BY RAMPADOR ALINDOG
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ACTRESS Jasmine Curtis-Smith is among those unhappy with a rapper having made public a song that seemingly pokes fun on transgender women.
Erich Bongon, who goes by the name Young Vito, posted a video of the song titled “Awit May Lawit” on Twitter last week.
In the video, Bongon sang: “Ang ganda niya pero parang may mali. Noong dumikit meron akong napansin, napakalupit, awit may lawit.”
“Anong problema mo sa mga magagandang may lawit? Ikaw ata may mali,” Curtis-Smith tweeted. “Mag 2020 na soon, tigilan na yang pagkakitid ng utak pls.”
She also asked her followers to “report this BS.”
When one citizen came to the defense of the song, noting how not everyone are into transgender women, Curtis-Smith shot back, “‘Patol?’ What a word choice. Kung hindi mo type ang trans then wag mo pansinin, politely decline and move on. Di naman kailangan gumawa ng song to make them feel like ‘mali’ sila for being who they have chosen to be.”
Bongon has since issued a public apology.
He tweeted, “My recent video drew a lot of attention recently for both the right and wrong reasons, I want to apologize to anyone I have offended with my lyrics for the video.”
“At the time, it seemed like a small thing to mention but I have recently found out how much my words can personally affect other people. For this, I am sorry,” he added.
