Vice Ganda throws jabs at 'false prophet' Pacquiao
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Vice Ganda throws jabs at 'false prophet' Pacquiao
ABS-CBN News
Published Feb 16, 2016 04:07 PM PHT
MANILA - Manny Pacquiao's controversial comments on same-sex marriage, which he described as "more disgusting" than sex between animals, did not sit well with gay comedian Vice Ganda.
MANILA - Manny Pacquiao's controversial comments on same-sex marriage, which he described as "more disgusting" than sex between animals, did not sit well with gay comedian Vice Ganda.
In a series of posts on his Twitter account on Tuesday, the 39-year-old "It's Showtime" host lambasted the senatorial aspirant for comparing the LGBT community to animals in a recent interview with local TV network TV5.
In a series of posts on his Twitter account on Tuesday, the 39-year-old "It's Showtime" host lambasted the senatorial aspirant for comparing the LGBT community to animals in a recent interview with local TV network TV5.
"The LGBT is a group of people. We are humans. But not animals. Though we're no saints we will pray for Manny Pacquiao," wrote Vice Ganda, who has been actively calling for an end to the discrimination against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community in the country.
"The LGBT is a group of people. We are humans. But not animals. Though we're no saints we will pray for Manny Pacquiao," wrote Vice Ganda, who has been actively calling for an end to the discrimination against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community in the country.
— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) February 16, 2016
— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) February 16, 2016
Vice Ganda also asked the boxer, whose marriage with wife Jinkee nearly ended over his alleged affair with a starlet: "Ang pagpatol sa parehong kasarian ay masahol pa sa hayup? E ang pakikiapid habang ika'y may asawa anung kababuyan ito? Pakisagot Manny!"
Vice Ganda also asked the boxer, whose marriage with wife Jinkee nearly ended over his alleged affair with a starlet: "Ang pagpatol sa parehong kasarian ay masahol pa sa hayup? E ang pakikiapid habang ika'y may asawa anung kababuyan ito? Pakisagot Manny!"
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"Hindi ka namin mapipigil kung gusto mong husgahan ang mga bakla sa mundo. Siguraduhin mo lang na di ka namin makakasalubong sa impyerno," he added.
"Hindi ka namin mapipigil kung gusto mong husgahan ang mga bakla sa mundo. Siguraduhin mo lang na di ka namin makakasalubong sa impyerno," he added.
Manny maganda yung pagattend mo sa mga prayer meeting mo. Pero di masama kung umattend ka din sana noon sa kongreso.
— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) February 16, 2016
Manny maganda yung pagattend mo sa mga prayer meeting mo. Pero di masama kung umattend ka din sana noon sa kongreso.
— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) February 16, 2016
The lead star of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival "Beauty and the Bestie," the highest grossing film of all time in the Philippines, also called for voters to exercise their right wisely.
The lead star of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival "Beauty and the Bestie," the highest grossing film of all time in the Philippines, also called for voters to exercise their right wisely.
"Ang kailangan sa Senado ay mga bihasa sa pulitika, sa batas, sa ekonomiya. Hindi mga bulaang propeta," he said.
"Ang kailangan sa Senado ay mga bihasa sa pulitika, sa batas, sa ekonomiya. Hindi mga bulaang propeta," he said.
In a video posted by Bilang Pilipino, Pacquiao, an evangelical Christian, said no animal would engage in a same-sex relationship.
In a video posted by Bilang Pilipino, Pacquiao, an evangelical Christian, said no animal would engage in a same-sex relationship.
"Mas mabuti pa 'yung hayop, marunong kumilala kung lalaki-lalaki o babae-babae. Kung lalaki sa lalaki o babae sa babae, e mas masahol pa sa hayop ang tao," Pacquiao said.
"Mas mabuti pa 'yung hayop, marunong kumilala kung lalaki-lalaki o babae-babae. Kung lalaki sa lalaki o babae sa babae, e mas masahol pa sa hayop ang tao," Pacquiao said.
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He has since defended himself from critics in a post on Facebook, saying that his statements on same-sex marriage is his own and should be respected.
He has since defended himself from critics in a post on Facebook, saying that his statements on same-sex marriage is his own and should be respected.
"I rather obey the Lord's command than obeying the desires of the flesh. I'm not condemning anyone, but I'm just telling the truth of what the Bible says," he wrote. "The truth from the Bible is what changed me from my old ways."
"I rather obey the Lord's command than obeying the desires of the flesh. I'm not condemning anyone, but I'm just telling the truth of what the Bible says," he wrote. "The truth from the Bible is what changed me from my old ways."
Pacquiao in 2012 was banned from a Los Angeles mall in 2012 after getting erroneously quoted about his opinion on gay marriage. In an interview with the Associated Press, he clarified that he supports the LGBT community, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.
Pacquiao in 2012 was banned from a Los Angeles mall in 2012 after getting erroneously quoted about his opinion on gay marriage. In an interview with the Associated Press, he clarified that he supports the LGBT community, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.
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