im a big, if not a huge fan of your blog.  this is my first time to leave a comment.  i find your blog very interesting, sensible, inspiring and funny.  i give you a lot of credit for removing the “takda” post and apologizing to anyone who got offended.  i thought it was very funny when i first read it and never thought about anything else other than it was a joke.  but when i browsed through the comments, those who felt offended made a very good point about the “subject” of the joke.  i guess i just have a different sense of humor where i take a “joke” as a joke.  i guess others find it “malicious”?  i’m pretty sure you meant to just share a joke.  again, hats off to you migs! 

more power to you MIGS!

that joke was expected given that piolo has given up some of his privacy by being in show business and especially because he always give very vague or evasive answers about his supposed relationships or lack thereof. i mean what does he really expect, when at 32 years of age and more than ten years in showbusiness and not a single know relationship or even just a date with a woman. he is in a business full of desirable women after all. this is not exactly the norm for a red-blooded straight man.

migs, nobody should prevent you from expressing yourself here. this is your blog and expect some worse comments in every issues you post. that’s quite a norm to bloggers, as a reader i am quite dissapointed on this. i have nothing against piolo but the subject posted was clearly a joke! to those readers who was offended? first of all, this is not a fanbase blog of piolo, if your looking for serious positive appraisal about him well then your in a wrong page! you guys should be open-minded about this kinds of issues

migs, i agree with reza.  you shouldn’t have removed the post.  where is freedom of expression here?  this is the 21st century and we are not a nation under martial law.  besides, you can’t please everyone–you shouldn’t even attempt to!  your readers should be absolutely free to agree or disagree (no matter how vociferous) with whatever you post here, but don’t let them cow you into imposing ungrounded censorship.  no one has the right to impose his views/opinions on anyone else. 

oh please! piolo is in showbusiness. people are bound to joke and talk about people who populate that industry. in fact it THRIVES on tsismis like these. kung walang tsimmis, good or bad, you’re cold as ice. when you become a celebrity, do not expect to be talked about in, uhm, a positive light all the time. get f*cking real! when you become a celebrity, you expose yourself to ridicule and scrutiny. e kung yung hindi artista natsitsismis, yung celebrity pang kasing laki ni piolo? tsaka, if you want another kind of tismis about your idol piolo, then tell him to lay off on the boys a bit. will you? ha? please? hay these people!

I’m dissapointed with you Migs. I thought kaya mong panindigan ang decision mo to post such a joke.

kuya migs, WALANG IWANAN!

you made the right decision. im not a fan of piolo or anyone from philippine entertainment. Pero kahit biro lang yun medyo offensive pa rin dun s taong ginagawan ng joke. In the first place, hindi nman nya sinasabi o inamin na bading sya. Just try to imagine kung yung ina o kapatid nya ang nakabasa nun, it would still hurt them. Inalis yun ni Migs kasi alam nya na visible na sya and one way or the other, napakaliit ng mundo natin. Just try to imagine kung si Migs e isa pa ring closeted gay guy at gagawing kkatawanan ng mga tao, how wud he feel? So, ang ginawa lang nya, nagpakatao lang sya. Sinabi lang nya na marunong pa rin syang rumespeto at humingi ng apology.

Ay sus. Sabi nga nila kung male actor ka na hindi ka natitsismis na bakla, di ka sikat…
And besides it’s a joke. Ah basta, bakla na kung bakla. Dahil kung di naman totoo yun sigurado namang di siya maapektuhan.

oo nga! - - ok lang naman yun! - - pero ask lang ako ha! - - totoo ba na naging sina piolo at yul noon? at ngayon ay non-shobiz na taga muntinlupa ang papa ni papa piolo? - - pasensya na! - -pentium 1! - - mahina sa balita galore! - -

I guess why a lot of us took offense is because a lot of gays can truly empathize with Piolo… not in his celebrity, but In the sense that we know how hard it is to be in the closet, how painful it is to endure slurs about your sexuality, and how helpless one can feel being laughed at behind your back… It’s one thing to find a joke funny, but posting it on your blog, took it to another level… I’m sorry, but it’s like calling all your friends to laugh at the expense of another… though I think you shouldn’t have removed it, cause as owner of the blog, its still your prerogative to post anything you want… whether we agree on your views or not… but I admire you for taking responsibility for it and considering the feelings of your readers… more power!

