RR Enriquez pinuna ang paggamit ng “pink ribbon” bilang political symbol

Naglabas ng kanyang opinyon ang model at dating tv host na si RR Enriquez patungkol sa paggamit ni Vice President Leni Robredo at ng kanyang mga supporters sa “pink ribbon” bilang kanilang political symbol.

RR Enriquez at Vice President Leni Robredo / Photo credit to the owner

Binatikos ni RR sa kanyang Instagram account ang mga netizens na ginamit ang pink ribbon upang ipakita ang kanilang suporta kay Robredo.

Sa kanyang post, ipinaliwanag ni RR na ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’ ang buwan ng October at “pink ribbon” ang ginagamit na simbolo nito.

RR Enriquez / Photo credit to the owner

Maging ang kanyang mga kapwa artista ay hindi nakaligtas sa pagpuna ni RR na gumamit rin ng color pink para suportahan si Robredo.

“Yung ibang mga artista, influencer na nag post ng Pink sana huwag din tayong insensitive. Ok lang isupport nyo sya as your President. Pero not to the point na may sasagasaan or ididisrespect,” post ni RR.

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RR Enriquez / Photo credit to the owner

“Tapos yung iba ang lakas ng loob nyo mag post ng Pink pero yung tunay na meaning nyan as breast cancer awareness ni hindi nyo mapost at masupport!!!!” dagdag niya.

Kamakailan ay inanunsyo ni Robredo ang kanyang pagtakbo bilang presidente sa darating na Halalan 2022.

Basahin ang buong post ni RR sa ibaba:

“Sana nirespect din ang “Pink Ribbon” natin as BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. Ang daming color na pwede pag pilian. Pink pa talaga. Hindi man lang mga nag isip…

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I know there’s a lot of color na ginagamit sa breast cancer awareness but mainly pink ribbon talaga. So when I saw that ribbon post, yung breast cancer awareness agad naisip ko.

Super insensitive para sa mga taong lumalaban sa buhay nila ng dahil sa cancer.

Yung ibang mga artista, influencer na nag post ng Pink sana huwag din tayong insensitive. Ok lang isupport nyo sya as your President. Pero not to the point na may sasagasaan or ididisrespect.

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Tapos yung iba ang lakas ng loob nyo mag post ng Pink pero yung tunay na meaning nyan as breast cancer awareness ni hindi nyo mapost at masupport!!!!

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The Pink Ribbon has been the international symbol for Breast Cancer Awareness since it started in the early nineties. IT IS APOLITICAL. It does not have any political affiliation.

Vice President Leni Robredo / Photo credit to the owner

To use it all of a sudden as a political symbol for an ambition to grab the highest position in the land is an insult and a disrespect to the women (and some men) who suffered, battled against and courageously fought against breast cancer. It is a mockery to the individuals who are passionate in spreading awareness for breast cancer, which happens to be celebrated this month. Unless one is speaking at a breast cancer awareness forum or unless one has crafted laws that have truly benefitted breast cancer patients and survivors, or unless one is a staunch ally and supporter of the breast cancer awareness causes, then one should stop using such symbol.

Again, the Pink Ribbon is the international symbol for Breast Cancer Awareness. It is not a symbol for political ambitions nor a logo of a political party and surely not a symbol for the "frailties of a woman".