Quote Originally Posted by jut703 View Post
I understand why you have that opinion. If I were coming from your vantage point and had safety nets as large as yours, I'd quickly think that's cheap too. But again, cheap is not equal to lack of dignity.

Yung nanay ko nagbebenta dati ng mangga sa simbahan every Sunday para mapagaral lang ako sa private school nung elementary. Cheap? Hell yeah. Pero marangal yun.

Hindi ako Deakin fan. Never was, most especially not now after the BBM association. But I would gladly endorse urine bags or whatever masa product there is if it would mean that I'll have enough to provide a safety net for my children in the future. Hindi naman importante sakin opinyon ng ibang tao, importante sakin makapagprovide ako sa pamilya ko.

I would expect that you would think Deakin is a sellout because he's no longer the conyo, malinis, stereotype that you probably liked about him before. Again, that's your opinion and I'm not at all surprised that you have that opinion.

But to call endorsing cheap products as not dignified, i.e. not worthy of honor or respect, that I will strongly disagree with you.

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I don't have a large safety net. I am as middle class as one can get. A person's opinion is not dependent naman on his or her financial capability.

There is nothing cheap about selling mangoes. My favorite Uncle who recently passed away sold fresh produce (fruits and veggies) and juice drinks at the weekend market. He can sell tinapa or tuyo and I would still think he is cool.

Also, I don't think endorsing products popular with the masses is not cheap. What I find cheap about James Deakin - lahat pinapatulan. Does he even decline endorsements? Does he even patronize these products? He lives a comfortable life and he won't go hungry if he chooses his endorsements. I think a person with integrity will only promote or sells products that he or she believes in.