Angelica Panganiban Closes Twitter Account Due to Rude Follower

The very beautiful Kapamilya Primetime Star, Miss Angelica Panganiban, decided to close her Verified Twitter account ( @angelpanganiban ) yesterday after one of her anonymous followers on the social networking site suddenly decided to pick on her. Angelica told ABS-CBN News (source) (previous link: abs-cbn.(dot)com/Feature/Article/6386/Angelica-Panganiban-to-her-Twitter-detractor-Wala-siyang-breeding-.aspx):

“Masakit lang na sinabihan ako, na dahil hindi lang ako nakatapos ng pag-aaral, ano daw ba yung degree na pinanghahawakan ko. Wala ‘di ba? Sabi niya, ‘O puwes panghawakan mo na ‘yang rich mong boyfriend, ganyan ganyan.’ So parang ako, sandali lang ha. Ang tagal ko ng nag-aartista. Antagal ko ng binubuhay yung sarili ko, yung pamilya ko. Kaya wala siyang karapatang sabihin sa akin yun.”

[It hurt when [this follower] told me that, since I don't have a College degree, I should just stick to my rich boyfriend. I've been an actress for such a long time already. And I've been supporting myself and my family. She doesn't have the right to tell me that.]

“Kasi yung pagkukulang naman namin bilang tao, alam namin yun. Nakakasama lang ng loob na may mga taong walang breeding. Tinatanong ako kung may pinag-aralan akong tao, ang sarap itanong kung siya meron ba.”

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“Pwede naman siyang i-block. Kaya lang feeling ko below the belt na masyado. So mas mabuting tanggalin na lang kaysa makabasa pa ulit ako ng ganon. Alam mo yung pinaghirapan mo yung followers mo, ang dami na. Pero gusto ko na sana matapos na ito dito.”

Call me biased but I'm 100% with Angelica on this one. It's never right to be rude or to pick on someone -- especially when you're hiding behind the mask of anonymity.

I say: If you were to be rude, then at least do it to somebody's face.

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