Let others to hear your voice!

无意间，翻到了去年写的一篇博文。联想到最近的ABC 的事件中，不乏有华人对于抗议行为进行嘲讽，我很不以为然！

我挺佩服，也很感激那些自发去游行抗议的人， 我没去，但我在白宫的请愿书上签了名。要说我对于这个事件有多愤怒（ angry, mad) 也谈不上，但是我觉得有必要让别人听到自己的观点，尤其是受到不公待遇的时候。傲慢与偏见是客观存在的事实，我们任何一个人或多或少都是参与者-谁敢说自己是绝对的公正呢？沟通和交流是解决是是非非的第一步。你不支声，别人有怎么知道你的想法呢？看待事物，人们都是有选择性的－人们都是相信他们愿意相信的东西。但是，在听到不同的声音的时候，有头脑的人还是会想一想－或许事物有不同的侧面； 有良知的人或许会帮助事物得以改善。

写这封信的时候也没有指望Martin Rogers 会回复我，但至少他会阅读，多多少少会想一想。


My Letter to Martin Rogers

 

I don't believe I wrote a letter to Martin Rogers to comment on his article that posted on Yahoo Sports today. It was so out my character. I must be doped! The truth is that I was fed up by all the nonsenses flooding around the medias about Chinese athletes. Why can't those so call "journalists" just show their respects to the Chinese athletes without biased standards. Why do they think those Chinese gold metal winners are state trained and brain washed compete machines? Why can't they just admit that all the Chinese athletes are the dream pursuers just as other countries'. They sacrificed lot to pursue the glories.

 

Hi Martin,

 

 

A friend of mine asked my opinion about the article you posted onYahoo Sports today- Family kept grandparents' deaths secret from Chinese diver until she won gold medal.

 

Honest speaking, I don't like the way how you told the story. My personal feeling is that you deliberately used different words to present your biased opinion. If these things happen in other countries, you will present it as heroism and self-sacrifice.

 

There are no easy ways to won the gold.I'm sure that Wu Minxia and her family sacrificed lot in their personal life. But the truth is that it was a personal choice. Nobody was forced to stay in the training camp. Don't like it, anybody can quit. 

 

Your article gave the wrong impression to your readers that China was a communist country where people didn't have the freedom to do what they want to do. "In China, athletes are often taken away from their families at a young age and placed in specialist training schools where they practice for hours every day. Wu began training daily at a diving camp at the age of 6. By the time she was 16, she had left home to be installed in a government aquatic sports institute." It was a very interesting choice that you used " are often taken away" and "be  Installed". If you go to boarding school and college, would you use the same words? They are the similar or same situations. Training camps are just more disciplined than others.

 

I guess you don't know about China. This is not your fault. Chinese government and Chinese people should do a better PR job to improve China's images abroad. This is America, everybody can express their own opinions. I just wish the medias can be more fair on China- related issues. There are many evidences have driven me nuts like this kind of stories.

 

I am sorry to hear the story about Wu Mingxia's family. But I believe that it was the decision they thought was the best for them. 

 

Best regards.