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Why did someone do it? Why is someone angry?
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Personally, I just want to tell you that I am in no position to say
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what is right and wrong given that I am not a religious person.
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But I just want to put it out there that I believe that we can achieve harmony
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if we have respect despite the differences of what we believe in each other.
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And I hope everyone feels the same.
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That being said, let's start our topic for today.
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This is the video that was discussed the other day.
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In that video, we can see a drag queen named Pura Luca Vega.
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Seemingly, she is wearing a Jesus costume.
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And she is lip-syncing to the song, Ama Namin Remix.
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Let's play the video.
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We can also see in the video that people are laughing and enjoying her performance.
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But once this was uploaded to Twitter and discussed, it became a huge issue.
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At first, I only saw this on Twitter.
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And I was actually surprised that it became a national issue.
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Senators, artists, and even Senators
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were talking about this issue on Twitter.
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And that's understandable.
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The costume that she is wearing, as we can see,
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that is God for many Filipinos, majority of Filipinos.
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And a lot of them feel offended.
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That's understandable.
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I can understand that.
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The question here in our issue is,
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what is the relationship between Pura Luca Vega and Pura Luca Vega?
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And what is the relationship between Pura Luca Vega and Pura Luca Vega?
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I can understand that.
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The question here in our issue is,
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where does the line of art stop for it to be offensive?
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And they even use the term blasphemy.
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What is that line?
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That's what we're talking about now.
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The question of people, is that art or blasphemy?
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I'm looking for the definition of blasphemy so I can tell you more properly.
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This is the act of or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things.
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Like you're trash-talking.
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And given that Filipinos are majorly conservative and we're religious Filipinos,
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a lot of people will get mad at this.
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Actually, they've been doing this for a long time.
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I can see it already.
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Let's go to him first.
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The person in question is Pura Luca Vega.
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We can see her pictures.
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Like I said, I already know her before.
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I can already see her drag.
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In fact, he even made it to the TV show that is also a drag.
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You can see that he also has other performances in this drag back then.
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A lot of people use art to worship or praise.
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This is what I'm looking for.
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Before we judge him, I'm looking for what is the intent of making the video.
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I looked at his old videos and this is what he said about why he's doing his art form.
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Take inspiration from what Jesus really represents and that's kindness to everyone.
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And there are a lot of people that might place judgment, especially in queer people.
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And this is just my way of saying that if Jesus were alive,
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I don't think he would stand up for bigotry, for being judgmental towards others.
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So Jesus is about love.
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So he's been doing that for a long time because that video is also old.
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Regarding the viral video of why he did that performance,
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I looked for it and this is what he said.
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I'd like to stress that my drag performance as Jesus was not meant to disrespect anyone.
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On the contrary, it is a drag art interpretation of worship.
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So that's his way of worshiping the Lord.
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Okay, whether that's the interpretation of a person, that's entirely up to you.
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He also said that he won't apologize for what he did because it's worship.
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That's his way of worshiping.
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Actually, this isn't the first time that this happened.
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Jesus or other religious figures has been referenced multiple times in Filipino art.
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In modern, these are the ones I can name.
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That's also not the first time that religion or God was criticized in art.
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In a movie of Paolo Ballesteros, let's show this.
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He also did a drag performance as Mama Mary.
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Let's play the video.
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That's still a comedy.
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In pageantry, this is very recent.
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This was only a few months ago if I'm not mistaken.
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He also wore a Santo Nino costume that was used by pageants.
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So here's the question.
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Let's circle back to the question.
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Is it art or is it blasphemy?
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But this time, let's look at the reactions of people.
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There are comments from influencers and artists.
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They're all so G.
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Like Valentine Rosales.
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It's not funny, it's too much.
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I also saw someone from Wingat Chalyan.
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Geraldine Roman, known as LGBTQ, was also included.
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But I think the loudest one here is JV Ejercito.
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He's the one I always see featured.
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This disrespects my faith.
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Even in other religions, it should not be blasphemed.
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Not just in Christianity.
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And art or singing should not be used as a tool to disrespect sacred things that religions believe in.
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But on the other hand, there are people like AC who came to the defense of Pura Luka Vega.
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Remember, singing is twice praying.
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We've already discussed that.
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I know there are people who say that there are different ways to praise.
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Pope Kaipura should be thanked.
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And remember, the depiction of Papa Susedge is not his real face.
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That's what AC said.
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Honestly, this is one of the most heated discussions.
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Not just on Twitter, but also on social media, TV, everything.
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I'm really confused.
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A lot of people are talking about this right now.
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I'm not in the position to say if it's right or wrong.
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But I found comments which are like this.
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I also found out.
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Actually, I just found out about the history of our Father.
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I found out why people were so angry when our Father was used.
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What it says here,
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Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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It was Jesus himself who wrote the prayer.
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Actually, the other term he uses is the Lord's Prayer.
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Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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I'm not a religious person.
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Maybe that's why people are so angry.
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Here's another question.
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Did Pura Luca Vega commit a crime?
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Did he commit a crime that can be punished and imprisoned?
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I saw a series of tweets from Chaldeok.
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Offending religious feelings is a true crime.
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It was stated in Article 33 of the Revised Penal Code.
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But technically, it should be done in a place of worship.
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Maybe in a church or something like that.
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If not in a place of worship, it should not be considered a crime.
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And it's not an obscenity if it doesn't have political or artistic value.
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So that's it, whether it's a crime or not.
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But if we can see,
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There are a lot of people who are really angry about this topic.
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Let's just read the comments.
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Father, forgive them for they don't know what they're doing.
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God should not be mocked.
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Please spare God for your mockery.
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But disrespecting isn't.
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And there's a vinegar emoji.
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Here's another one.
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Even LGBTQIA people are involved in this issue.
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You're the ones who are doing it.
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That's why you're not being respected by the majority.
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Because even God doesn't respect you.
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You'll be locked up in hell.
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That's how heated the discussions are here.
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I don't know what's happening in the Senate right now.
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But they're really talking about it right now.
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So you're the ones I'm going to ask about this.
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It's really heavy.
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And I want you to stop for now and breathe, okay?
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Let's take a break before proceeding to the comments.
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This is the question of the day for our 1,000 Gcash giveaway.
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I've been thinking about this for a long time.
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I really thought about this topic before I made this episode.
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I thought of a really good question for everyone.
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If Jesus is here right now,
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let's include him.
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What do you think is his reaction to Pura Luca Vega's performance?
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Let's think about that, okay?
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Let's watch the video again.
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And it's up to you to judge.
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This is Claro III.
