Brilio.net - The Clash of Champions event has been widely discussed recently. The reason is, this game show presents intelligent students from the country, both those studying domestically and abroad. Apart from the event going viral, the participants also received the spotlight. One of them is Shakira Amirah, a student at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia.
Many people admire him because he has a multitude of achievements. One of them has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.83 on a scale of 4.0. During his studies, he has also written 13 scientific publications which are indexed in Scopus, a highly prestigious scientific database by Elsevier.
However, despite her achievements and stunning appearance at CoC, this woman has become a public topic of conversation because of a controversy. How could it not be, at that time her friend, who was also a CoC participant, was doing it live and Shakira was heard saying something about 'autistic children'. At that time he reprimanded his friends who were busy living instead of talking to him.
photo: Instagram/@shakiraamirah
"Can you, if you're in front of me, socialize with me, really meet me 24 hours a day? Don't be like an autistic child, you know," said Shakira.
This remark then drew criticism from netizens. Shakira was criticized because the word autism should not be used as a source of ridicule. Moreover, this is related to his status as a prospective doctor . In fact, there was so much criticism that Shakira had to turn off her Instagram comments column
Aware that her actions had caused controversy, Shakira quickly apologized. He admitted that he was well aware that the word autism should not be used as a joke. Moreover, Shakira knows this term medically.
photo: Instagram/@shakiraamirah
"I realize that using the word 'autistic' to refer to other people is very wrong. This word refers to a serious medical condition and is not to be used as a joke or insult," he wrote in the WhatsApp channel, reported by brilio.net on Tuesday (16/7 ).
Furthermore, Shakira admitted that these remarks were a form of lack of empathy. As a future doctor, he admitted that he was sorry and would use this incident as a lesson in the future.
"There is no reason that can justify my actions. I am very sorry and this is a valuable lesson for me to be more careful in my behavior and words," continued Shakira.
Apart from Shakira, it turns out that there are also Sandy Kristian Waluyo and Nabil who use 'autism' as a joke. Both of them, who were also CoC participants, then apologized. Just like Shakira, they regret their actions.
photo: Instagram/@shakiraamirah
"I'm here to apologize for my words at that time which cornered certain groups, here I want to explain that I used that term (autism) for myself. Although I absolutely do not condone the use of that word in any context," wrote Shandy in WhatsApp channel.
"I apologize profusely for this behavior and I hope I can become a better person in the future," said Nabil on his WhatsApp channel.