Ocean Vuong on English Paper 1 (1 Viewer)

[CM_Tutor]

Excerpts from Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous made an appearance in English Paper 1. In The Guardian today, there is an article about Vuong bombarded on social media and some of his responses to comments made. This is not the first time that an author whose work is used in an HSC English exam has been abused online.

 

[icycledough]

As you mentioned, a similar thing happened in 2017 with an Indigenous author called Ellen van Neerven with one of her poems called Mango. Regardless, it's still definitely unacceptable for the way some students have reacted to it.

HSC students urged to apologise after abusive messages sent to Indigenous poet

The poem Mango, found in the book Comfort Food, appears to have frustrated many students and Ellen van Neerven has worn that frustration in the form of vulgar online abuse — even death threats.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Life'sHard]

 

[specificagent1]

BOS saw this before the news

 

[CM_Tutor]

As you mentioned, a similar thing happened in 2017 with an Indigenous author called Ellen van Neerven with one of her poems called Mango. Regardless, it's still definitely unacceptable for the way some students have reacted to it.

HSC students urged to apologise after abusive messages sent to Indigenous poet

The poem Mango, found in the book Comfort Food, appears to have frustrated many students and Ellen van Neerven has worn that frustration in the form of vulgar online abuse — even death threats.

www.abc.net.au

You are correct.

And I am confused, because when I typed the post, I added a comment that I thought the article was worth reading - there are some clever replies by Vuong - but I also added a reminder / request to remember there is an individual behind a social media account or an account here, etc, and treating others with decency is something we should strive for at all times.

 

[CM_Tutor]

BOS saw this before the news

Did it? I haven't read all the comments on the English papers.

 

[Hiheyhello]

ffs why would people do that are they ignorant or something i don’t get it

 

[specificagent1]

Did it? I haven't read all the comments on the English papers.

yea hahaha

 

[hiiitsme]

Is it stupid? yes. But so was the contents of that bloody extract lol

Bit of hypophora for ya

 

[Greninja340]

bruh facebook mofos outta control

 

[Jojofelyx]

Ngl, his whole instagram reel had me in tears, his reaction to all of it was honestly some of the funniest stuff ive seen lmfao. i think it was also amplified by the genuine horror and confusion of some of the kids in response to his text too lol, absolutely loved it. Ocean seems to have taken it like a champ, altho still, the people who are actually hating on him are just pure idiots

 

[YourLocalDumbAss]

bruh facebook mofos outta control

True, the whole HSC discussion group gossip about not studying when they clearly do study and just want clout within the group.

 

[hatterene]

i dont understand why year 12 thought it was okay to bully him off of Instagram just because they failed their exam?? like what?

 

[ExtremelyBoredUser]

This guy's Instagram reels are way too funny

 

[hatterene]

ngl i've had fun fighting people who bully him on facebook. if you see rude comments tag me tbh

 

[thatnormster]

dumb bitches, blame yourself if you flunk da test lmao. good on ocean Vcong for taking it like a champ, he's a phenomenal writer. that book that everyone's bitching about made me tear up not because of frustration but because it was genuinely beautiful. people don't know how to appreciate things anymore lol.

 

[🍑 this is a peach]

dumb bitches, blame yourself if you flunk da test lmao. good on ocean Vcong for taking it like a champ, he's a phenomenal writer. that book that everyone's bitching about made me tear up not because of frustration but because it was genuinely beautiful. people don't know how to appreciate things anymore lol.

do you expect a bunch of people who have been forced to study English, who collectively hate english and anything associated with it, to appreciate it?

 

[fnsndgfg]

do you expect a bunch of people who have been forced to study English, who collectively hate english and anything associated with it, to appreciate it?

Maybe you don't have to appreciate it but why go out of your way to belittle someone just because you can't interpret their writing.

 

[Leadmen4y]

it's funny coz rather than blaming themselves on not studying/putting effort which led to them failing the exam they blame it on ppl like authors of texts and NESA lmao

 

[fnsndgfg]

it's funny coz rather than blaming themselves on not studying/putting effort which led to them failing the exam they blame it on ppl like authors of texts and NESA lmao

Yeah exactly, people are so ready to complain and argue rather than just focusing on what they can actually control