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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: 11801 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)

Bela Padilla's controversial cover photo for the March 2012 issue of FHM Philippines continues to become a hot topic that it has now reached international headlines.

The cover photo, which was immediately recalled by FHM Philippines, showed Bela clad in a sexy fuschia bikini and being surrounded by "black" female models.

Below the cover was the blurb: "Bela Padilla: Stepping Out Of The Shadows."

International news agency BBC News picked up the ongoing debate and asked its subscribers whether the allegations of racism was intended on the photograph.

This was posted on BBC's Facebook fan page last night, February 28.

Like what happened on FHM Philippines' Facebook page last weekend, the BBC post was also swarmed by different opinions from its subscribers.

Facebook user Ruth Elias commented: "Definitely racist and offensive. The caption and the body language of the models says it all. They are all submissive."

Joanna Rimmer also posted a similar opinion: "I find it vulgar and yes, rather racist. Sick and tired of seeing women portrayed in this manner."

NO INTENTION TO DISCRIMINATE. However, in her interview with BBC News' Mishal Husain, Bela reiterated that the picture has no intention of discriminating any race.

The GMA-7 talent said, "I don't really have any idea that I would get such negative reaction.

"But I was proud with the cover we did because racism was totally out of our heads.

"So I didn't expect that we'd get negative feedback from it because we had no intention of discriminating anyone anyway."

Bela's interview was broadcast live last night, February 28, on BBC's Impact.

Here is an excerpt of that interview:

Mishal: "When you saw that picture of you and the black model behind you and 'stepping out of the shadows,' it didn't ring any alarm bells to you?

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  • 154  jagjof

    02/29/2012 | 12:54 PM
    Jilian ikaw pala hahahaha...oo nga classmate tayo sa PSN. Oo sobra ang mods dun walang pakundangan. Hindi na nga ako nagbabasa sa PSN eh.......
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  • 153  coolet_06

    02/29/2012 | 12:53 PM
    for me tha cover doesn't seem racist... i agree with one of the commentator, "if a black girl standing in two white girls, would it create such buzz??""... he's right... it just so happen that bella is white, and nothing we can commemorate with a shadow other than black... it just so happen they just used humans also rather than something... it if you will read clearly, they were just representations of a shadow and not to raise any discrimination in skin color... those who see this as racist are, for me, just narrow minded persons....
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  • 152  pep_reader_online_dubai

    02/29/2012 | 12:53 PM
    i totally agree with you sweet irene, nkakabobo tlga ang war ng mga network fans. it's not healthy anymore. it creates cyberbullying. i a really fond of reading showbiz articles, i dnt know why. but i find it stressful reading the comments of pepsters already. it's getting worst day by day. anyway, going back to bela's article, here is my thought. i don't find it racist or insensitive or offensive. you have to read the article to understand before you judge. come on, it's stepping out of the shadow, and the shadow's color is black. Bela is a human being, naturally her shadow should be a human being. Hey, you cannot put a dog or any animal there to represent Bela's shadow! Grow up people and sometimes try to broaden your mind to see the whole picture.
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  • 151  pearl102

    02/29/2012 | 12:51 PM
    148 jagjof February 29, 2012 12:48 PM pearl dito ko nagsimula sa PEP. wala na ako sa PSN dahil walang ginawa ang mod dun kung hindi magbura ng mga walang kong kwentang posts.....lol. gusto nila yung mga posts ni kikay...hahahah ---------------Hahaha, Jags si Jillian ito....minsan napunta pa rin ako pero grabeng magwalis ng mod doon ngayon.
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  • 150  sweet_irene

    02/29/2012 | 12:49 PM
    hahaha jaguar ako din, born again na! hehehe. we started some 4 years ago, I guess. Nakakatuwa ang kababawan natin that time. hahaha. but I gained a lot of friends and even got to meet some in person. At least there was something very positive na nangyari sa mga bangayan natin dito noon. hehehe
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  • 149  gorgeous_aleck

    02/29/2012 | 12:49 PM
    dami talagang di makaintindi dito. pasensiya na bela kasi english ang sagot mo kaya di naintindihan ng iba. malinaw naman ang sinabi niya na sori dahil hindi nila intention na makasakit sa iba habang ginagawa ang photo shoot. pinalitan na nila ang cover, ok? ano pa ang gusto niyo? lumuhod sa harapan niyo c bela para mag sori dahil na offend kayo? o mangutya ng tao? daming hypocrites!
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  • 148  jagjof

    02/29/2012 | 12:48 PM
    pearl dito ko nagsimula sa PEP. wala na ako sa PSN dahil walang ginawa ang mod dun kung hindi magbura ng mga walang kong kwentang posts.....lol. gusto nila yung mga posts ni kikay...hahahah
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  • 147  jagjof

    02/29/2012 | 12:46 PM
    yeah it's me sweet irene. nagbago na ako....hahahha......
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  • 146  pearl102

