We all know that the last thing we need is an insensitive remark about the recent calamity that tropical storm Ondoy brought to the Philippines.
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Jacque Bermejo is a Filipina, working for a media company in Dubai. What made her infamous was her Facebook status that caught the attention and spite of most Filipinos who saw it. In a matter of minutes (or was it just seconds?), people have already spread the word in Facebook, Twitter and Multiply. A Facebook group had been created with this name: Jacque Bermejo be gone,we "sinners" don't want you here!!!. Her multiply account has been bombarded by an endless stream of hate comments. One would have a hard time trying to read them because the comments come in every second. Don't look now, but a wikepedia entry has already been created as well. Yes, that's how much rage she was able to acquire over a short period of time.
Now, we wonder what made her put that up for everyone to see. Was that supposed to be a joke or did she mean each and every single word of it? Whatever her reason maybe, the damage has been done. It wasn't the right thing to do, plain and simple.
We can't do much if people would want to retort back and put her in her rightful place. Most would say she deserves what she's getting. Then again, a person like this shouldn't be given the time of the day anymore. What we can do is to save our energy for something more important. There's so much to be done, why not take action instead?
On that note, here's a helpful site on how and where to donate and/or volunteer.
"buti n lng am hir in dubai! maybe so many sinners bak der! so yeah deserving wat hapend!"
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Jacque Bermejo is a Filipina, working for a media company in Dubai. What made her infamous was her Facebook status that caught the attention and spite of most Filipinos who saw it. In a matter of minutes (or was it just seconds?), people have already spread the word in Facebook, Twitter and Multiply. A Facebook group had been created with this name: Jacque Bermejo be gone,we "sinners" don't want you here!!!. Her multiply account has been bombarded by an endless stream of hate comments. One would have a hard time trying to read them because the comments come in every second. Don't look now, but a wikepedia entry has already been created as well. Yes, that's how much rage she was able to acquire over a short period of time.
Now, we wonder what made her put that up for everyone to see. Was that supposed to be a joke or did she mean each and every single word of it? Whatever her reason maybe, the damage has been done. It wasn't the right thing to do, plain and simple.
We can't do much if people would want to retort back and put her in her rightful place. Most would say she deserves what she's getting. Then again, a person like this shouldn't be given the time of the day anymore. What we can do is to save our energy for something more important. There's so much to be done, why not take action instead?
On that note, here's a helpful site on how and where to donate and/or volunteer.
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