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04 Jun, 2007

Beauty is Relative

Posted by: AJ In: From Bakla ()

On March 18th, when this blog was barely a month old, we posted a commentary on a series of videos entitled “Philippines Next Top Model.” The contents of the said post were the videos (full season) and the opinions of this author on the said videos. We do not claim that we’re perfect and since this is OUR blog, we have the liberty to express our opinions. We are not a media outfit and we are not journalists so we are not bound by rules of limiting our opinions to ourselves. We do not have a responsibility to anyone. We will not censor ourselves as that will defeat the purpose of this blog. We are open to expressing an apology, but the ball stops there. There may have been some error in our judgment, but that’s OUR judgment.

So this blog has just gotten its first hate comment. How do we deal with it?

hey bakal, inggit ka lang noh? don’t tell me na kacheapan toh dahil mas cheap ka pa smen..come to think of it, if you think it’s cheap then why bother posting ur comment sa blog mo…

it just goes to show that u’re more disgusting than us. and we’re not aesthetically-challenged. coz as a matter of fact, stephanie is part of up street dance club while charles was a starstruck batch 2 top 30 finalists…

inggit ka lng..it shows how u’r jealous…kung gusto mo gumawa k ng sarili mong NTM. and for ur info we ASKED permission sa copyright holder ng mga pics…inggit and sore loser…

Firstly, we would like to remind the readers that this is a blog. Whatever the author presents here is his own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the general public. We welcome feedback, positive or negative, because after all we’re not perfect. Again, whatever is written here are OPINIONS of one person, the author of this blog.

Secondly, this is the Internet. Whatever it is you put on the Internet is your responsibility. Whatever the consequences of your actions are will reflect on you and you should be ready to face these ramifications, if ever they are. If you post something personal which you think is really perfect, that’s fine. After all, the worldwide web has unlimited space for you. The Internet is home to a lot of self-proclaimed critics, like the author of this blog and numerous authors of other blogs, so be prepared to receive criticism - constructive or destructive. We do not always intend to put other people down, but sometimes, the need for it arises. At the end of the day, this still is about personal opinions of the author.

Thirdly, if you claim to have sought permission from owners of materials and information that you use, be sure to provide proof. We do not condone copyright infringement. But then again, this is the Internet so violations of Intellectual Property Rights laws are rampant. So if you really have acquired the rights to such copyrighted information, make sure you can easily come up with evidence of such acquisitions.

As for the comment above, I will not stoop to their level and react to it point by point (it will take us forever). However, I will be man enough to apologize. It may have been an error in my personal judgment. It may have been too harsh of me to post such opinions and use too offensive words. But this is my blog and I can post anything I want. But then again, this is all in the spirit of fun. And if people get offended with MY opinions, then it’s not my problem anymore, is it?

To the owners of the Philippines’ Next Top Model” videos, I’m sorry if you were offended by the written observations and opinions of an ordinary, normal blogger. If you guys think that your videos are beautiful, then so be it. I respect your creativity and efforts and I apologize for undermining such.

Beauty is relative.


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30 Responses to "Beauty is Relative"

1 | Misterhubs

June 4th, 2007 at 5:22 pm

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AJ has every right to express his opinions regarding that PNTM kuno video, which, to me, is indeed pure and unadulterated KA-CHEAPAN. Hello? Ipaskil ba naman ang mga pangit nilang mukha sa mga contestants ng America’s Next Top Model? Hindi ba pawang Ka-Cheapan yun?

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2 | AJ

June 4th, 2007 at 7:04 pm

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@Misterhubs

salamat sa suporta. coming from the PNTM (yung totoo ha!) guru, that’s really something. eto lang masasabi ko: JuskoMae!

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3 | gibbs

June 4th, 2007 at 8:53 pm

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naku AJ, wag na kasi patulan yan. :) never explain. your opinion is your opinion, and you posted it in your blog–your own space–not in theirs or anywhere else. be above the panting horde, kiddo. ganyan talaga–hate mail only comes to those who are (or on their way to being) consequential. :)
gibbs

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4 | josh

June 4th, 2007 at 9:21 pm

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We support you 101% AJ, and all d bloggers as well (well mine definitely)!

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5 | aj

June 4th, 2007 at 9:30 pm

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aj din ako… :) this is the internet. whatever you post is alreay public and part of history. ;)

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June 4th, 2007 at 11:23 pm

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June 4th, 2007 at 11:29 pm

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8 | empress maruja

June 5th, 2007 at 5:33 am

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Hay naku napanood ko rin ‘yan at napa-comment din:

WRATH ANG TEMA, PERO NAKANGITI.

Ano kaya ‘yun? Mga sira pala sila eh. They should have posted their own poses para naman kagalang-galang nang kaunti.

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9 | AJ

June 5th, 2007 at 7:28 am

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@gibbs

Thanks for the beautiful words. :)True,kaya hindi ko na pinatulan ang kababawan na comment. Feel ko lang mag-explain for more intriga. hahaha

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10 | AJ

June 5th, 2007 at 7:29 am

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@josh

thanks naman. may extra 1% pa talaga! salamat ng marami!

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11 | AJ

June 5th, 2007 at 7:30 am

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@AJ

aj din ako! hehehe. tama, this is the internet. hindi ko naman siguro kasalanan na ganun yung ginawa nilang videos diba? hehe

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12 | AJ

June 5th, 2007 at 7:31 am

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@maruja

own poses? hmmm, one word: budget!

