u/katrinasimba

sobrang nakakaawa si az simula pa lang nung first week. siya agad yung binash dahil lang sa issue kay dustin, kasi akala ng viewers may bf pa siya, when friend lang naman ni dustin yung ex niya. at march pa yun, women's month, pero grabe yung sl*t-shaming at name-calling sa kanya and ironically, most of them were women too. i remember the harrasment the book club members got kasi most viewers at that time was into pamilya de guzman and shuvee fans using Ralph and shipping him with her kasi they hate az so much and see her as a threat. i even defended her on twt back then kasi people were sympathizing w her ex w/o knowing the full story, tapos everyone was simping for dustin before he got bashed too over the bianca situation. that whole thing made me realize how male-centered pbb fandom reactions can be. like kira said during BNK, "ppl love their boys" bc people made up so many narrative-based assumptions about az just bc it was convenient for them and also dustin, i do admit na isa ako sa mga naki sali sa hate train and i think it was on may kasi grabe ang hype nun kela ate klang at will, i was brainwashed sa mga narratives na nakikita ko sa twt dati, i feel bad for the guy din kasi the willcults can be really too much sobrang below the belt ng mga pinag sasabi kasi di nila tanggap na mas pinili ni bianca si dustin over their fav. it's just so too negative and toxic to be there. sana ma-realize ng mga fans na wala silang karapatan sa mga decisions ng favs nila tas mag dadrama pag di natupad ang yabang pa kesyo she's gonna see what dustin were saying nung nasa bnk pa at matatauhan daw sya pag labas well look what happened now 😂 tbh ang off din naman kasi ng pinag sasabi ni dustin noon pero will is also not a saint as ppl think he is, ngayon natauhan na mga viewers.

like let's be fr, pbb is heavily edited. we only see a few minutes of a housemate's day, tapos doon na ibabase ng tao yung buong pagkatao nila. one short clip without context, boom, villain agad. i remember loisa's comment about the "evil edit" she said something like: once those episodes air, it's almost impossible to change the narrative and di mo pede idefend sarili mo kasi may contract or may napirmahan na nda and i'm not saying az was perfect inside the house. she had moments where she was maldita or handled things badly i literally used to be a basher of hers too 😭 but i believe in character development. we all have moments we aren't proud of, the difference is acknowledging it and learning from it. kelan kaya yan marerealize ng mga tao yan?

kaya ang weird na hanggang ngayon may mga tao pa ring naghuhukay ng old PBB clips just to prove "she's still like that" 😭 accountability doesn't mean trapping someone permanently in their worst moments. eliza got the exact same treatment during collab 2 (didn't follow closely bc i was hooked on collab 1 and busy w/ my own stuff going on irl), pero from what i saw, ang lala ng judgment sa kanya just bc two guys liked her. like... that's not her fault??? if miguel and marco both liked her and she was confused, how does that make her a slvt? being in that situation is confusing, but viewers reduced both her and az to men, ships, and whatever drama they wanted to manufacture.

the double standards are so obvious. people preach about growth for their faves (eg. shuvee sa political statement nya), pero when it's az or dustin, every five business days may new resurrection of old clips 💀 even her appearance whether she had work done or not, that's her choice. using that as a drag is just people looking for reasons to tear her down and honestly, karma is real and time is the ultimate truth teller. last year, az and dustin were literally the punching bags of PBB like even the brands are leaving them out (acer) and leaving them out in ships or shading them dahil sa mga brands na nakukuha nila before, everyone on X was bragging about their faves being CV favorites, getting brand deals, etc. the willcults were being so OA, and bianca took so much bashing when it was obvious she was just more comfortable with dustin. like i was so pissed na hinayaan lang ni will mabash si bianca when he and mika went abroad para mag travel ng silang dalawa lang, kaya kawawa si bianca at brent and mikbrent fans. kasi di pa nila maamin na sila na parang inuuto lang nila mga fans na mag ate lang sila, tapos it turns out will was just using bianca for a loveteam while liking mika all along??? ALSO, don't even get me started on people labeling coleen trinidad of mnl48 as just "will's ex" when she was literally the it girl of the 2020s ppop era way before him. if anything, will got clout from the pbb gma/abs collab bc most people didn't even know him prior to that.