I’m disappointed as well.

A joke is a joke is a joke. And immaturity is immaturity.

oh, if it has been circulating in texts, then the best thing that you could have done is indicate it on your post. i honestly felt that it was reall off, however if you have indicated that it came from text messages circulating around, our friends here would have not taken it out of context.

as a crusader of gays being ridiculed in the society, not just piolo but anyone else here, i guess it is just right that you remove the post.

I agree with Vincent:

“… your readers should be absolutely free to agree or disagree (no matter how vociferous) with whatever you post here, but don’t let them cow you into imposing ungrounded censorship.  no one has the right to impose his views/opinions on anyone else. …”

In any event, just as everyone else has his freedom of expression, you do have the right, Migs, to remove the post as you please.

Migs, though i very much appreciate the courage you displayed by apologizing to several offended parties because of the said post, can you please re-post the same pictures of Piolo? Perhaps the content of the joke was offensive for some but I certainly doubt anyone would mind seeing those pictures again… I know I wouldn’t. Sige na… Para mas win-win situation.

right move migs, kahit wala ng justification we all know that what he did was the right thing.

tnx for removing the post…it was not a joke..it was meant to malign/make fun of piolo’s sexuality again…..of course galing din yan sa mga “bading” themselves….they don’t realize that by doing such, they are also making fun of themselves…

much ado about nothing. if you are in the closet, expect people to talk or make jokes about you. that is the reality. come out already.

I read in Jun Lana’s blog (Kuwan) na di siya nagsususlat ng review sa magazine or newspaper at sa blog niya na lang siya dahil di pa nasesensor. If Migs can post what is very critical and malicious to Pope Benedict and the Catholic Church and to other individuals as well, why can’t he not post something on Piolo which is already circulating around and meant as a joke? Is there a double standard here? Akala ko pa naman, this is a free country and a free cyberspace. The expression of our thoughts and convictions must be respected whether we agree or not to the post of the blogger.

WHATEVER…….
you just did the right thing migs…anyway, don’t yeah worry ika nga…..
TRUTH SHALL PREVAIL..antay lang tau..hehehe….
moving forward tayo migs

you know what’s irritating? it’s when even gay people say it’s below the belt to think and call someone gay. duh! he doesn’t have to come out if he doesn’t want to, even if the entire gay community knows he is gay. he needs to deny it kase nga he has a career to protect,. sadly, coming out usually spells the end for one’s career here. so it’s important that he takes responsibility for it as well. if you know what i mean.

sayang; di ko nabasa yung joke…@migs, pwede pa-forward sa email ko?

anyway; regarding piolo; he’s hot; be gay or not  =)

hahaha  migs, you’re now going to get a barrage of comments saying you shouldn’t have pulled out the joke.  and count this one among them.

it’s been said: it’s your blog.  you can put anything you want, as long as it is not libelous or copyrighted.  it wasn’t even that offensive–as if the gay-piolo joke hasn’t been going around for YEARS! 

you don’t have to repost the joke.  just don’t let your readers sway you next time if you yourself don’t see anything wrong in it.

o inday, naintindihan mo ba ang pinaguusapan?….. ay,… inday? ba’t dumudugo ilong nimo?

To be honest natawa ako sa joke, cute nga eh… pero migs naman dapat alam mo rin sana na it was at the expense of someone , sabihin natin hindi nga dapat magreact si piolo kasi sawa na siya sa ganya, keber… pero marami siyang followers di ba?  But yon nga iba talaga ang ordinary joke kung wala kang nasasagasaan din… dapat alam mo yan , akala ko pa naman matalino ka.. porket may freedom ibig sabihin ba nun your free to hurt anyone na!.. ganun? magisip naman kayo minsan..di ba responsibility natin din un…lalo pa’t marami ka din readers… anyways….. sabi nga sa movie na Igor “IT IS BETTER TO BE A GOOD NOBODY THAN TO BE AN EVIL SOMEBODY” qoute ko from john lapuz blog…

“if Migs can post what is very critical and malicious to Pope Benedict and the Catholic Church and other individuals as well, why can’t he not post something on Piolo which is already circulating around…”– Rick

