LEA SALONGA
Lea Salonga engaged her Twitter followers in a discourse when she tweeted, “I have a question for you, Twitterverse. Why is it sometimes so hard to call a spade, a spade? This was something that came up at cocktails tonight, so I thought to ask here. Perhaps we’re on the same page, or on totally different ones. Just curious.”
Ang daming sumagot, puro Inglisera and mostly cerebral ang aria nila.
“Everyone has a different level of sensitivity, some are too sensitive, some are not, there are feelings and emotions to consider…so maybe, that’s why it’s hard. and sometimes people are scared to be straightforward, scared that they might hurt others.”
“Honesty isn’t always taken positively, and sometimes we’re afraid of people taking offense. It’s hard to be politely truthful, and often we want to be seen as kind, so it comes down to being brutally honest or beating around the bush. If it’s confrontation, it can be tough too.”
“Generally, esp. in local culture, most people aren’t confrontational & even often look for validation or conformity. One way is to sugar coat things to make it easier, though it’s a lame excuse. Others fall short of awareness, understanding or even to d extreme extent, in-denial.”
If I were to answer your question, Lea, it would be this way: most people have a hard time calling a spade a spade because they’re idiots for trying to restrain their thoughts. Dapat walang pagpipigil. Kung magnanakaw, tawagin nating magnanakaw. Kung kabit, eh, di tawaging kabit.
Kung mababang uri ng babae, sabihin natin ng straight sa kanya. Kung lalaking maniac, ipamukha natin ang kamanyakan niya.