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Bela Padilla interviewed live by BBC; apologizes to those offended by her controversial FHM cover pictorial

by Nerisa Almo posted on February 29, 2012  STATS: 11811 Views | 254 Comments

 

The racist allegations about the controversial cover photo of FHM Philippines continue. But its subject, Bela Padilla, reiterates on her interview with BBC World News, "We weren't thinking of harming anyone and we weren't thinking of racial discrimination."

 

Photo By: Noel Orsal (Bela)/FHM Philippines (inset)

We took all the points into consideration and have decided to take the side of sensitivity.

When FHM hits the stands in March it will have a different cover. We deem this to be the most prudent move in the light of the confusion over the previous cover execution.

We apologize and thank those who have raised their points. We apologize to Bela Padilla for any distress this may have caused her.

In our pursuit to come up with edgier covers, we will strive to be more sensitive next time.

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  • 254  pilyangmaganda

    03/03/2012 | 04:12 PM
    salamat doc ang bobsies niya.
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  • 253  nettyfrau

    03/02/2012 | 04:41 AM
    correction its not racism...i also had an experience when i was in barcelona,spain for my holiday vacation, as a filipino i can say that we have a good skin..i have a natural filipina kayumangi skin. working to long here in europe makes my skin white without applying whitening lotion still just a normal care then after holiday vacation in spain makes my skin darken and when i go back to a country that i stay for my job..its happend unexpectedly a group of white people call me a niger or blackwomen..for me its really racism but i just ignore them think that atleast they recognized how beauty the filifina is...sometimes i hate to have a white skin that why i make a holiday in a nieghborhood country to get my skin dark again...just wanted to be proud of wherever i am..I AM PROUD TO BE A FILIPINA...
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  • 252  aysusaysus

    03/01/2012 | 05:50 PM
    wow sikat kana bela!
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  • 251  goodkarma4ever

    03/01/2012 | 01:21 PM
    Well sabi nga nila whatever you send out to the world that's what you are going to recieve. So peace to all and I believe kung anoman ang ginawa mo sa kapwa mo ay babalik din sa iyo. Eh ka nga Karma.
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  • 250  goodkarma4ever

    03/01/2012 | 01:11 PM
    donyame if you live around ghetto people whether blacks, Hispanics, Asians or White eh talagang puro welfare lang naman talaga. Gaya ng mga Vietnamese, Hmong, Mexicans. Not all people in welfare ay tamad etc mostly now dahil nalayoff sila sa trabaho. Lets see how about Idaho iyon siguro walang welfare roon pero may KKKlan.
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  • 249  candice76

    03/01/2012 | 12:19 PM
    maputi lang si bela. lol
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  • 248  ClawClown

    03/01/2012 | 07:49 AM
    Gleng gleng naman ng lecturers on racial sensitivity dito. Ilang araw na, inis pa rin ang ating sensitive and politicaly correct ms nickee. Sige, lecture pa, ms nickee. Lecture-an mo rin po ang mga nag-concept nya sa FHM, di lang yung artistang nataong nasa cover nila.
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  • 247  ginger2007

    03/01/2012 | 06:55 AM
    Tsaka sinong ngsabing maganda to? salamat doc din kaya sya, pakilabas nga pic nyang nakadapa pa yung ilong nya dati...hihihi
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  • 246  ginger2007

    03/01/2012 | 06:53 AM
    Magaling nga mag english, palipat lipat naman ng network dahil hindi sumikat sikat. Ang dami na ngang gimik nito sumikat lang, ngayon nman naghuhubad na , matalino bang matatawag yun? Hahaha
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  • 245  kadabarkads

    03/01/2012 | 04:48 AM
    lol, ba't ba nkikialam ang BBC kung paano mag isip ang pinoy. Eh yan talaga ang pinoy eh, pag maitim pangit pag maputi mganda. Ang tawag sa maitim negro at negra. A black person can be called negro anywhere in the Philippines na wlang masamang intensyon, sinasabi lang ang nakikita
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  • 244  BBV

    03/01/2012 | 02:40 AM
    huh!may nag post na naman na ma insecure nanaman si Ms. Marian Rivera sa Mangga 1 " Flatnot " na ito,! hahahaha BAKIT Kaya??? FYI SIKAT Na si Ms. Rivera mas Mayaman pa siya at Degree Holder pa and Most of all Hindi pag FHM ang " Beauty" ni Ms. Marian Rivera.WOW!!! siya lang naman ang Filipina nakasama sa TOP TEN INTERNATIONAL BEAUTIES OF 2012.world ranking list lang naman...sorry sa mga bitter... Hindi natin Kaya ang Beauty Ni Ms. Marian Rivera..
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  • 243  monjuaquin

    03/01/2012 | 01:45 AM
    gma talent kaya ganyan.. for sure nman nainquire ang gma artist centre about sa magiging concept..bakit nila pinayaagan.. masabi lang na naging cover ang artist nila eh kahit ano nalang.. kakahiya para sa pinas..
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  • 242  bignetworkwars

    03/01/2012 | 01:33 AM
    a dirty gimmick by a dirty magazine who features cheap girls... what do you expect? readership is low and they're on the verge of shutting down so they created a controversy. the thing is, will that be enough to get readers and advertisers back? i didn't expect summit media will get this low to save their dying magazine. how brutally pathetic...
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  • 241  rhiamags

    03/01/2012 | 12:42 AM
    napanood ko ang interview. in fairness, may sense sumagot. masarap siguro kausap. kaya nakukulong sa CR eh! hihihihi
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  • 240  pearl102

    02/29/2012 | 11:51 PM
    235 donyame February 29, 2012 22:58 PM Pearl problema na yan ng kaibigan mong abuaada! Pakilala mo sa ken at sasampalin ko! Ikaw bat nde mo pagsabihan na abusada sya? Eh di ireport mo, yun lng ang sagot don! --------------------------------------- Nagbibigay sa yo na halimbawa ng mga mga Pilipinong umaabuso ng system tapos ito ang isasagot mo?? Bakit sa tingin mo ba hindi kami nagpapa-alala sa kanya? Sagana siya doon kaya lang talagang abusive. Ang sinasabi lang sa yo hindi lang mga itim ang umaabuso,kahit na anong lahi pa hindi mawawala yung ganoong pag uugali. Para kang yung ex colleague ko na ang opinion ay ibinase kay OJ..lahat daw ng itim ay mama-matay tao.
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  • 239  caramiel

    02/29/2012 | 11:42 PM
    asuss eh ano ngayon kung marunong mag english yan eh peke nman ang HARAP!
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  • 238  sweet_irene

    02/29/2012 | 11:04 PM
    hahah rhiamags, relax lang ako 'teh. nagakakape nga lang, getting ready for work, at naki comment sa pep. hehehe
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  • 237  rhiamags

    02/29/2012 | 11:03 PM
    gosh...ang daming mga abogado rito. dapat yata nasa CJConTrial ang iba rito? wagas kung makapag-argue! relax lang mga ateng! baka hindi niyo matapos ang year of the dragon niyan!?
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  • 236  donyame

    02/29/2012 | 11:00 PM
    Sweey irene good for you, yun lang. Ikaw ang bukod tanging tumatanggap nyan. Congrats! U jat earned you're key to heaven.o
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  • 235  donyame

    02/29/2012 | 10:58 PM
    Pearl problema na yan ng kaibigan mong abuaada! Pakilala mo sa ken at sasampalin ko! Ikaw bat nde mo pagsabihan na abusada sya? Eh di ireport mo, yun lng ang sagot don!
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