–The wisest sentence I’ve ever read. Cheers to Rick!
– Naisip ko lang: If Piolo (or anyone else for that matter) gets offended because he is accused as being gay, shouldn’t us who actually are get offended too? As far as I know, we hate labels especially if the labels that are used to associate us with is really derogatory. It only leads me to logically assume that being a “natatanging bakla” is derogatory. nakakaoffend eh. i thought we are pushing for a new paradigm here? if the entire world still thinks that being gay is the most repulsive invention of Satan to pollute this forsaken world, nagkamali ata ako nung inisip ko na we are all trying to create our own definition of what being gay is. if it is offensive to be called as someone who is gay when you’re straight, why should one take offense? if it is offensive to be called as someone who is gay when you’re still in the closet, why should someone take offense? i’d be honored to be called a natatanging bakla even if it is the subject of ridicule for others. why would i countenance their ignorance when i know how great it is to be myself. i suggest we rethink our frame of thinking. baka naman nalalamon na ulit tayo ng mga maling perceptions.

—if such negative comments already warrant the removal of the post, parang ayoko nang mag-blog. i appreciate Migs’ good heart because he doesn’t want to offend his readers. to us readers, makonsiyensya naman tayo. if we disagree with the blogger, tandaan natin na this is not our blog. let’s be respectful lalo na at he is trying his best to cater to his reader’s interest. hindi niyo naman binabayaran si Migs para i-censure niyo.

ang tanga naman ng mga tao. maging barubal na at palengkera. maging bastos na at pakawala. pero ang bobo nyo kung na offend kayo sa post na yun. HOW LOW CAN YOUR INTELLECT GET. it was a joke. para kayong mga muslim na naooffend sa satire and jokes about islam. para kayong mga christians na naooffend pag tinitira ang simbahan. para kayong mga minorities na naooffend sa negative stereotypes portrayted by comedy shows.

jokes are just jokes. learn how to poke fun at yourselves, or of your own kind, sometimes.

IN LIFE, NO ONE OR NOTHING IS A SACRED COW. Everything is fair game to criticisms, satires, or jokes. Because if that would be the case, then you’re suppressing intellectual challenges to societal norms. It may hurt some people but so what, some things need to be challenged.

joking at the expense of another? thats immaturity.  thanks migs for being more sensible and seeking an apology even when you feel you dont have to.  now thats what i call maturity. more power!

FYI, freedom of expression is not absolute. I believe your previous post re:Piolo is somehow offensive. thanks for being a responsible blogger. MABUHAY KA!

ano naman kinalaman ng maturity dito….

THE PIOLO POST BECAME A MARCHING CRY FOR US CLOSETED GUYS…

to each his own…since when did it become a requirement for all gay guys to be out in the open?? it is a matter of choice, and should be reSpected…i don’t understand why people berate guys who choose to be in the closet…

if it’s ur choice to be a flaming F*G, dress up like women, talk like a girl, then we closeted guys respect you for choosing to be such..then likewise, respect us, if we choose to act straight, talk straight, go to the gym to be fit, and be discreet in our sexual lives.

kanya kanyang diskarte yan…ANG BADING NGAYON MADAMI NG LEVELS..DI NA MASYADONG USO YUNG OUT NA OUT..DI NA MABENTA NGAYON ANG MGA GANUN.

khit na sabihing out ka na..i’m sure pag tinawag kang BAKLA, ang sakit pa ring pakinggan (especially if its coming from other people).

ako nga ay ang hirap mag out dahil piloto ako pero now that I am free,  nag sarap ng pakiramdam

if you found the joke funny, then good for you, but if other people got offended by it, i dont think its their fault that they did. I don’t think they have lower intelligence just because they found a joke offensive or hurtful… If a joke is just a joke, then If someone joke about how ugly you are or how your breath stinks, then you should find it funny, but I think none of you would… and the Piolo joke became personal to some people because they’re able to relate to the guy… so the fact is: some people got offended, If you’re really INTELLIGENT, then you should learn how to respect that.

i’m puzzled - gays here are offended of being called gay? if you are gay, why be offended? what is so bad, so horrible, so offensive, so degrading about being gay or being called gay? why is it so offensive? you can call an african american, black or a pinoy, asian, so why is it so disturbing to some of being called gay? why would a straight person over-react if he is mistaken of being gay or called gay. if he is confident of who he is, why the over-reaction, unless he is homophobic? being out is not equal to being feminine or girly, this is so wrong and such an outdated notion. is this a pinoy definition of being out? pinoy gays have to learn to embrace the word gay as positive and not something offensive and hurtful. i think there so much fear of being found out among many gays in this country. if this so, many pinoy gays will never know freedom and liberation like Jojo Narsico, above.

