Rise of Pink Films as an Educational Tool for the Philippine Public

Rise of Pink Films as an Educational Tool for the Philippine Public


“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.”
-Theodore Roosevelt

There are two kinds of education; the good, which allows one’s morality, filter his/her intellectual growth; and the bad education, which only permits one’s intellect to grow and have control over his beliefs and actions.

Pink films can be educational in terms of revealing the lifestyle of the people who belong in the third sex. By introducing pink films in the Philippines, we have, at last, walked out from the stereotypical characterization of homosexuals, particularly gays, as either laughingstocks or victims of abuse. Now, we’re actually seeing films that executes homosexual lifestyle as normal and as the same as heterosexual lifestyle. They are indirectly telling us that homosexuals deserve fair treatments and rights because like straight people, they are also capable of loving and suffering. Yes, they are entitled to their rights. But they must realize that these rights implemented for them have differences as they have differences from heterosexuals. Because of pink films which are presently blooming in the film industry and are actually being encouraged by award-giving bodies for film, more filmmakers are now enticed to create homosexual-themed films. What a tragedy to hit our supposedly Christianity-preserved country!

According to psychological researches, we all experience identity crisis during our adolescent period. Therefore, if pink films continue to inculcate the message (that being a homosexual and engaging in homosexual activities are okay and acceptable) to the minds of adolescents encountering identity crisis, what would become of them? Now where’s the “good” in that kind of education? They would probably give in to the temptation that they could’ve eluded. If pink films on the other hand, would venture against homosexuality, without a doubt, as morally wrong, it could pass on as a good educational tool. Because it educates considering the moral standards of a Christian country.

If we let bad educational tools school us and at the same time liberate us from our moral beliefs, what difference do we have from America?

“It is essential to practice spiritual disciplines along with academic studies.”
- Sathya Sai Baba