Boycott Manila Standard Today

Dear mouse,

Malu Fernandez writes again.

It ain’t over although the Fat Lady already sung. It seems the song was not an aria but a scream. The apology was not because she was humbled but she was afraid of the LYNCH MOB, that’s referring to the bloggers. This was the message she texted to Cheche Lazaro when she refused to appear in the the ABS-CBN News Channel show, “Media in Focus”.

I do not believe that the commenters in the blogs would make good their threats of lynching her. Life is too precious to waste for a bigot person. But I do believe that other threats warnings like what waiters or OFW’s relatives in the hotel, hospitality and service industries can do to revenge is not impossible to happen. Liquid stuff put in a soup is not very discernible, Mr. Watson. What if this ” special service” is extended to MST staff as well? Just thinking loud.
So Nick renewed the call to boycott Manila Standard. Suprisingly, I am for it NOW.

Why? The Manila Standard management brought it to themselves.

At first, I was not for the boycott because I was concerned for the other innocent employees of the publication who may be affected but the silence and the inaction of MST to their lapse of judgement in allowing an article that does not only insult OFWs but also people who’s below the writer’s socio-economic status (remember her statement about ukay-ukay users) makes me feel angry. And you won’t like me when I am angry. I turned into a HULK. *heh*

Yes, I wrote in my article that management should observe due prudence in dismissing their employees based on full complaints box or hate mails. BUT HONEY, the RESIGNATION LETTER WAS SUBMITTED and all the management has to do is to accept it without the Pilate-washing-of-the-hands-ceremony.

I cannot even say that the columnist is too important a writer to lose. The article about the
cosmetics and the perfume things is merely a justification of her endorsing a low end cosmetic proucts and insulting cheap perfume/cologne wearing OFWs an poor people who use the perfume-scented-magazine page.

But don’t be a label whore when it comes to makeup because as I said all the chemicals are basically the same. Don’t be afraid to try out cheap drugstore brands. You may find some things that you actually like. And for those of you on a budget don’t feel bad if you’re buying a cheaper brand than the one you really want. They just differ in packaging anyway, it’s all the same.

That’s true for perfume. As I have said, I was once involved in cologne and perfume-making on a small scale and I import the FRAGRANCE from Paris thru my chemist who’s my consultant. The fragrances made for Ralph Lauren and the other brands come from the same scents. It is the mixing with other fragrances that make the different smell.

The patented molds for the cosmetics and perfumes are used over and over in the production so practically the cost of the packaging becomes nil as there are more production because the total cost has been spread out per unit.

The costliest perfume is Imperial Majesty, which costs $215,000 a bottle.

Sold simply as No. 1, the fragrance is priced at $2,150 an ounce.The reason Imperial Majesty costs so much is because there were only five Baccarat crystal bottles produced with a five-carat idiamond in its 18-carat gold collar filled with 16.9 ounce fragrance.

Otherwise, even her cologne and perfume don’t belong to the niche perfumes and therefore are recognizable when she walks down the street. It is not even perfume because it does not fall under PARFUMS which is the high end perfume because of high concentration of fragrance and the rarity of scent used such as ylang-ylang.

What she was saying about the cosmetics is totally a disservice to women who know nothing about cosmetics.

The reason for the price difference is the ingredient. I invest in cosmetics or make-up that would not make me look like like a horror character in a movie just because it does not contain water resistant and wear-it-24-hour ingredients. The cheap cosmetics also use substitute ingredients that may result to skin rashes and premature skin sagging.

I would not miss her articles which are just promotions for products that she endorses for freebies. Isn’t it that’s the reason why bloggers refuse to get freebies from some companies because of endorsements of products which they can not promote in their blogs due to ethical reasons.

Want to join us? Now let’s see who are really sincere in helping the OFW’s plight.

The Ca t

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