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13 | atomicgirl

June 5th, 2007 at 12:13 pm

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You know, there are just some people who are not used to receiving comments and criticisms. I dunno why. But then again, if you can’t stand being criticized, then I guess you’d better find your way off this planet kasi as long as you live, you’ll somehow find yourself being the target of criticisms here and there no matter what you do.

Just keep on writing! Who cares what they say? As long as you are telling the truth, then there’s nothing to be afraid of.

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14 | AJ

June 5th, 2007 at 3:59 pm

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@atomicgirl

thanks. you’re right. i think they just realized now that criticism, negative as it may be, can bring in more views to their videos.

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15 | Misterhubs

June 5th, 2007 at 5:23 pm

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Hehe. Natawa ako sa comment ni Empress. Wala nga namang WRATH na nakangiti. Hehehehe!

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16 | AJ

June 5th, 2007 at 5:27 pm

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@Misterhubs

truly. alam kaya nila meaning ng wrath? at least “instant celebrities” na raw sila.

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17 | McVie

June 6th, 2007 at 9:38 am

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I agree with the others that it is your opinion written on your blog about a piece of video that’s been released to the public, thereby opening it up to public criticism and/or praise.

What I’d like to commend you, AJ, is how you dealt with the “issue.” Sure, there are several courses of action you could choose to take, ranging from bitching back and engaging in a word war (which sadly seems to be the most common course of action for most people) to rising above it all ala-Gibbs (who seems to have had practice before in his blog).

Instead, you were humble enough to acknowledge the fact that your criticism have hurt other people’s feelings. Sure, one can always be very logical about the issue and say that if the makers of the fake PNTM can’t take criticism, then tough luck to them. But you were generous and gracious enough to apologize for hurting their feelings when you don’t need to. (People might think, the fake PNTM-ers don’t deserve such an apology; critics like Gibbs don’t need to apologize for their views stated in their columns. But AJ is not a professional critic; as he said, he’s just an ordinary blogger stating his opinion. Ika nga, busina lang po.)

Regardless of your motivation to apologize (whether you were sincerely sorry or you just don’t want to have people hating you), apologizing in public isn’t an easy thing to do. I take my hat off to you, AJ, for not taking the easy route.

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18 | McVie

June 6th, 2007 at 9:43 am

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Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. Alam mo, may nasabi pala akong contradictory sa aking previous response. Pero… hay, dedma na! Hahahaha. Hindi naman ako perfect eh. :-)

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19 | AJ

June 6th, 2007 at 9:53 am

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@McVie

salamat naman sa vote of confidence. i guess i’ve been around this world too long (feeling lang) that i already know that bitching back will lead me nowhere. sure that may bring in more visitors to this site (syempre feeling controversial), but I’m not in this for fame or fortune naman. tao rin ako, nasasaktan at dinudugo (nyeks).

ika nga ni Nelly Furtado (sa song na Afraid):
“so afraid what people might say, but that’s okay, coz you’re only human.” narealize ko naman na i’m only human kaya kebs na what people might say (o diba medyo contradictory din to?)

I may be a bitch, but I’m also human. Charowowowowt!

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20 | McVie

June 6th, 2007 at 4:55 pm

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Re. “i already know that bitching back will lead me nowhere”

Damn straight, faggot! (Ay, how very un-PC, hahahaha!)

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21 | AJ

June 6th, 2007 at 9:27 pm

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@mcvie

truely! hahaha. but who cares about being PC anyway? ay oo nga marami… ako minsan… charing!

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22 | Bakla Ako, May Reklamo? » Blog Archive » Philippines Next Top Model Kuno

June 6th, 2007 at 9:35 pm

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[...] you get easily offended by critical content, read this before reading the rest of this [...]

23 | Ishy

June 7th, 2007 at 7:53 am

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All I have to say is…”Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” At hindi naman lahat ng tao 20/20 ang vision, deba? So with this being said, kudos to my very opinionated and Fabulous friend, AJ, for putting up this blog.

Controversial man ito, aminin niyo…entertaining naman deba???

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24 | AJ

June 7th, 2007 at 9:03 am

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@Ishy

salamat sa support! Hehe. hindi nga naman tayong lahat perfect. We all have our imperfections. But i guess it’s up to us how we deal with these. Ching!

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25 | nikoy

June 7th, 2007 at 4:29 pm

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ayeng! grabe ha. i can’t believe may nagalit talaga sayo. tama, wag mo nang patulan. sige lang. padayon sa imong ginabuhat kay daghan ug nalingaw ani na blog.

miss you.

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26 | AJ

June 7th, 2007 at 8:48 pm

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@nikoy

salamat nix. :)

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27 | Ishy

June 7th, 2007 at 10:13 pm

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Ajits,

“salamat sa support! Hehe. hindi nga naman tayong lahat perfect.”

Sila hindi…ako PERFECTo ako, may reklamo??? hehehe.

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28 | Q

June 7th, 2007 at 11:57 pm

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Lol. Natamaan siya diyan? Ano pa kaya kung makita niya yung mga comments ni Misterhubs about PNTM… baka magkakaepilepsy pa siya sa inis. Lol.

It’s called the web, Miyako-person. And this is called a Blog. Blogs are online journals… and in journals, you write whatever you want since you call the shots. Maybe you should try it,go create a blog worshiping those PNTM hags, malay mo, you’ll actually find someone who agrees with you.

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29 | AJ

June 8th, 2007 at 10:15 am

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@Ishy

onga pala, youre PERFECTo! wala akong reklamo!

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30 | AJ

June 8th, 2007 at 10:16 am

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@Q

Wala na akong masabi. nasabi mo na lahat. hehe. salamat

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