The Social Divide That Humans Love - Poor Students Not Given Top Jobs

It seems that the world is destined to be divided into zillions of man made divisions. Humans can hardly believe in equality because they love the divide and differences as long as they are getting benefits out of the situation. We love geographical divides, cultural differences, language barriers and many other barricades that we have created ourselves. We stand apart because we will bring in religion, sects and beliefs too. We feel great because we have more wealth than the others and of course if we get the chance to improve our social standing we will love to be called an elite.

This is something that is happening all over the world. I have seen it in Pakistan all my life. I read of the same everywhere else too. It is the same story everywhere.

One of latest reports from UK revealed that the poor students are not given the right job opportunities or the highly skilled graduate positions and as a result of this the social mobility in UK is getting abnormal.

The poor social mobility record of UK will only improve if students from low income families are given an equal chance for top jobs. There is a massive increase in polarization in the job market. Thus there are lots of professional jobs and unskilled jobs. While middle ranking skilled trade jobs are dropping immensely. UK has become an hour glass economy,which is not good.

Till the poor students are not allowed to take the more stronger academic courses rather than being pushed for the softer courses (like media, arts, design, photography and business studies), employers will not hire them.

This is just the example of one country. But what we should not forget is the great division that we have created ourselves. Of course, everybody is different and people have to face different circumstances and that is how life is shaped. But, by now it is evident that this is how the majority wants things to be.

The truth is humans love differences! They are defined by their social divide!

Frenzy of the cultured

Few years ago, one learned professor, the vice-chancellor & the registrar in the Punjab University had serious issues with the word ‘rape’ used in the title of the epic poem ‘The Rape of the Lock.’ They said it was an indecent word & this book shouldn’t be a part of the curriculum. These cultured fellas regarded the word ‘rape’ as having an indecent connotation. But we all know that over-enthusiastic people never embark upon the venture of cleansing the society from the real act; so they find faults with words & call them dirty, indecent & judgmental.

Anyway, ‘The Rape of the Lock’ is one of the finest mock epic poems that relates a trivial incident & describes the theft of the heroine’s hair. It makes a good commentary on the upper-class English society of that time, which was infested with numerous follies & vices. Hence the word ‘rape’ in the title is the most appropriate one, because it depicts the emptiness of life & Alexander Pope ridicules it by choosing this particular word.

Literature offers new & creative ways to interpret the world. Different writers look at events or happenings from totally different angles, which enable them to assign different meanings to what they see or experience; as a result, they produce different descriptions of them. Those who think that Literature is just about playing with words & talking about sex need to hold their sacred views to themselves. When we need their opinions, we’ll ask for them.

Anyway, it’s just not the word ‘rape.’ People have problems with innumerable words. Lechery, desperate, sex slaves, human trafficking, incest, fuck, bastard etc etc are some of the words that can drive people nuts. I have witnessed that madness, but I don’t feel sorry for such people. Those who regard particular words as dirty, judgmental, indecent, inappropriate are most welcome not to use these words, but what’s the point of imposing their rotten views on others? We all have the right to learn things on our own. We don’t need this kind of madness; it is not just madness but it is also corrupt on the part of anyone who forces others to do what they want to do. You don’t want to use a word. Don’t use it. Why do you want others not to use it or to use it?

In fact such acts remind me of one of the slogans of the party in 1984 that says: “Ignorance is strength.” Maybe these people are inspired by the Big Brother & his lousy principles. Maybe even here the main aim is to narrow down the range of thought. When words won’t be there, people won’t be able to think.

“It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words…After all, what justification is there for a word which is simply the opposite of some other word? A word contains its opposite in itself.”

George Orwell

“In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it. Every concept that can ever be needed, will be expressed by exactly one word, with its meaning rigidly defined & all its subsidiary meanings rubbed out & forgotten.”

George Orwell

You know nothing is too coarse for my chaste pen. I often use the word fuck & it is considered unethical by many but quite frankly, I don’t give a flying fuck to it. Come to think of it, if we don’t use the word lechery, lecherous people will not be wiped out from the planet & neither would lechery. People may stop using terms such as human trafficking, but sex slaves will not disappear in thin air. Yes you can close your eyes but you can’t change the reality. By putting emphases on words like bastard or harami, you’re not contributing anything. The plight of illegitimate children wouldn’t reduce by even an inch.

