In a display of grandeur worthy of a telenovela, Cebu influencer Jude Bacalso recently schooled a waiter on misgendering for an impressive two-hour monologue.
Bacalso’s tirade, better suited for the senate floor before Senator Risa Hontiveros’ committee hearing on the SOGIE bill, unfolded in a restaurant, where the manager’s tolerance was evidently swayed by their friendship with Bacalso.
While many Filipinos accidentally misuse pronouns, this incident was far from a gentle correction. It was a full-blown theatrical production, with Bacalso as the self-appointed star. One must marvel at the restaurant’s management for allowing this spectacle to continue, all in the name of friendship.
Ironically, Bacalso’s own promotional video, where she praises her womanhood by mentioning the joy of “taking off the bra” and “scratching his balls,” reveals a curious double standard. This incident is a lesson not in gender sensitivity, but in the art of misplaced tantrums and unchecked privilege.
Bravo, Jude, for a performance we won’t soon forget!
Vice Ganda’s bold analogy likening LGBT existence to the West Philippine Sea might need a little navigational adjustment.
When she said, “Ang ating totoong sarili o pagkatao ay parang West Philippine Sea, hindi nila pwedeng angkinin at baguhin,” she perhaps forgot that the world community doesn’t officially recognize the West Philippine Sea.
Much like a mystical island on the horizon, the West Philippine Sea was conjured up by former President NoyNoy Aquino in 2012 through Administrative Order No. 29. Yet, global geographical maps remain unshaken, and the West Philippine Sea endures mainly in the minds of a hopeful few.
Unlike this cartographical phantasm, the realities of LGBT communities are vivid and undeniable. Vice Ganda’s comparison is poetic but perhaps misses the mark, because the existence and struggles of LGBT individuals are as concrete and undeniable as the seas that surround us, official recognition or not.
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