Tag: Christine Dacera

Highlighting that Christine Dacera was in an all-male party is NOT “victim blaming”

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 benign0 4 Comments

In overthinking the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Philippine Airlines flight attendant Christine Dacera, Inquirer columnist Hyacinth Tagupa in her piece “It’s a tragedy, but…” inadvertently backward-reasons her “analysis” from prescribed woke dogma and, as a result, arrives at a flawed thesis on the matter. Tagupa’s brainwave is encapsulated in this single paragraph of…

Crime, Society

This is why woke “influencers” aren’t credible socio-political commentators

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 benign0 5 Comments

After that big shrill spate of ululations coming from a lynch mob of screeching “influencers” that catapulted the hashtag #JusticeForChristineDacera onto their hallowed Church of Trending Hashtags, it seems certain “thought leaders” are now in the midst of some painful personal reflection. One of the ringleaders, social media “icon” Frank Baraan was one among many…

Crime, Lifestyle

Death of PAL flight attendant Christine Dacera sparks torrent of spurious outrage on social media

January 5, 2021 benign0 2 Comments

As expected, the story of the alleged rape and death of Philippine Airlines flight attendant (FA) Christine Dacera (reportedly on New Year’s Eve) is making waves on social media. Fuelling the rage are the seeming circumstances surrounding Dacera’s death. According to news sources, she was the only female participant in a party held in a…

Crime