There has been a lot of brouhaha about Philippine lifestyle columnist Malu Fernandez. Her recently penned article in People Asia and The Manila Standard has generated so much outrage and outcry from OFWs the world over due to her racist, discriminatory and tasteless comments. Much has been said about the article, including blog sites asking for her resignation.
In Malu's article entitled, "Are you a stinky linky? Or do you smell like a divine divalicious babe?" (16 April 2007) she goes on a tirade of her awful experience of flying coach class on her way back from a holiday in Greece.
As a person and individual, she has every right to pen articles to express her misguided and delusional opinions. Mind you, If I could afford it, I too would fly Business or First Class all the time, but alas, not all of us are fortunate to have Ms Fernandez's hefty bank account.
However, I was terribly irked when someone who thinks of herself as a woman of the world starts talking utter rubbish! As a Jo Malone scent wearer, I was irritated when she wrote, and I quote,
In Malu's article entitled, "Are you a stinky linky? Or do you smell like a divine divalicious babe?" (16 April 2007) she goes on a tirade of her awful experience of flying coach class on her way back from a holiday in Greece.
As a person and individual, she has every right to pen articles to express her misguided and delusional opinions. Mind you, If I could afford it, I too would fly Business or First Class all the time, but alas, not all of us are fortunate to have Ms Fernandez's hefty bank account.
However, I was terribly irked when someone who thinks of herself as a woman of the world starts talking utter rubbish! As a Jo Malone scent wearer, I was irritated when she wrote, and I quote,
"...and oldest friend Samantha Eduque got me into Jo Malone and I haven’t stopped buying his scents."
Jo Malone is a woman, for Ms Fernandez's information. Surely someone as up her own back side as Ms Fernandez would know that. Any journalist/writer worth their salt would've done a bit of research. That's what Google is for. Maybe she should go to one of Jo Malone's stores here in the UK to get a bit of education (only if she can fly First Class, of course!)
It's a shame that Ms Fernandez is more interested in making pretentious and derogatory comments about people who keep the Philippine economy afloat than getting her facts straight. It's a good thing she only writes about frivolous topics like perfume and travel. God forbid she ever gets an assignment on real life, hard-hitting news.
It's a shame that Ms Fernandez is more interested in making pretentious and derogatory comments about people who keep the Philippine economy afloat than getting her facts straight. It's a good thing she only writes about frivolous topics like perfume and travel. God forbid she ever gets an assignment on real life, hard-hitting news.
