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Smart shaming is the act wherein people were being shamed for being smart. It is a

view where intelligence is deemed as a negative trait. It is an emerging social issue

in the Philippines. At this age, where people are able to access to the world Filipinos

weren’t seem aware neither of smart shaming nor anti intellectualism. Instead of

accepting the knowledge that some one knows, people refuse to accept the fact and

would humiliate the one who was sharing the knowledge.

The events that lead to smart shaming have some connections to Anti

Intellectualism. Anti Intellectualism is described as hostility towards the

intellectuals (Wikipedia). It may be observed that some influential people who have

known to have such high intellect used their power to oppress the commoners.

During these times, people has some high regard for education, those who received

higher education composed the academic elitist. Academic Elitist was people who

dominate politics and education. Thus, following some historical events the people

grew out to loathe the people who of high intelligence.

Turning back to smart shaming, it can also be observed in schools. The common

chick flicks where the ones whom students look up to were the jocks, cheerleaders,

prettiest girl and boy whom is always at the top of the social class. Whereas the

students who were of intellect or as commonly called nerds were at the brim of the

high school social class. Moreover, the cliché plots of these movies show some
resentment toward the intellectuals. The influence of media has developed an

outward growth of mediocrity to its viewers.

Filipinos have high regard for education, though the growing trend of smart

shaming has influenced the minds of the youth. Instead of going into some serious

conversations people tend to avoid doing conversations that will challenge their

beliefs. People take sharing of knowledge as a threat. People make fun of those

persons who think out of the box. Especially in school, when a student has

something to say sensible, people react in a different way. Students were not aware

of smart shaming and how does it affect the one who is being smart shamed.