I don't know why Manny Pacquiao and his mother are the butt of our jokes. I really don't. I mean, if at first, those minimal observations of the pac-man's English is funny. But after a barrage of group messages, crapped jokes and every other manny and aling dionisia-related joke, the reality sets in: it's not funny. I mean, he's a Filipino. He should normally have a FILIPINO accent. Cebuano at that. It's the same thing with mexicans who have trouble speaking in English and some, like Juan Manuel Marquez, can't even talk in English. So, why on Earth are we making up stuff like Manny Pacquiao's dictionary circulated through text. Like hidden soldiers actually meant head and shoulders shampoo. Or like the "aling dionisia hooking up with hayden kho" joke or the Las Vegas into bigas joke(which really crossed the line).
Why don't we laugh at those Mexican Boxers who can't even understand English at its most basic? Why don't we appreciate that a Filipino like Manny is risking his life and limb so that despite our crappy reputation, despite the foreigners thinking that we are nothing more than human exporters (as we really have lots of ofws preferring the minimum wage abroad than the "kakarampot" wage here), We still have people like Manny pointing out everyday as he signs autographs and has his photo taken by millions of multi-race fans all around the world. Why don't we admire his mother for being the epitome of filipinos being religious people despite our twisted economy?
Look, let's not be stupid. Look at the foreigners. They've got Manny's shirts off the shelves in a jiffy. They buy his videos, his shoes. "Now you know" why Nike hesitates on selling his shoes and some of his shirts here. It's because NIKE KNOWS THAT THEY CAN GET A WHOLE LOT MORE FROM COUNTRIES THAT IDOLIZE PACQUIAO RATHER THAN WASTING LIMITED EDITION STUFF TO A COUNTRY THAT RIDICULES HIM MOST OF THE TIME AND ONLY UPLIFTS HIM WHEN HE HAS A MATCH.
You may wonder, why on Earth is Pacquiao an INTERNATIONAL ICON? it's because he's intelligent. Yes. Intelligent. Why? Boxing is a sport more complex than Chess. You have to deal with financing, training, move-set studying, adapting and all that. You might say "he has a financial planner" yes he does. But when you deal with millions of dollars, you cant really rely your money on them. Pacquiao deals with all these plus his political aspirations.
Heck, by the numbers, there are A LOT OF BOXERS AND COACHES, RISKING THEIR LIVES, LIVING, AND BREATHING BOXING. LIKE THE RUSSIANS WHO ARE TRAINING 24/7 FOR COMBAT SPORTS. So if an idiot goes in, he's kicked in a few months. Pacquiao is not only very valiant, he's a hell of a lot intelligent.
I hope that you will appreciate Pacquiao for who he really is. And definitely not a dummy who's just good in boxing. And I hope you realize that Aling Dionesia can't be judged by her English-speaking skills, but by her being a symbol of being religious, which she taught all of us. Because at the end of the day, we're filipinos and Manny speaks English right on with the grammar. His Pronunciation is just his accent. Aling Dionesia? She's a Filipina. I'll leave it at that. hahaha
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Why the crap are we mocking Manny and his mother?
Posted by Reklamador AD3 at 3:45 AM
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our daily viewing rate dropped by 130 viewers. OOH the effect of school and work. nice point on Manny Though.
yes2x. We're all mocking him and his mom. And the fact is, its just his accent. he's no idiot.
ad3, you should have finished your "fashionista" blog.... hahhahhahahaha
no can do homie. hahahahahaha. We can all relate to that.
keep it cool ad3. hahahaha. you've got a point but in the minds of tv people, pacquiao and his mom are funny. So funny that they should be worth their time on tv.
well, Now You Know... Manny pacquiao and aling dionisia that is.
i mean really. i know you got it off a song from radioactive sago project. hahahahhahaha
yep. the real title is: Tangina mo! ang daming nagugutom sa mundo fashionista ka pa rin!
and the cover art was really gross. like there was a 2d monster grabbing a lady in white. i was like "dude, it reminds me of the manga sold in front of adzugs". hahahaha
what's up with your manga?
oh. our mangas were really crappy. and there was this misprint that had dragonball on the cover and the inside was a story about a girl getting sucked by the squid. We were really corrupted you know.
oh. hahahha.
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