On Conventions, Jejebusters

The campaign of Jejemons for social acceptance has been one of the main issues being discussed within the Filipino community. For Jejemons, they only want to live normally, that is, their lives not being dictated by what is  conventional. To tackle this point, what in reality is conventional? Does this refer to our conformation to socially accepted customs, behaviors or styles brought by the Western colonizers?

Is Jejemonism or Jejetyping the unusual way of doing things particularly in communicating with other people? And by this, do we mean to say that Jejebusters follow the other way around and necessarily impose that they are more superior in the educational hierarchy? If anyone could clearly define what makes someone a Jejemon and what makes Jejebusters hate or subject them to criticisms, do show your guts by airing your side. Comment on this page. If you cannot, then you don't have the right to complain.

Jejemon, Talk of the Town

Social debates continue to heat up as the government wears its battle gear in trying to diminish the spread of Jejemonism in the sub-dominantly English-speaking country. However, the Catholic Church interferes, explaining that Jejemonism is a form of the freedom to express one's self without being judged and subjected to social embarrassment.

It can be recalled that the word "jejemon" has had a lot of origins, but most people believe that it is derived from "jeje", an alternate for the term "hehe" in the Filipino SMS texting scenario, and then affixing "jeje" with "mon" which came from the series Pokemon (Pocket Monsters). 

A fresh and sizzling article in Inquirer.net now talks about the Philippines' fight against the Jejemon cyber language. Just click Philippines Wrestles with 'Jejemon' Cyber Language. The appropriate question here is, should someone be really bothered by such an existence? Or should everyone accept the fact that Jejemonism has indeed infiltrated present youth's everyday living? What will be its moral, social and economic impacts?

Are you one of them? Or are you engaged in a major campaign to exterminate this thriving language?