Song and music video(s) into mainstream circulation. Moreover, as the song is all in Tagalog (aįact that we love, by the way), you face an uphill battle in getting the We do understand that Filipino America faces a persistent problem of Motivations to a single-minded pursuit of sex. Little Manila Foundation it also reduces Pinoy men's hopes, dreams, and Yet such a portrayal not only obscures the "real" message about the Pinoy men are surrounded by "hot chicks" both then and now makes this link This straight, masculinist perspective is the link that weįind between the Generation 1 and Generation 2 videos. Help but conclude that the video was created strictly for a heterosexual Pride and the sexualized female body both lyrically and visually, we can't It does not bring down justģ) Given the unfortunate connection made in this video between Filipino
Turns women into mere symbols but it also excludes women from feeling the Identity is determined by one's ownership of women. It is actually very disturbing that one's ethnic/national
Immigrant experience yet the chorus says "ikaw ang aking bebot" (you are my What does Filipino pride have to do with bebots? The song seems to be about Word that suggests male ownership of the sexualized woman the "hot chick." To do with pride in his ethnic/national identity would be titled "Bebot," a With the use of the word "Bebot." We are of course not advocating that AplĬhange the title of his song, yet we are confused about why a song that has Not like a tough or strong mother, but almost like a coarse asexual mother,Īnd it is telling that she is the only female character in the video with aĢ) We feel that these problematic female representations might have to do Her embarrassingly indelicate treatment of her son and his friends. She seems to play a dehumanized figure, the perpetual foreigner with herĮxaggerated accent, but on top of that, she is robbed of her femininity in Is the little sister played by Jasmine Trias, from whom big brother Apl isĬonstantly fending off Pinoy "playas." The overprotectiveness is strangeĬonsidering his idealization of the bebot or "hot chick." The motherĬharacter was also particularly troublesome, but for very different reasons Peroxided Pinays some practically falling out of their halter tops there Amidst the crowd of midriff-baring, skinny, light-skinned, We find a double standard in theĭepiction of the virgin and whore figures, both of which are highly Virgin, the whore, and the shrill mother. However, the Generation 2 version truly misses the mark onĪccurate Filipina/o representation, for the following reasons:ġ) The video uses three very limited stereotypes of Filipina women: the "Bebot" attempts to provide a "history lesson" about some Filipino men in "The Apl Song," and we even like the fact that the Generation 1 version of Of visibility who do not do the same, and we appreciate the work that he hasĭone with the folks at Xylophone Films we like their previous video for In general, we value Apl.de.Ap's willingness to be so openly and richlyįilipino, especially when there are other Filipina/o Americans in positions In an unproblematized light, as these women seem to exist solely for the The depiction of the 1930s "dime dancers" was also cast Representation of women so unfortunately prevalent in today's hip-hop and Utterly dismayed by the portrayal of hypersexualized Filipina "hoochie-mama"ĭancers, specifically in the Generation 2 version, the type of However, as Filipina/o andįilipina/o American artists, academics, and community activists, we are Support of the Little Manila of Stockton. Portrayal of Filipinas and other women in the new music videos for the BlackĮyed Peas' song, "Bebot." We want to make it clear that we appreciate yourĮfforts to bring Filipina/o Americans into the mainstream and applaud your We, the undersigned, would like to register our deep disappointment at the
To Apl.de.Ap, Patricio Ginelsa/KidHeroes, and Xylophone Films: Note: Regarding the new "Bebot" videos by the Black Eyed Peas, especially concerning the generation two video and the representation of Filipinas. Any comments about the letter or the videos themselves? i really want to hear from yall.
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