What do Filipinos look like?
Before Nora Aunor, all the big stars of the Filipino screen were mestizo. Photo from alphamusic.ph.
At the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament the other week the Fiji Rugby Union made this observation on their official Twitter account.
“The only thing Philippines about the Philippine team playing in the Hong Kong 7s is the name of the team.”
This remark is interesting in light of the flap over Arnold Clavio’s “hindi kayumanggi” statement about the Philippine national football team. We don’t think the Philippine Rugby Union should make like the Azkals management and write a strongly-worded letter denouncing this “racist” statement.
In the first place it will seem like a sore loser move because Fiji won the HK7s, thrashing the world’s rugby powers before beating the mighty New Zealand in the final. (The Philippines, making its first-ever appearance in the tournament, was like the plucky indie movie at the Oscars who’s just happy to be nominated.)
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April 2nd, 2012 at 17:37
Nora looks so pretty in this.
OT, but can someone please make an infographic on the comparative careers of Nora and Vilma. I don’t want a fan war… but it has to be made.
April 5th, 2012 at 15:04
yes they are legally qualified to be the country’s representative. but i, for one, have some apprehension that the home grown athletes from the uaap, ncaa, etc. will soon lose their chance to compete internationally because the nation will opt to engage the services of dual citizens who were nurtured and trained elsewhere. it’s happening in basketball, rugby and football. all for the sake of hearing our national anthem played “at all cost”. i hope local sports development programs do not deteriorate and that the home growns are not demotivated.