Comedienne Candy Pangilinan has been getting flak from the Igorot community lately due to her remark during her pre-Mother's Day show at SM Baguio last Saturday, May 9.
According to a thread uploaded by a forum member at www.baguiocityonline.com last May 11, 2009, Candy arrived late for the show and she supposedly greeted the crowd with, "Tao po ako, hindi po ako Igorot." Jemz, the forum member, added that Candy repeated the remark later in the show.
The said joke apparently slighted some members in the audience, and right before the show ended, Candy issued an apology. But the remark reached the Net forums, and was referred to as "racial murder."
Early this week, Candy's Multiply page also generated negative reactions from people who are supposedly members and supporters of the Igorot community.
CANDY'S APOLOGY. Candy has posted apology after apology to tell those who cried foul when she actually meant "Igorot statue." She admitted not being able to say the word "statue," but that was what she really meant.
Today, May 13, Candy updated her blog in PEP and issued an apology. Part of the blog reads:
"I am more dissapointed with myself for being so irresponsible. Even if I didn’t intend to mean it that way, I accept my mistake. No explanation would suffice now..."
To read the entire entry, CLICK HERE.
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Madaling maghusga dahil hindi tayo ang nasa sitwasyon
-dibidi dibidi
-payong?
-5,6
Sa mga instik:
-sinisipit ang ilong para maging ngongo para magaya ang pananalita nila
Eto ang mensahe ko para sa lahat:
quot;Nahusgahan mo na ba ang sarili mo bago mo husgahan si Candy?quot;
Apologize, Learn, live and let go.
Maraming Salamat po.
Agree ako sa comment mo
mga kapwa kong pinoy. Wala sanang magcomment ng foul sa comment kong ito.
Si candy ay tao lamang tulad natin, ang pinagkaiba lang e, artista siya. Sana intindihin din po natin ang buhay ng isang artista. Hindi sila perpekto, nagkakamali rin. Hindi man sapat ang pag sorry niya, sana'y tanggapin na lamang natin.
Ika nga nila, basta artista ang gumawa, o magsabi, o sa isang personalidad sa tv mangyari, BLOCKBUSTER yan. Parang yung nangyari kay ted failon. pinagpiyestahan diba?
Mahirap maging komedyante. Kailangan mong intindihin at isipin mabuti ang panlasa ng mga tao. Mahirap maging artista dahil maraming mata ang nakatingin sayo, maraming huhusga, maraming makikisawsaw sa personal mong buhay.
Wag nating ipagkaila, tayo rin ay naging racist minsan sa buhay natin. Ang ilan sa mga ito ay
Pag may dumadaan o nakikitang Mga Arabian/ taga Middle East:
-tinatawag na bumbay
akala mo kagandahan! wag na wag kang magpapakita o tumuntong man lang sa baguio.
baka gawin kang joke ng mga igorot! sobra kasing OA at pilit na magpatawa kaya tuloy ganyan ang kalalabasan mo!
dapat ibigti kang patiwarik candy!kung umasta ka para kang sinu!
Hindi OA ang mga nagcocomment dito na mga Igorots, and OA ang napanood ko na pag apology ni Candy sa SNN...sana hindi na lang sia nagpumilit na umiiyak kasi masyadong obvious na iyon...sia talaga ang OA...anyways, I am an Igorot and everything has been said and done...after all Igorots are kind hearted...so to Candy apology accepted, but next time be SENSITIVEgt;gt;gt;gt;
Dont be ridiculous..you are another Candy.Dont say you love us, its very obvious that you are just saying it just to shut us up.You are very wrong foreigners are very sensitive about racist remarks...in most countries they have antidiscrimination law.If that joke was said overseas that could have banned Candy in the entertainment industry..thats how serious it is.It just sounds simple because we are in pinas..and apology is enough to repair it.We are not being OA please dont call us that.Dont make more damage.she has already apologised.
kasama na yan sa pagiging comedian nila, si chocoleit nga at pooh eh sarili nila ang nilalait lait nila and thatmakes people laugh pero hindi ibig sabihin tinatawanan sila dahil sa sinasabi nila. masarap din kasing tumawa kapag ang tao hindi pikon pero hindi panlalait un.
for candy's remark, sana kalimutan na rin un. and nag sorry na siya. walang dapat ikahiya ang pagiging igorot at tutuo naman yan so huag na palakihin pa. kahit anong ethnic ka pa be proud! iisang bansa tayo! mas masarap magpatawad di ba?