Now, this is another level of being ‘out of touch.’ Influencer and entrepreneur Cat Arambulo-Antonio has recently drawn significant online attention with a controversial post. In the TikTok video she posted, she shared her experience of driving home with her kids while encountering a flood along the road.
https://twitter.com/pinoy_reaction/status/1816252893378547766/video/2 “Wow, look at this,” she said as she saw the flood. “It’s cool,” her daughter responded.
“So first time for the kids to experience baha [flood] here in Manila,” continued. Her daughter then suggested that they use a floatie in the flood. “Safe ba magfloatie diyan, yaya?[Is it safe to use a floatie there, yaya?] I guess so? It’s just water.
Should we try? We should wakeboard.” The said post has now been deleted from her TikTok account but other users reposted the video online. People who saw the tweet were not pleased, as they felt it was inappropriate given the situation of people who experienced the impact of the recent calamity.
By now, it should be common knowledge that floods are destructive and should not be taken lightly, let alone seen as amusing. Social media users voiced their disappointment with the influencer across various platforms. One user wrote , “ Kapag naranasan nyo ng sumampa sa bubong, matulog sa evacuation center, pumila para sa relief goods dahil sa baha at magka leptospirosis dahil sa baha saka nyo sabihin yan.
Mga insensitive! Sarap mo ihagis sa baha ate! [.