June 24, 2025, 18:00
INSIGHT HARBOR - One of the participants in the Clash of Champions Ruangguru Season 2, Zahran Nizar Fadhlan, has received criticism from netizens.
It is known that Zahran Nizar Fadhlan is a student at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) majoring in Aerospace Engineering with a GPA of 3.94.
However, ironically, instead of receiving support or praise, Zahran has faced criticism from Indonesian netizens.
According to Poskota, citing the Instagram account @tvmania_id on Sunday, June 22, 2025, Zahran's appearance became the subject of mockery by some people.
“His face alone is enough to make many people laugh,” said one person.
Some other comments were even harsher, judging Zahran's appearance harshly without considering his achievements and efforts. Words like “resembles a Javanese ancestor” and “ugly face” appeared in the comment section, causing many people to be outraged by the increasingly unreasonable standards of netizens' judgments.
Yet, Zahran is no ordinary person. Besides having nearly perfect GPA, he has also won medals in various international science olympiads such as IPhO and IOAA. Unfortunately, all those achievements seem meaningless to those who only focus on physical appearance.
Ironically, the Clash of Champions event itself aims to highlight intelligent students and university students to inspire the younger generation. However, the negative comments from netizens have undermined the spirit and meaning of the event.
Many other netizens have spoken out in defense of Zahran. They argue that such criticism reflects how superficial some people still are in judging others. Hashtags like #SupportZahran and #AchievementNotAppearance began to emerge on various social media platforms.
Zahran himself has not directly responded to the comments. However, his composure during the event and his academic record speak volumes, effectively silencing the baseless criticism.
Zahran's case is not merely about appearance. It is about how we, as a society, must learn to be wiser in giving comments. Do we want to be known as a nation that supports achievements, or one that brings down talented young people simply because they do not meet the visual standards of the media?
Source :
https://www.gelora.co/2025/06/viral-mahasiswa-itb-dengan-ipk-394-yang.html
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