Netizens criticised a former consultant who worked in the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) after she started an open letter urging the organizers of Miss Universe not to hold the pageant here in the Philippines.
Annie Serrano, started the petition on her Facebook account, urging her friends and the Netizens to support her advocacy to stop the Philippines to hold the most awaited Miss Universe next year.
This is the whole transcript of the letter.
"This letter went to the
Ms. Universe Organizing Committee. If you support our appeal, please write your name and organizational affiliation or occupation on the comment section below.We appeal to you as organizers of the Miss Universe Pageant to reconsider your decision to hold the 2017 pageant in Manila.
"We understand that you already have concerns over issues of political instability and security, and with the Philippines not yet paying the hosting fee for the event. We however believe there is a more fundamental reason why you should not hold the event in the Philippines
This reason is the objectionable, scandalous, and demeaning sexist attitude demonstrated by the newly elected leaders of our country, by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte, and his cohorts towards womankind. Filipino society has always granted a great amount of freedom and respect to women, but at the same time the gains of womankind in the Philippines have been hard won. True gender equality in terms not only of the law but how laws are applied, and in terms of the attitudes of men towards women, still has a long way to go.
In recent months, chauvinism, brutal shaming, rape jokes and a sweeping disregard for women as persons deserving not merely of a token, but true, respect has been exhibited by the President of the Philippines with his salacious and sexist comments and treatment of female reporters and opposition figures, which has carried over to his allies in the Philippine Congress.
To hold the Miss Universe Pageant in the Philippines at this time would serve as a reward of this intolerable behavior and excuse such behavior. It would reinforce a troubling trend in our society. It would make your organization a partner to these backward and dangerous steps which are serious violations of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Do not hold Miss Universe in the Philippines. Be a partner for the liberation and not the subjugation of women. Take your pageant elsewhere and do not reward a regime that is trying to turn back the clock as far as women’s causes are concerned."
Almost 200 people signed and supported her petition, but many Filipino Miss Universe fans started to criticised Serrano for only trying to put the country down.
Netizens also criticised various women rights group who supported the petition that urging the organizers of Miss Universe to stop Miss Universe in PH.
Jade Nacua posted a photo of Annie Serrano together with Sen.Leila De Lima.
Netizens also hopes that the petition of Serrano was not politically motivated to only destroy the reputation of President Duterte.
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach asked the Netizens to keep calm. The Filipina beauty queen said that she will do her best to counter any actions attempting to stop the Miss Universe hosting of the Philippines next year.
Akong bahala guys. 😂 Kalma lang. Ipaglalaban ko yan. I want the competition in my home country! ❤️🇵🇭👑
— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@PiaWurtzbach) October 10, 2016
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