The path to prosperity, the path to the place the Philippines deserves among the world community, the path of patriotism for all true Pinoys is to first honestly and bravely acknowledge the ills of society and then have the initiative to seek to fix them.
The Filipino’s greatest enemy is himself – the Anti-Pinoy.
The question is, are you?
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nuff said. check out what we are writing about. we’re on the same team. =)
more power!
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benign0 Reply:
August 25th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Impressive stuff, dude!
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nuff said. check out what we are writing about. we're on the same team. =)
more power!
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very, very good writing…..
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Hello
Thank you. I really appreciate the work you guys are doing here. Your site is very informative, fascinating and finally, inspiring. I stumbled upon your site when I was convinced two months ago that this time around, i will have to exercise my right for a better country (albeit living in another) by registering to vote in the coming elections. I caught the home-sickness bug and realized that there are so many things wrong with our country. I actually thought of not coming back again. Although, I am still short of answers as to whom I should be rooting for, your site has instilled in me a resolve to be critical, to make a conscious decision and to actually stand by my choice. I still hope to come home soon.
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BenK Reply:
December 3rd, 2009 at 5:03 am
That’s the spirit.
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go check
http://www.thebrownraise.org/
its better… all the stuff are there….
and its more inspiring !..
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BongV Reply:
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Went there – seems it carries a big chip on their shoulder because of the color of their skin -
From the outside looking in – bringing skin color into the issue is a bit dated.. tinges of a supremacist
it ain’t about skin color – it’s about attitude
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Jay Reply:
June 28th, 2010 at 2:59 am
TBR is nice and all with inspiring stories of the past however its more of a site that tries to find the pinoy identity than trying to be one about social awareness.
I mean think about it, if people were more socially aware than we are now, we wouldn’t need an AP. We’d have AP all over the place by then!
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I saw the link of this site on a facebook group page along with the sentiments, “KITA NYO NAMAN URL PA LANG “ANTI PINOY” HINDI KO NA KAILANGAN BASAHIN ANG LINALAMAN NYAN DAHIL NONSESE LANG YAN!”
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i found it funny how some “patriots” really see this as an anti pinoy site, WITHOUT even reading what’s inside. prejudice at its finest!
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Jay Reply:
June 28th, 2010 at 3:04 am
And they call the authors in this site racist and hate writers (with their assumption that this is a hate-site).
That is further proof that some pinoys, even the smart ones don’t know how to play the race card very well.
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You guys made me wanna be a better Filipino. And for that, thank you.
More power to this blog site and more power to the AP Crew. You guys rock!
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I may not agree with everything I’ve read so far (I have only read five as of this writing) but I have to give it to you guys. The pieces I’ve read were excellently written, and the arguments and ideas put forth really gave me a lot to think about– which is so much more than I can say about the “factual news” and “balanced opinion” that flood our senses each friggin’ day.
Do keep it up, my fellow Pinoys! This site has become a new habit for me.
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Haaay salamat, may ganitong website na!
“In the day-to-day exchange that defines real life for most Pinoys, the daily news, radio and TV broadcasts, our cinema, and in casual conversation, the masa and those who celebrate mediocrity – those who are quick to boast about how ingenious Pinoys are and point to our colorful Jeepneys as examples, or who count the number of look-alike, sound-alike local celebrities or the once-in-a-generation gifted professional athlete as a measure of national greatness – set an UNPATRIOTIC example and lower the bar of public debate.
The more the Anti-Pinoy glorifies these mediocrities and focuses on the vacuous and the trivial, real issues that affect ordinary lives and futures are forgotten or pushed aside. Like the unambitious student who is praised by his parents despite consistently doing poorly in school, the bad habits and low expectations of Pinoy society are reinforced, making it that much harder with every passing day to find the right path. So that’s where we come in, and we bring a message: The path to prosperity, the path to the place the Philippines deserves among the world community, the path of patriotism for all true Pinoys is to first honestly and bravely acknowledge the ills of society and then have the initiative to seek to fix them.”
Absolutely perfect!
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The Filipino’s greatest enemy is himself – the Anti-Pinoy.
The question is, are you?
In scientific studies, antimatter annihilate with matter… So scary!!!
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