DOTr knocked for ‘distasteful’ Miss Universe social networks post
DOTr slammed for ‘horrible’ Miss Universe social networks post
MANILA, Philippines (UPGRADED)– The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has gone viral for all the wrong factors.
Netizens wept nasty over a social media post of the DOTr relaying its traffic advisory on Monday, December 9, as the Miss Universe 2019 crowning was being kept in Atlanta, Georgia where South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi won the highly desired crown.
The post stereotyped gays as salon employees and referred to them as “Baklooh.”
“BREAKING NEWS! NBA champion ng mga Baklooh, umaarangkada na. Traffic sa pangunahing lansangan, maluwag! Mga parlor, siguradong sarado!“
( BREAKING NEWS! The NBA champion of the gays is taking place now. Traffic in major road is light! Beauty parlors are surely closed!)
The DOTr has actually considering that taken down the associated Twitter and Facebook posts.
In a different tweet, the DOTr said that they were “just attempting to draw humor.”
‘ Horrible, unprofessional’
While the majority of Filipino pageant fans have not recovered yet over Gazini Ganados’ defeat, some struck the DOTr over the post with a typical sentiment being: it was “horrible” and “less than professional.”
This is very less than professional. Please erase this.
— Justin Mondragon (@jjcdizon)
Distasteful, disrespectful, shameful.This not a” matter of
public safety”– only a matter of POWER ABUSE wherein an official government account
teases those outside the hetero-norm.
Nakakaiyak at nakakapanghina isiping ganito ang mga taong nasa posisyon ng kapangyarihan. https://t.co/RYoAcx5yWT!.?.!— Ash Presto( @sosyolohija)
Meanwhile, for Twitter user Ralph
, DOTr ought to focus on enhancing the transport system in the nation rather. ERASE THIS,,,, RATHER OF IMPROVING MASS TRANSPO, U R POST THIS SHIT TO COVER THE TRANSPO CRISIS https://t.co/jTukB8mALs!.?.!— ralph( @rxlphmichael) Here’s what others had to state about DOTr’s” shameful” post: In a declaration sent to Rappler, Goddes Libiran, DOTr assistant secretary for communications, said
there was nothing incorrect with their post.” We are just attempting to draw humor. We do that every year everytime there’s a pageant,” she added.
Libiran also sent out a screenshot of those who responded to their post to say that just 7 people were angered by it
out of the 1,400 responses it has gotten. Meanwhile, some netizens concerned the defense of the DOTr. This was not the first time that DOTr came under fire over
its social networks posts. In March 2018, the government firm was
in hot water following a post about individuals opposing the jeepney modernization program, which compared the method the previous and existing administrations dealt with those opposing it. ( READ: Meme page? Netizens hit DOTr’s Facebook post vs jeepney strike )What are your thoughts about the method the DOTr is managing its authorities social networks pages ?– Rappler.com Newsletters< input type =" checkbox "worth=
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