Beauty queen MJ Lastimosa recently found herself in the middle of a Barbie-induced debate after sharing her opinion on the movie, and lamented that the “bullying” has gone too far.
Taking to Twitter, Lastimosa lamented the aggressive response she received, defending her right to express her views without fear of being attacked. The outspoken beauty queen also reminded the public that having differing opinions is normal and shouldn't be met with hostility.
"Wait lang naman sobrang online bullying naman agad kayo. Nakakatakot naman magka opinion dito minumura nako ng iba sa ibang socmed ko only because I did not like a film? I liked Little Women and Lady Bird naman, why attack me if I say I didn’t find it as good. It’s just my opinion and it has nothing to do with the movie being feminist, which is the only part that I liked, [especially] the speech of America Ferre, parang dapat nga wala na si Will Ferrell dun. But it’s just me, you’re entitled to like and dislike a movie,” she said in a post on Twitter.
The debate ensued after she said In a now-deleted tweet, “Sobrang havey ng Barbie movie sayang 600 ko haha.”
Lastimosa said she did not deserve the hateful comments, because “wala akong inapakang tao."
Despite the backlash, MJ Lastimosa refused to be silenced. The former beauty queen stood her ground and encouraged others to embrace diversity of opinions, even in the world of entertainment.
“Natatakot din akong itweet to kasi magagalit na naman kayo kasi dapat in unison ang opinion natin dito or else bobo na agad kami? Sorry na agad mga mare,” she added.
MJ's final say on the matter? Looks like she's going on a work-out for much-needed endorphins.
"Okay na bahala na kayo jan mag gygym pa ako at late na! Goodnight."
Have you seen the movie? What do you think? You may check out Cosmo's review here.
