“We were not sensitive enough…”
Nag-sorry ang OPM band na Lola Amour dahil sa naging presentasyon umano ng music video (MV) teaser ng hit song nilang "Raining in Manila."
“Hey guys! We just want to say that we hear you and we understand your disappointment,” pahayag ng Lola Amour nitong Huwebes, Oktubre 26, sa kanilang X account.
“We were not sensitive enough about how the teaser was presented, and with that, we are sorry. We do hope you give the MV a chance as it was greatly misrepresented by the teaser,” dagdag pa nito.
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Nagbigay rin ang banda ng short summary ng kanilang MV para sa konteksto nito.
“It's about a man who reconnects with his long lost wife through a magic gecko, all set in an alternate timeline where it has been raining for already 1427 days,” saad ng Lola Amour.
Ang naturang paghingi ng paumanhin ng Lola Amour ay matapos nitong ilabas ang 30-second teaser ng kanilang “Raining in Manila” MV sa isang X post noong Martes, Oktubre 24.
Umani ito ng ilang mga negatibong komento mula sa netizens kung saan iginiit ng iba ng “poverty porn” at “tone deaf” umano ang naturang teaser.
Narito ang ilang mga komento ng netizens:
“Hala sya bat nmn ginawang aesthetic ang poverty/swatters area.”
“Actually there is some truth to this, while the marginalized suffer in the rain, there are others fortunate enough to standby and watch them like what the band members are doing on the music video. I cannot blame them for this perspective when they’re from DLSZ.”
“mga bata, hindi ganyan kasaya sa mga tao sa manila pag umuulan. alam niyo ba mga pilipino kahit saan, kahit di taga manila, takot na takot maulanan? and also, di lang sila nagrereklamo overtly pero inis na inis sila pag umuulan at nasa daan. sobrang hirap.”
“The struggles of real people is not an aesthetic for you to exploit and then wash your hands from once you’re done. Poverty porn pa more. ”
“tone deaf af..”
Samantala, ilang X users naman ang nagsabing walang masama sa MV ng Lola Amour, kaya’t wala raw silang dapat na ihingi ng paumanhin dito.
Narito ang kanilang mga komento:
“Y'all don't need to explain yourselves!! there are self-serving ‘righteous’ people here in this platform who, no matter what you do, you can never please. Great teaser btw!”
“I did watch the music video. I agree, at first I thought it was tone def and insensitive but idk, I watched the video and it was not even focused on the baha or ulan. I feel like it is a work of fiction with bits of reality lang. I suggest you watch it too. ”
“nothing wrong with the vid. just the real raining in manila...good job guys. to you guys out there, tusukin nyo mata nyo kung ayaw nyong makita ang pangit na reyalidad kapag umuulan sa maynila.”
“i get why people r mad sa qrts, when this first dropped, medj off rin sakin. but when i watched the mv, it was clear na the bagyo & baha were used as a metaphor for the longing and sadness felt which is the same analogy used sa song, a concept that’s been done so many times na.”
“Walang dapat ipagpaumanhin dito. Napakahusay!”