now look at az and dustin both booked, busy, and thriving. the exact same "woke" people on X who used to preach moral righteousness while degrading others look so silly now. fans need to stop believing every spliced, biased clip that pbb feeds them for ratings and drama. people are not characters who stay frozen in an image created months or years ago. move on na kayo mga tih 😭 baka kayo yung walang character development dyan eh HAHAHA.

which idol do you feel like is genuinely overlooked not in some small nugu group, but in a massive, popular group where people just assume everyone is already well-appreciated because of the group's overall fame? for me, it’s hueningkai. his vocals, dancing, visuals, and stage presence are honestly incredible 👀 but i feel like his actual talent gets slept on so hard, both by casual listeners and even within the fandom. just because he’s in txt doesn't mean he automatically gets the individual recognition he deserves. people see a big group name and automatically assume all the members are hyped equally, but that's really not how it works.

kai literally has one of the most distinct voices in 4th gen, his stage presence is so magnetic and his duality on stage is insane. but half the time people still just reduce him to being the "cute maknae" or treat him like he's just part of the huening family (they're not even a sub unit but most ppl just treat them as a sub unit instead of their own persons). he has so much more to offer as an individual artist and member and a lot of people are seriously missing out on how talented he actually is. curious to hear who else comes to mind for you guys!

honestly, eliza borromeo & az martinez being two of the most bashed and hated female housemates from the pbb collab seasons while also being two of the most beautiful imo 😭 is something i've thought abt a lot. both of them got sl*t-shamed, torn down by other women, misunderstood, and constantly judged through the lens of men, ships, and whatever narratives ppl created around them and tbh, the misogyny around both of them is probably what bothers me the most. like, there's a difference between criticizing a housemate and straight-up dehumanizing a woman. you can dislike someone's behavior, disagree with their decisions, or think they handled a situation badly. that's literally part of watching reality tv. ppl are obviously gonna have opinions.

pero once it turns into sl*t-shaming, attacking their character, policing how they dress or act, judging who they interact with, or treating them like villains just bc of a man, a ship, or some clips taken out of context... that's not just criticism anymore 😭 what gets me is how ppl can create an entire version of these girls in their heads and then judge everything they do based on that version. once they decide "ganito pala siya," every little thing becomes proof of whatever narrative they've already made up. suddenly their whole personality gets reduced to who they're associated with, what role they've been given in a ship war, or a few clips ppl saw online. like??? 😭

and i really think it's worth appreciating them outside of all that. they're not just someone's love interest, someone's ship partner, or whatever controversy ppl remember them for. they have their own personalities, strengths, presence, and qualities that made ppl connect with them in the first place. the fact that both of them still have huge and loyal fanbases despite all the hate also says something imo. obviously that doesn't mean everyone has to like them, but clearly there are a lot of ppl who see them as more than the narratives that were created around them.

you don't have to like either of them. you don't even have to defend them. but there's a massive difference between "i didn't like what she did" and acting like a woman deserves to be degraded just bc you don't like her ships, her interactions, her fandom, or whatever. i'm just glad they both have ppl who genuinely appreciate and support them bc they deserve to be seen as actual people and not just characters in whatever storyline viewers made up for them, esp my az 😭

criticism is part of watching reality tv. misogyny doesn't have to be. you can have an opinion without reducing a woman to a sl*t, a villain, a backstabber, or whatever ppl think of them. the fact that most pbb watchers hate bullies but they're also acting like one lmao the hypocrisy 💀 and some of them get so parasocial over men, ships, and their own imagined narratives it will never not be weird to me 😭💀