Frankie may hugot sa Hunger Games, Harry Potter; lalaban para sa kabataan
TULOY ang laban at paninindigan ni Frankie Pangilinan para sa karapatan ng mga kabataan lalo na ang pagpapahayag ng kanilang saloobin at opinyon.
Sa edad na 19, alam na ng anak nina Sharon Cuneta at Sen. Kiko Pangilinan kung paano labanan ang “age discrimination” at “generational bias” pagdating sa pagsasalita sa mga napapanahong issue.
Maraming bumilib at sumaludo sa katapangan ni Frankie lalo na nang magsalita siya tungkol sa rape, anti-terror bill at iba pang kontrobersyal na isyu sa lipunan.
Ipinagdiinan ni Frankie na hindi dapat minamaliit ang pananaw at suggestion ng mga kabataan sa mga hinaharap na problema ng bansa at ng mga Filipino.
“We’re a lot more technologically savvy than you, and in this age of digital media that means that we need to be respected.
“It would be incredibly invalidating to say that us educating ourselves and us becoming more progressively aware of issues is actually detrimental, somehow, ‘di ba?
“Like to say ‘You can’t voice out your opinions because you’re young,’ it invalidates our efforts to become aware and our efforts to become educated. If we stand up for what we believe is right then we’re entitled to that.
“It’s in our basic rights therefore to stand up for what we believe is right,” ang mahabang pahayag ni Frankie sa panayam ng GMA.
At dahil ang mga kabataan nga ang pag-asa at kinabukasan ng bayan, nararapat lang daw na ipagsigawan nila ang kanilang saloobin para maintindihan ang kanilang pinanggagalingan.
“We are the youth, which by definition means we are inheriting this country, we are inheriting the world, and so our opinions need to matter,” diin ni Frankie.
Hirit pa ng anak ni Mega, “I think, honestly, probably we’re stronger than you. I think in terms of our humor, you know what I mean. The things we find funny are so threatening like online.
“We were raised in the ‘Hunger Games,’ and ‘Harry Potter,’ and like all of these films about literally rising up from oppression and like literally rebelling against the system that’s oppressive.
“And I feel like you should be scared, but also loving and accepting but scared,” ang pahayag pa ng dalaga.
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