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Isabelle Daza reacts to backlash, says it's a 'private joke'
Isabelle Daza reacts to backlash, says it's a 'private joke'
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Published Aug 01, 2017 12:32 PM PHT
MANILA – Actress-model Isabelle Daza has responded to the growing backlash over her recent social media post of mocking the Japanese cultural practice of giving calling cards.
MANILA – Actress-model Isabelle Daza has responded to the growing backlash over her recent social media post of mocking the Japanese cultural practice of giving calling cards.
Speaking with the fashion website Preview, Daza explained that her post was a “private joke.”
Speaking with the fashion website Preview, Daza explained that her post was a “private joke.”
“Well, it was a private joke that I did with my sister Ava. That’s basically it,” she was quoted as saying. “It annoys me sometimes that my sister does it because she’s not Japanese.”
“Well, it was a private joke that I did with my sister Ava. That’s basically it,” she was quoted as saying. “It annoys me sometimes that my sister does it because she’s not Japanese.”
In the Instagram Stories video which has been saved and shared by netizens, Daza is seen crumpling a calling card and throwing it to her younger sister, Ava.
In the Instagram Stories video which has been saved and shared by netizens, Daza is seen crumpling a calling card and throwing it to her younger sister, Ava.
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The short clip had the text: “What I want to do when people hand me their calling cards like this.”
The short clip had the text: “What I want to do when people hand me their calling cards like this.”
Daza’s post did not sit well with several netizens, including fashion blogger Tricia Gosingtian.
Daza’s post did not sit well with several netizens, including fashion blogger Tricia Gosingtian.
On Twitter, Gosingtian wrote: “I have no words! Please respect how other cultures show respect. Read up on Japanese meishi.”
On Twitter, Gosingtian wrote: “I have no words! Please respect how other cultures show respect. Read up on Japanese meishi.”
“Business cards are like an extension of themselves. Hindi lang arte nila ‘yung gesture of giving/receiving it with two hands!” she added.
“Business cards are like an extension of themselves. Hindi lang arte nila ‘yung gesture of giving/receiving it with two hands!” she added.
I have no words! 😱 Please respect how other cultures show respect. Read up on Japanese meishi. https://t.co/0arM3JVHit
— Tricia (@tgosingtian) July 29, 2017
I have no words! 😱 Please respect how other cultures show respect. Read up on Japanese meishi. https://t.co/0arM3JVHit
— Tricia (@tgosingtian) July 29, 2017
Business cards are like an extension of themselves. Hindi lang nila arte yung gesture of giving/receiving it with two hands! 😩😣😰😔
— Tricia (@tgosingtian) July 29, 2017
Business cards are like an extension of themselves. Hindi lang nila arte yung gesture of giving/receiving it with two hands! 😩😣😰😔
— Tricia (@tgosingtian) July 29, 2017
Last April, Daza apologized for her “offensive” Instagram Stories post that poked fun at African children while trying on a hat during her vacation.
Last April, Daza apologized for her “offensive” Instagram Stories post that poked fun at African children while trying on a hat during her vacation.
“It was a lapse of judgment and I appreciate the feedback from you guys. Moving forward and I will be more mindful of what I post. Again, I am sorry,” she said.
“It was a lapse of judgment and I appreciate the feedback from you guys. Moving forward and I will be more mindful of what I post. Again, I am sorry,” she said.
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