Kaladkaren, naglabas ng kanyang opinyon sa “Sir” isyu ni Jude Bacalso

- Kaladkaren, a Filipino actress, impersonator, and a popular LGBTQ rights advocate, gave her take on the “Sir” issue of Jude Bacalso

- It can be recalled that Jude, a travel writer and a member of the LGBTQ community, came into the limelight after an incident with a waiter

- The travel writer was allegedly irked after a waiter addressed her as “Sir” and not “Ma’am,” prompting her to “educate” the waiter who stood before him for almost two hours

- For Kaladkaren, Jude should have been more circumspect of her actions and at the same time, gave her an unsolicited advice

Kaladkaren, a Pinay actress, impersonator, and a famous LGBT rights advocate, expressed her opinion on the “Sir” issue of Jude Bacalso.

It can be recalled that Jude, a travel writer-photographer and also a member of the LGBTQ community, was thrust into the limelight after encountering an incident with a waiter.

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The travel writer was allegedly irked after a waiter in a mall resto addressed her as “Sir” instead of “Ma’am.”

This prompted Jude to “educate” the waiter on gender misidentification with LGBTQ members, with the server standing for almost two hours.

For Kaladkaren, Jude should have educated the waiter but not humiliate him.

In a post she shared on her Facebook account, Kaladkaren gave Jude an unsolicited advice in case she encounters a similar situation in the future.

“Educate NOT Humiliate. Sometimes, I still get called “sir”… but I know how to choose my battles. When this happens, most of the time, I just smile, be the bigger person and let it pass,” Kaladkaren said.

The actress and impersonator also shared that she sometimes would just answer in a jest.

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“Sometimes I answer in jest, ‘ikaw naman kuya/ate, ang ganda ko naman pong sir’ sabay tawanan kami or sometimes I seriously ask them, ‘kapag nakabihis babae pwede tawagin na lang ng ma’am or miss’, if you’re not sure po, pwede sila tanungin,” the actress said.

“Oftentimes, people don’t mean to offend you. Nalilito lang talaga sila. Tinawag kang ma’am or sir because they want to show respect. If you don’t agree with how you are addressed, it is up to you to correct it,” she further said.

“If you show them respect, respeto din ang ibabalik sa iyo. Pero syempre, may iba rin naman talagang gustong mambastos at ibang usapan na iyon,” the impersonator added.

Kaladkaren then expressed her understanding for those who weren’t using the right pronouns when addressing members of the LGBTQ community.

“Sadly, not everybody is 100% aware of how to use the right pronouns. As members of the community, I believe it is our responsibility to educate others about this. We have to let them understand the importance of using the right pronouns for every SOGIE. But educate properly. People commit mistakes… I do also,” she said.

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“I believe, being kind makes us empathize more with other people. Let’s love and respect one another. ❤️🌈 ,” Kaladkaren concluded.

KaladKaren is a popular Pinay actress, TV host, endorser, impersonator, writer, LGBT rights advocate, radio host and television personality. She is famously known for impersonating ABS-CBN News personality Karen Davila.

Last April, Kaladkaren joined Bela Padilla and the elder sister of Kim Chiu, Ate kam Chiu, in surprising the actress with a production number. Kaladkaren, who was also very happy at being able to perform a production number for Kim, posted about it on social media. In her post, she expressed happiness at the chance to perform a production number for the actress. She also was very glad at being able to do such production number with Bela and Kim’s sister, Kam Chiu.

In another previous post, the popular impersonator showed that she’s not one who gets easily cowed by anyone who misgenders her. Earlier, a socmed account apparently made a post about the actress and TV host that appeared to have misgendered the LGBT rights advocate. Save for the screenshot made by the TV host, that particular post of the socmed account, including the page that posted it, has been made private. Meanwhile, many netizens expressed support for KaladKaren, praising her for bravely standing up against netizens who misgender anyone.

Source: KAMI.com.gh