I had the misfortune to work with this dysfunctional lady & she used to say that we must always use Mister & Miss when we talk to people. We shouldn’t use he/she or him/her as that is disrespectful. There are too many mad people out there & we don’t have time to know how fucked up are they anyway.

We need words to think. We need words to express ourselves. Shakespeare once said, ‘Nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so.’

Since I’m not a psychiatrist or a psychologist, I don’t know what’s wrong with people who have problem with words. Either they have experienced something so bad that they can’t help being what they are. They don’t even want people to use such words that remind them of such incidents. It is some sort of disorder. I don’t think it’s a normal behaviour to impose such views on others.

If freedom is our birthright, then we can use any word we like whether the world approves of it or not. Of course there are man-made chains every where…this is a fact we can’t run away from. But to put boundaries on your thinking is I guess the worst crime a human can do to himself.

Develop a Grudge…it’s in vogue!

Sometimes I seriously feel like running away from here & never hearing from anyone who has problems with my existence. I’m fucking tired of this nonsense. But the thing is…I’m not going anywhere. In fact, I’m going to write something that would be extremely smelly for your nose. As it is, it always seems you have this exotic cow dung under your nose.

The other day some of us were talking to a friend on her status. And suddenly a lady came & said to my friend: Fuck off the quizzes. She wrote the word fuck in caps lock. So that those who have never heard it from her mouth should notice it I guess. Actually I don’t know…I use the word myself also. But I don’t think it sounds cool. I know it sounds trashy.

The thing is…I have often seen that some people in our lists don’t realize that there is a limit to everything. Just because they haven’t been thrown on the limited list, they think they can say anything, anywhere. I had 2 such ladies in my list who wanted to act different all the time. Trying to prove something to everyone, but couldn’t prove anything to even a single person. Quite frankly, most of my friends only called them weird.

Few days ago, I posted a note on my FB & they thought that they had the right to rape it…which they did. They plundered the words & concepts that weren’t even scribbled. But they believed they had the right to rape. That was funny. When I did what they were doing on that very same note to what they were saying, both the ladies were offended. I think I should have done that long time ago, but I didn’t out of courtesy. Since they weren’t good friends, so it didn’t matter. I did mention about the lady who was pissed off as I used the word slut in one of my writings. The other lady was her follower. My mother doesn’t let me keep a dog & here we have people who have dogs in human forms.

Anyway, I have often heard that people cross their boundaries. They make weird & cheap comments on the status, albums & notes. I also have friends who throw almost everyone on their limited list before adding them. I don’t know if it’s right or wrong. I’d rather not add a person, if I don’t trust him in the 1st place. I respect everyone unless & until that person begs me not to respect him/her.

This guy went really crazy making stupid comments on our blognetwork a month ago. When he joined our blognetwork, he asked my sister to identify herself in the pic. Then one day, he tried to befriend me. I didn’t accept his request for obvious reason & man, he developed a strange kind of grudge. Then whatever happened could be aptly called the making of the Grudge 4. Yeah some people don’t know there’s actually the Grudge 3. He started painting me as a kafir on the blognetwork. Did I tell you one of those 2 ladies thought I was in search of religion? It’s amazing that people know as to what is going on inside your head & they know what steps others should take. Ever since, I have become that abnormal child of the Grudge.

Then there are people who try to fit in everywhere. Are they the most annoying type? I think there are various varieties of annoying people in the world. Some try to dance on the head. Some try to act smart when they are not that smart. Some seriously tell everyone what to do. Everyone is trying out something. I don’t really like people who put up with nonsense though.

I have some more stories…they aren’t that great either. I had 2 friends who used to tell everyone how to pronounce the words correctly & people used to follow them. Only I don’t have a dog. What a pity! There was another university friend…she really had problems with females who didn’t wear their dupattas properly. She was all the time reporting about guys who were watching dames…you-know-where. I also know someone who knows what people talk about others when they come out after their interview. A friend used to say that a girl who smokes can do anything. I don’t have such friends anymore.

Anyway the bottom line is: the world needs all kinds of people. Nothing is useless…not even a lousy experience on the net. Don’t let anything or anyone spoil your mood.