Senator Tito Sotto and Joey de Leon of Eat Bulaga wore Arab national dress into Halloween costume. Some netizens were not happy for this because it’s not appropriate for Halloween costumes.
One netizen posted on his FB profile:
Bagodatu Mabang Zacaria: A senator, is a public servant who is supposed to make the people of one’s nation together as one no matter what religion, language, tribe or culture you have..On these Halloween season, while a lot of people wear their scary witch, ghost and monster costumes, but this guy, an elected senator as you can see is wearing an Arab attire/a dress also used by Muslims who have recently performed Hajj as his Halloween costume.. How come that an Arab/Muslim attire has became a Halloween costume? How did it become scary? This government official clearly promotes Islamophobia on national tv that can possibly lead to division of people based on their faith or worse case scenario could lead on to a hate crime.. Islamophobia is one of the major problem of a lot of Muslims anywhere around the world, and this senator should not be promoting this hate and false information about Islam and Muslims but instead, make this country better by promoting peace and love to one another whatever your differences are.
Really, sometimes we have to be aware of what we’re wearing in any occasions because of some beliefs may get hurt. Filipinos are of mixed beliefs, traditions and culture.
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