    02/29/2012 | 12:45 PM
    141 jagjof February 29, 2012 12:33 PM sweet irene, oo naman ako din, nakikipag-lokohan sa network war na yan eh....kasabayan kita dahil natatandaan pa kita..hahaha...ako si jaguarmeetsjoffrey.------------------Jags, tambay ka rin dito dati? Akala ko sa PSN ka lang, classmate tayo doon eh Ahihihihi
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  • 145  sweet_irene

    02/29/2012 | 12:41 PM
    jagof! bwahah sabi ko na nga ba, ikaw yun. anyway, it's nice to see you back, and it's even nicer that we found ourselves engaging in a more interesting topic.
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  • 144  pearl102

    02/29/2012 | 12:39 PM
    142 Kikay2011 February 29, 2012 12:34 PM Pearl102 E bakit ako pa magsasabi ikaw nalang bakit takot ka ba humarap sa kanya!?so pathetic!!!!! ------------------------------Hahaha oh eh di ba IDOL mo siya?? So pa the tic ka diyan bwahahaha
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  • 143  nickee

    02/29/2012 | 12:38 PM
    pang big time ba yan when negative ang reaction sa kanya? pang bbc daw? what's the point when halos critical ang mga nasabi sa kanya. not only that, napakita lang kung gaano ka ignorante siya when napagsabihan pa sya ng interviewer na mas worse ang nasabi nya tungkol sa pag make up na black sa mga babae na kasama nya. diba yan nakakahiya? i am embarrassed for her, kasi if sumali yan sa international beauty contest tapos ganun ang sagot nya, sigurado ako na eliminated sya agad. she exposed her stoopidity and ig-norace. what is so great about that. dapat nag prepare sya ng answers nya kasi walang ikaka proud sa mga sinabi nya. wala talaga.
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  • 142  Kikay2011

    02/29/2012 | 12:34 PM
    Pearl102 E bakit ako pa magsasabi ikaw nalang bakit takot ka ba humarap sa kanya!?so pathetic!!!!!
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  • 141  jagjof

    02/29/2012 | 12:33 PM
    sweet irene, oo naman ako din, nakikipag-lokohan sa network war na yan eh....kasabayan kita dahil natatandaan pa kita..hahaha...ako si jaguarmeetsjoffrey. remember tayo nila apostlenijoeydeleon ang mga characters nung araw........graduate na tayo dun. pero infairness naman sa atin kahti na involved tayo sa network war ay may alam tayo sa madaming topics di ba, lalo na yung may kabuluhan.
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  • 140  pearl102

    02/29/2012 | 12:32 PM
    135 cherchezlafemme February 29, 2012 12:27 PM BIGTIME si BELA! Pang BBC ang beaUTY at ang galing mag English. Unlike her bitter rival MR na nangangamote sa Ebglishan. Pang GMA lang si MR but BELA PADILLA pang-international ang dating! GO GO GO BELA! Hayan na...susugod na naman mga PANS..baka makulong ka sa banyo Ms. Bela kaya ingat ka---------------------Hahaha, inggit ang mga pantards ng DOS kasi napansin ng BBC kahit na NEGA ang issue ng isang talent ng GMA ngayon...hayan kasi pinakawalan nyo pa si BELLA daw sabi ni CHAPSODY..di sana added din iyan sa resume ng mga WORLD CLASS DAW bwahahaha
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  • 139  Kikay2011

    02/29/2012 | 12:31 PM
    2 nickee tama na ang dakdak mo jan Wala ka ng magagawa girl!!!!
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  • 138  sweet_irene

    02/29/2012 | 12:29 PM
    hahaha lol jagof. I have to admit that I used to engage in network war but I grew tired of it. Nakakabobo rin. hehehe Baka kasabayan pa nga pa kita. Maganda nga naman ne merong mga ganitong discussion ang Pep , nakaka contribrute sa neurogenesis. Hehehe
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  • 137  Kikay2011

    02/29/2012 | 12:29 PM
    Obvious naman inggit itong Mga loser na toh ndi kc nila kya un ginawa Nya!!!
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  • 136  pearl102

    02/29/2012 | 12:28 PM
    89 rhapsody123 February 29, 2012 11:14 AM Inggit na inggit ang mga pans ng isa diyan kay Bella. ----------------------Sinong BELLA??? Si BELLA FLORES ba kamo, nakuh bakit naman kami maiinggit kay BELLA eh matanda na kayo yon compare kay Marian bwahaha. Yung IDOL nyong si VnadinamanG dating iniinsulto si Marian pero noong nagkita sila sa Baguio recently na startruck siya....
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  • 135  cherchezlafemme

    02/29/2012 | 12:27 PM
    BIGTIME si BELA! Pang BBC ang beaUTY at ang galing mag English. Unlike her bitter rival MR na nangangamote sa Ebglishan. Pang GMA lang si MR but BELA PADILLA pang-international ang dating! GO GO GO BELA! Hayan na...susugod na naman mga PANS..baka makulong ka sa banyo Ms. Bela kaya ingat ka!
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