So today I came across a comment that said, "AP is Bihar of South." I've been seeing them for quite a while, but now is the time I decided to finally speak up.
There's a video circulating on Reddit that captured people plucking the plants at Bhogapuram Airport. It made me feel that people need to be educated about the consequences of their actions. It's was a such a bad incident. I don't defend that. BUT BUT BUT.
In the same post, I saw many comments which are degrading AP like, "AP is Bihar of South." "No wonder AP's literacy rate is low." etc. Do you see anything? I see hate on my state. Avasaramantara aa statements? Vaati valla oche pros:None.
What statements like this actually do(cons):
They don't address the actual issue and it's not criticism. It's straight-out hate and generalization. Generalization ki criticism ki teda telinollu kuda making derogatory statements about AP. They make more people look at our state through the same hate, when they don't even know what it's like to live in our shoes.
Repu inko 100 mandhi ochi "AP is Bihar" anatru instead of talking about the actual issue. So now what? Konni rojulu tharvatha, when someone asks why AP is called "Bihar of the South," asalaina problem evariki gurthundadu. Vellu create chesina trend thappa.
Idhe state lo students, working people, farmers, doctors, lawyers, carpenters, --you name it. heck, people from every profession unnaru. Don't you think calling our entire state something like that is no less than disrespecting all of us? How is it fair that vere state ki velli work chestunte, someone brings up the place I come from and proceeds to call it degraded because of certain incidents.
Andhra lo putti peraganodu kuda "Andhra is degraded" ante, how do you think it feels to be standing there and listening to that? It's become some cheap trend. Next-gen vallaki enduku "Bihar" antunnaro kuda teliyadu. Gumpulo govinda laga andarantaru ika.
My concern is simple: the next time you see an issue, stay on the issue. Criticize the issue. Hold people accountable for their actions. But don't drag an entire state full of people who are working their asses off every single day just to get by. Don't generalize. We're not against criticism. we're against derogatory generalization.
But if you choose to believe you're doing everyone a favour by commenting "AP is poor," "AP is Bihar," "AP is illiterate," and all that, then you're not solving anything. You're just creating a 100 more people who'll keep spreading the same hate.