Last but not least: love in the subway
A Brazilian man has scored a viral hit on Facebook with a photo of two women hugging and an outraged text.
When a young politician is not outraged by the fact that she has to take a blood sample like everyone else after a positive breath test ("...like a convict. Unbelievable! I'm shocked ☹")...
...intelligent things are sometimes posted on Facebook. It's rare, but it happens.
A few days ago, for example, the Nelson Felippe - a Brazilian John Doe whose profile photo was liked by 12 friends - achieved almost 19'000 likes with a single post. The supposedly intolerant rant was also shared over 6'500 times.
If you do not know Portuguese, here is an approximate translation of the text:
I have no prejudices, I think that everyone should live his life as he wants. But I find it absurd that I am forced to witness such a scene.
What people do in private is their business. But yes, what they do in public space concerns me. And I refuse to call such a scene normal.
They challenge social conventions and that can be dangerous. What if a child saw this scene every day? It would assume it's normal to wait for the subway on the yellow line. So, don't act like that guy there. Follow the ladies' example. Wait behind the yellow line and cross it only when the train has stopped and the doors are open.
The posting made waves, sparking discussions in the Brazilian media about tolerance toward homosexuals and spreading through high-reach blogs such as Boredpanda.com all over the world. The only fly in the ointment is that Felippe is used by a user named Dudley Barbosa accused of copying the text and image from him without giving him credits. If that were true, it would be the lowest drawer. So the same drawer region in which intolerance is also located. And driving a car with over 0.5 per mille of alcohol in the blood. (hae)
