Restraint. A word that is absent in the vocabulary
of many individuals. At times, including mine. We always get carried away, especially
when it comes to judging people. It’s the easiest thing to do: judge. Ride your
high horse and look down on supposedly lesser beings. And go to great lengths
just to drive home your point. Exaggerate. Be hysterical. Lie.
Such is the lynch mob mentality many times evident
especially on social media. Lurking in the shadows. Waiting for the next
target. Ready to pounce anytime.
Imagine a lynch mob. Only blind.
Chris Lao. Amalayer. Charice. Nancy Binay. And now,
Vice Ganda.
To establish context, below is the complete
transcript of the segment of Vice Ganda’s jokes on Jessica Soho.
Paano
kaya kung nag-bold na rin si Jessica Soho? Ang launching niyang pelikula, “Tinimbang
Ka Ngunit Sobra”.
Napanaginipan
ko nga rin ‘yang si Ms. Jessica Soho, nagpapatimbang. Nakakatawa no’ng
nagpatimbang kami. Umakyat si Jessica Soho sa weighing scale. Pag-akyat ni
Jessica Soho, tumunog ang weighing scale: “One at a time. One at a time. One at
a time.” So bumaba ulit si Jessica Soho. Nagalit. “Ay, baka sira. Ay ta-try ko
ulit.” So umakyat ulit ng weighing scale si Jessica Soho. Tumunog ang weighing
scale: “Please don’t play with the machine. Don’t play with the machine. One at
a time. I told you one at a time. Don’t play with the machine.” Ay! Nagalit si
Jessica Soho. “Ano ba naman ‘to?! Last try na talaga!” So umakyat ulit si
Jessica Soho sa weighing scale. Tumunog ang weighing scale: “You weigh 180 per
kilo.” So ayaw niya nang magpatimbang.
Ang
hirap nga naman kung si Jessica Soho magbo-bold. Kailangan gang rape lagi. Sasabihin
ng rapist, “Ipasok ang lechon!” Sasabihin naman ni Jessica, “Eh nasa’n ang
apple?”
Nakakatawa
nga eh. May boyfriend daw dati si Jessica. Narinig ko lang naman sa mga hindi
mapagkakatiwalaan. Ninakaw daw nung boyfriend yung panty ni Jessica. Tapos pinalabhan.
Nung dinala sa laundry, ang chineckan comforter.
Si
Ma’am Charo tuwang-tuwa pag kabilang channel yung niloloko ko. Bumalik tayo sa
Channel 2.
At the outset, let me tell you that I am not, nor
will I be, defending Vice Ganda. He can very well do that on his own. And his
team of lawyers and supporters. But let us get a few things straight.