Banned na talaga… AI AI AT DIREK DARRYL, TINULUYAN SA PAMBABASTOS SA QC SEAL

ni Vinia Vivar - @Frankly Speaking | June 9, 2022

“No hard feelings.”

Ito ang reaksiyon ni Direk Darryl Yap sa pagkakadeklara sa kanya at kay Ai Ai delas Alas na ‘persona non grata’ ng Quezon City Council last Tuesday.

Idineklarang persona non grata sina Ai Ai at Direk Darryl dahil sa video na tinampukan ng Comedy Queen na gumanap bilang impersonator ni Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte na mapapanood sa Facebook page ng Vincentiments, kung saan si Yap ang creator.

“I don’t actually feel any hard feelings, or I don’t bear any ill feelings to Mayor Joy Belmonte because she is entitled to feel offended or feel like inasar siya or nilait siya or anything,” simula ni Direk Darryl sa kanyang panayam sa SMNI.

Bagama’t hindi raw siya taga-QC, may mga kaibigan at kliyente siya sa naturang siyudad.

“Alam n’yo po ang persona non grata, it means na I am not welcome in Quezon City anymore. I am an unwelcomed person.

“To be fair, ayoko namang magmukhang nagmamalaki pa ako kahit sabihin ko na hindi ako taga-Quezon City because I’m from Mandaluyong. I have a condo in Mandaluyong and in Taguig pero I have friends in Quezon City and I have clients in Quezon City. So, will it affect me? I think so.

“But Nanay Ai Ai, si Ma’am Ai Ai delas Alas po is a resident of Quezon City. I think she will be surprised. Nasa Amerika siya ngayon, eh,” aniya.

Sa tingin ni direk, may ibang dahilan kung bakit na-offend ang kabilang kampo.

“Sa palagay ko, ang ikina-offend na matulis, sa palagay ko, bukod sa logo, may iba pa. At ‘yun ay hindi ko sila masisisi,” he said.

“Pero when you do a spoof, when you do a satire, you don’t completely erase the one that you’re spoofing.

“Kapag halimbawa, ikaw ay gumagawa ng mga spoof o satire, hindi mo talaga completely one hundred percent inilalayo ang subject mo para makuha ng tao, ma-gets nu'ng tao.

“So, ngayon, hindi ko alam kung ano ang kahindik-hindik o hindi magandang matatanggap ng aming content mula sa mga taga-Quezon City. Sabagay, mamaya, kapag naglabas kami ng official statement, ang aming 27% of viewers ay from Quezon City and the traction of the page is very much welcome in Quezon City.

“My presence is actually felt not physically in Quezon City but in social media. I don’t think they can declare my social media presence and my relevance non grata in Quezon City.

“So with that, I completely accept the repercussions of what I did. But then again, they have the power to do that and I also have the power to do things my way, so no hard feelings,” mahabang pahayag ni Direk Darryl.

Sinabi rin ni direk na “I find it very immature. I find it very elementary. I find it very rudimentary for these politicians to actually take it personally. Sa palagay ko, mas marami silang ginawang hindi katanggap-tanggap para gawing unwelcome.

"But just like I’ve said, lahat tayo ay may kalayaan. Kung ‘yan ang kanilang tingin o pakiwari o palagay, ako po ay walang magagawa.

"Isa lamang po itong pagpapatunay, pagpapatotoo, at pagpapahalaga na ang aking mga video, pelikula man o maigsing video na aming ina-upload sa Vincentiments ay may relevance, makatotohanan, tinatanggap ng madla.

"At ang kanila pong pag-aray, sa sabi nila ay pagyurak daw sa matulis na bagay na ito na tatsulok na ito, iyan po ay kanilang kalayaan. At ang aking pagkakaroon ng follow-up video ay nasasaklaw din sa kalayaan ko bilang alagad ng sining at isang content creator.

"My presence will not be declared unwelcomed in social media as long as people are sharing it.

"As long as people are feeling the good vibes and the positivity of each contents, naniniwala ako na welcome ako sa kahit na sino, kahit taga-Quezon City pa ‘yan."

Samantala, maging si Ai Ai delas Alas ay naglabas na rin ng official statement kaugnay ng pangyayari sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga abogado.

“The video which circulated during the campaign period is clearly a satire, a parody. It is not intended to be a statement of fact and is clearly not meant to be taken seriously by the audience.

“The video was obviously intended to be watched and taken as a whole, all elements being fictitious, including the seal behind the character portrayed by my client.

“It is unfortunate that the city council is nitpicking to find basis to curb freedom of expression in the guise of defending a perceived dishonor."

Kinokondena rin daw ng kampo ng Comedy Queen ang desisyon ng QC Council at sinabing hindi dapat seryosohin ang naturang video dahil ito'y satirical lang.