Jude Bacalso, nagpakumbaba; humingi ng sorry: “I could’ve done with a little measure of kindness”
- Jude Bacalso, the LGBTQIA+ member who recently went viral after an incident with a waiter, has issued an apology
- In a statement posted on her socmed account, the travel writer said she settled the matter with those concerned
- She also explained why she acted that way and was remorseful as she could have done differently
- Jude then went on to express her what she wished would happen after making this public apology
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Jude Bacalso, the LGBTQIA+ member whose name and photo spread like wildfire online after an incident with a waiter in a mall in Cebu has issued an apology.
Source: Instagram
In a statement posted on her Facebook account, the travel writer said she quietly settled the matter with the management of the restaurant, a crew, and store supervisor who were there last night.
She said that unfortunately, the waiter she had a disagreement with was not present.
“Earlier today, I sat down to quietly settle the matter with the restaurant management, one crew and the store supervisor who were present last night. The waiter I had a disagreement with was not present,” Jude wrote in her post.
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“After each one of us aired our sides, I am happy to share that we have agreed to pursue together more inclusive practices in the restaurant,” she added.
The LGBTQIA+ member then explained that perhaps she went too passionate with her advocacy, though admitted she could have done so with a little bit of kindness.
“I also realized that in the impassioned pursuit of my advocacy, I could have done with a little measure of kindness, sadly quite absent in the ruckus this has all unnecessarily created when it was made public without our knowledge,” she further said.
“I made a personal apology to the group present, and requested if I may do so for the concerned waiter. I am also making it very public with this post, as it has become quite public fodder,” she continued.
Jude revealed that she has been in constant communication with the restaurant management who have always supported their personnel.
“I also want to underscore that the management always had the back of their personnel with constant communication with me on behalf of their employees, who are all treated as family, as I know personally from their history,” she said.
“To quote the supervisor, they served me as best they could even if it was most difficult for them to do so. I would like also to reiterate that I did not demand that the waiter stand for the whole length of time, as I was explaining my side of the gender sensitivity issue, it was he who chose to stand in front of me as we waited for input from management, who I attempted to contact,” she added.
Near the end of her post, Jude also apologized to the rest of the restaurant staff and then expressed her earnest wish that there would be healing after her public apology.
“My apologies also to the rest of the staff who are disheartened by the way things have escalated, as well as to the customers present at that time. This is a huge chunk of humble pie that I must ingest, because I have erred,” she said.
“May we start here with, as the supervisor pointed out, an uphill path to reconciliation and we hope you will be able to allow us and yourselves to do so unhampered so we may all learn and heal from this,” Jude concluded.
Source: Facebook
News, photos or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people.
In a related article, the old video of Jude where she enumerated things that she liked about being a woman has gone viral. Her old video also made rounds online after being shared in various social media circles.
It can be recalled that Jude also issued a statement earlier after being accused of letting a waiter stand for two hours. At the time, she insisted her goal was to educate those whom she thinks erred in recognizing her gender preference. She denied letting the waiter stand for two hours is a punishment.
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