Rudeness

Sometimes, I think I should introduce them to my jewelry class teacher, Portia Leuterio. Portia is the daughter of one of our finest diplomats so her manners are impeccable. I also know, because Portia keeps no secrets, that she thinks I, too, have impeccable manners. She always cites me for paying on time and for following all her rules. She says I must have been very well brought up.

In my day, we were all very well brought up. Then children were seen, not heard. When your parents had guests, you behaved yourself. You talked properly and courteously to everyone around you  your grandmother, your mother, your uncles and aunts, your cousins and peers, the maids and drivers. You always said “please” when you needed something done and you always thanked them afterward. 

Over the four-day holiday, I stayed home and restored some order to my house, fixing closets, beads, and answering what as of last count were around 324 texts received responding to last Saturday’s column. Out of that number, only about 28 were not in agreement with me. There were two who were extremely rude.

I will quote them today so everyone can see what I mean by rudeness. On Saturday, I received this text:  Who do you think you are in the eyes of God? You are just a flirt who wants her marriage annulled. Now in full effort to destroy the church. We’ve heard a thousand story like urs. Yes. Rizals a playboy & just like u. vry much busy and concernd wd ur flesh, whle faking ur divinity. If ever u know d word. Wat makes u thnk ur credible for d subject, moron.

That to me was unforgivably rude. I thought I should respond. I sent this: Thank you for your extremely rude comments. Is that what fervent Catholics have become? 

I’m sorry but I could not restrain myself. Somebody had to tell him, her or it of the rudeness.

Of course, it responds. After insulting our faith? Who d u thnk u are? Is it our fault dat ur parents made u a catholic? Are they not worth ur respect? Owww, its useless. But it sure is fun to have many men pump u than just one...dats d bottom line here, dont drag d church to ur persnal whims...grow up...i dare u do this to muslims instead of fellow christians...u orocan. (Orocan is a brand of plastic things for the house. I think it makes everything from basins, buckets, trash cans. Whoever it is means to suggest that I am trash.) 

Of course, I’m typing this as it came out on my cell phone. Horrible English, terrible typing skills. But somewhat funny nonetheless in a crazy, classless way.

I decide to answer back for the last time: The Catholic church should be ashamed of your language.

The creature responds again. It says: So u do write for d money? Just like those women who do it for d money too? Now I know where u coming from. . .

Now I said, and I knew it would be my final statement:   I did not say you were the church but you are one of its members. If they knew what they were doing they would penalize you. You do damage to their image. 

Then I received a series of messages that I decided not to respond to anymore. I duplicate them here and the errors are the sender’s: Dnt pretend to know everything. Leave a little dignity 4 urself. As far as I know U ARE NOT A CTHOLIC JUST PRETENDING TO BE ONE. CHICKENED TO D MUSLIMS/ HARHARHAR.. . .u are now speaking for d church? D church dnt even know me. U really are cnfused. People make mistakes. Dat includes d clergy.but never d churchs teachngs. Show me a perpect sect and ill show u a hypocrete person. Just do u star readers a favor, malign d muslim faith too wc is almost as old as d ctholic faith. Wl u?. . . I am not d catholic church for ur info. Pity u you pea brain.

There’s another rude one. This one opens with this text:  several hundred yrs ago da chinese attempted to conquer us wd 1T ships. All da ships wre destryd by GOD. I was born 2 save our faith. Rizal died bec he’s TSEKWA! 

I don’t respond yet so he sends another one: Alam m mas ma bibilb ako s katapangan m kung kya mong ilathala kung gaano ka chinese si rizal, tell us your chinese history. But u see u cnt bec ur HALF-BREED

Okay, I will respond, I thought: I am not only a half-breed. I have Chinese, Spanish and Malay blood like all Filipinos. Like you I am sure but what is your point?

He says: Yehey she proclaims! My point is ur always a half-bred, half this, half that, HALF FAITH, I read ur writings u know. . . and ur gonna be always a half breed. Then he sends more:  Pls understand we r doing our parts, ang pikon talo. Ur role now is to destroy da Catholic Chruch. My role is to minimiize da destruction. Be open, truth hurts.

I know this fellow does not understand me and I certainly do not understand him. So I give him my final response: Sorry, I am not trying to destroy you. Just talked about parts  not the full  of my experience. Thank you.

To which he dramatically responds: Plastic! Half-breed!

End of these really genuinely rude persons. I have their cell phone numbers. If you want them, send me a text and I will send them to you. I hope you teach him, her or it a lesson. Of course, I am certain s/he/it is happy. It made it to my column with its gross rudeness.

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