Dear mouse,
Except for August 20 which was the height of the blogger power in the blogosphere, she never missed an article.
So what was really Manila Standard up to? Will they invoke the freedom of expression/speech or whatever you may call it to justify the management decision to retain her in the list of columnists.
looted from analyn copyleft privilege. I am a leftie, you know.
Didn’t they review their advertising thrust?
You can find this in their ADVERTISE page
What’s more, the demographics of our readers make the Manila Standard Today an excellent venue for reaching overseas Filipinos who want to buy gifts for their families back home. All ads can be changed at a day’s notice, making them ideal for time-sensitive promotional campaigns as well.
Patay kang bata. Target pala nila tapos pinayagang mainsulto.
What do you say Overseas Filipinos? Would you buy the products advertised by a newspaper that tolerate bigote eheste bigotry?
Why the sudden turnaround in my stand? Because, there was already the chance of the management to redeem itself on its lapse of judgement when they allow that type of article published by accepting the resignation of the diva . But they didn’t.
Tssk tsssk.
Links:
Smoke
Freedomwatch
bryanton
tingog.com
Here is a link to an author that chose to defend Ms Malu Fernandez.
http://mabinihall.com/index.php/2007/08/29/malu-fernandez-hate-ugly-filipinos/
Interesting read. The author is eloquent in his defense.
He may be eloquent in his defense but he sure misses so many points:
1. freedom of speech is protected to discover or bring out the truth BUT NOT TO MOCK.
2. Tolerance for people who’s below your social status
is a virtue. Whoever would expect that the rich and the poor ; the educated and the uneducated; the intelligent and the moron to have the same character, habits, lifestyle is a moron.
Sabi nga ng lola ko. Naging katulong yan dahil wala silang pera, hindi nakapag-aral kaya ikaw ang meron, ikaw ang magpasensiya. Otherwise, wala yan ditong nagsisilbi saiyo.
Mahirap bang intindihin yon.
If people see Malu in themselves, then may be it is time
to change and not to change the culture of these people whose tastes for inexpensive things are small luxuries, they indulge in to make their children better citizens by providing them education.