All posts by Pol Pinoy

Celebrity Watchers Less Intelligent?

In a groundbreaking study that truly confirms what we’ve all secretly suspected, researchers have now proven that people who are obsessed with celebrities are, in fact, less intelligent. 

Who could have seen that coming? The brilliant minds at BMC Psychology conducted an exhaustive survey on 1,763 adults to uncover this groundbreaking revelation.

Yes, it turns out that individuals who spend their valuable time keeping up with the latest celebrity gossip and meticulously watching Vice Ganda’s or Tito, Vic and Joey’s daily routines are not exactly rocket scientists. It’s as if their brains are so preoccupied with celebrity escapades that they forget the quadratic formula or the periodic table.

So, for all the celebrity-obsessed out there, don’t fret. You may not be setting any IQ records, but you’re certainly winning in the “Who’s Who of noontime shows or teleseryes.”

Who needs intelligence when you can expertly discuss who wore it better on the red carpet or who told the corniest joke?

Marcos Vs. Duterte: Rappler’s Laughable Clickbait Journalism

Ah, the wild world of clickbait journalism has truly outdone itself this time. The Rappler opinion piece suggesting that the Marcos government can now arrest Rodrigo Duterte and hand him over to the International Criminal Court is a hilarious exercise in absurdity.

The notion that the Marcoses and the Dutertes are now “fierce enemies” is laughable. It’s as if they want us to believe that these two political dynasties have suddenly had a dramatic falling out, despite all evidence to the contrary. In reality, the vice president is a Duterte who actively supported Bongbong Marcos’ presidential bid. To suggest that they are now arch-nemeses is like saying cats and dogs have formed an alliance against the squirrels.

And let’s not forget the fact that Bongbong Marcos has already declared his government’s stance on the ICC – they’re done with it. So much for turning over Duterte to an institution they’ve already disavowed. But hey, at least they’re consistent in their inconsistency. Kudos to the writer for crafting such a hilariously implausible clickbait narrative!