Real talk: Would you drop an author because of their political stance?
In relation to another post about Filipino authors’ political stance, I’m curious kung gaano siya ka-importante for folks here when it comes to supporting them?
Gets naman na for a lot of us, dealbreakers talaga kapag dds. But what about the gray areas? For example, authors who are quiet on social media about which side they are on but their stories clearly reflect certain values (Kakampink leaning), or those who are very vocal online (kunwari kakampink) pero parang performative lang and in reality, their actions don’t align, especially when money or opportunities are involved.
Personally, mas okay sa akin yung hindi maingay online but you can see what they stand for through their work. Mas authentic for me. Kesa naman sa sobrang vocal sa socmed, sumasama sa rallies, ginagawang “kakampink-coded” yung characters—but it feels forced or ginagamit lang for clout or sales.
At the end of the day, I don’t think dapat inaasa sa authors (or any public figure) kung sino ang iboboto natin. Influence? Sure, meron. But responsibility pa rin ng bawat voter to do their own research and form their own opinions. If we rely solely on personalities to decide for us, that’s honestly a bigger problem.