This is your blog, you own it and can write about anything under the sun. I didn’t get to read the posting on Piolo Pascual though I could not be bothered by the content. Please, tell us something new (or something we haven’t heard before). As a practising Catholic, I am more offended by the item on Blessed Henry Newman. Pure claptrap and an old piece of malicious gossip - that has since been debunked by the Church in the UK. But since I respect your ownership of your blog, I will just come and go whenever I please until my anger or irritation has subsided. But back to the Piolo posting, methinks you were just scared shitless about getting sued more than anything. 

What if Piolo’s gay?

We’re homos too.

If you taunt Piolo about being gay, then you’re just laughing at the whole gay community.

You guys preach about being “pro-gay” and yet you laugh at someone who you think is gay!?

You’re pathetic hypocrites!

Just to followup, the reason why you guys consider every beautiful hunk as gay is just because you want to swallow their dicks and lick their balls!

To think that I was so proud of being gay!

You should change your attitude towards people you think are gay! Instead of spreading shitty grumors about them, why don’t you support them? Help them realize how beautiful it is to become gay.

I’m not a Piolo fan, but your worthless ramblings about gay hunks is beating the crap out of me! Isn’t there anything else that you guys could talk about instead of destroying the very foundations of your sexuality!?

bakit naman mag eact si piolo at first kung hundi hindi true na his a closet queen leave it…tawanan nya nalang kasi d naman sya bakla or or bi.dahil dyan people will think he is gay or bi.and walang masama kung gay ka or bi ka its how bring it sa sarili mo bkit si Rustom happy na sya…free from all those intriga….so migz balik mo nalang…walang masama sa joke na yun….

I still find it funny for people to be over dramatic…a joke is a joke..period..whats wrong with being gay? migs ako whatever you post, ill respect you..this is your blog you can do whatever you want…basta world peace…tama na drama..sobrang drama na sa mundo…Kung Bakla man si Piolo…care ko! basta world peace…

@gus gave the perfect analogy on this whole shebang.

LOL..DO NOT EQUATE BEING “OUT” AS BEING “FREE”..DO NOT FOOL YOURSELVES….

Walang problema migs.. it was your choice to put it in your blog and it is also your choice to take it out of it. Free world free choices.. no apologies. Everybody will have their own opinion, so be it. Live and let live as long as di tayo nakakasakit ng sinuman joke man o hindi…

Mga kuya, e wala naman kayong magagwa kung hindi pwedeng umamin si PIOLO na kapatid nyo sya kasi hindi naman sya si Rustom Padilla, kasi leading man/matinee idol ang drama ng lola PIOLO nyo..haha.

wala namang proof na nakipagsex sya sa gay , bi or or tripper so he’s still innocent of his crime. until proven guilty. haha.

kung hindi daw sya bakla dahil may anak sya kahit wala syang  gf forever e anjan naman si tita swarding, arnel ignacio at ogie diaz who sired children pero mga dyosa, paru-paro at diwata sa pagmamaganda. haha.

Happy na si Piolo kay Sam Milby..haha. kung hindi sila gay e wala ng bakla sa mundo,  na tomboy sina Boy Abunda at Jobert Sucaldito. haha.

Si Keanu Reeves na lang pagtsismisan nyo. or Leo DiCaprio na hindi rin pwedeng magladlad. haha.

Pahabol, in fairness, maganda ang ate Piolo nyo ha. tinalo si Sam Milby na until now kahit na pumipilantik ang mga daliri onscreen,  kumukulot ang boses na hindi pa rin makapag tagalog ng tuwid, at sukdulang nag-uumpugan ang mga tuhod habang interview ni Boy Abunda with matching papungay ng mata. haha.