NAG-VIRAL at naging trending topic pa sa social media ang tanong ni Boy Abunda sa naganap na Binibining Pilipinas 2021 coronation night last Sunday.
Maraming na-challenge na sagutin ang tricky question ng award-winning TV host kaya kanya-kanyang post sa kanilang social media accounts ang netizens ng kanilang mga nakakaloka at paandar na sagot.
Sa Q&A portion ng pageant, si Miss Iloilo Karen Mendoza ang nakabunot sa pangalan ni Boy bilang isa sa mga judge. Ang tanong, “Ngayon madalas nating naririnig, it’s okay to not be okay. My question is, when is it okay not to be okay? And when is it not okay to be not okay?”
Sagot ni Karen, “You know, sometimes it’s hard to move on especially if we lost our loved ones, when we’re depressed, when we have anxiety, but most of all, when we want to move forward in life.
“You know my favorite saying in a movie, ‘Inside Out,’ is embrace your sadness, because in embracing your sadness, you will feel happiness afterwards,” aniya pa.
Sa first live interview naman ng mga Binibining Pilipinas 2021 winners with Boy Abunda, hinamon din ang mga beauty queen na sagutin ang nasabing question.
Sabi ni Tito Boy, “It was my favorite question, because I felt, we have to step up. I know it was not easy. Remember the question of Gloria Diaz — ‘smart but not so beautiful, or beautiful but not so smart?’ — simple, but can be very confusing.”
Ang tinutukoy ng Kapamilya TV host ay ang naging tanong ng Miss Universe 1969 sa Binibining Pilipinas 2001 coronation night.
“I’m not defending, I’m not apologizing for the question. It was relevant, it became a phrase. It’s okay not be okay.
“Obviously, I played with the words for it to be more interesting. And also, sobra ang tiwala ko sa inyo, girls, that you can handle a question like that. It could have gone to anybody,” paliwanag ng TV host.
Narito ang naging sagot ng mga nagwagi sa nasabing pageant.
Ayon kay Samantha Panlilio, Binibining Pilipinas Grand International, “I think that it’s okay to be not okay especially during this time, living in the pandemic. Depression rates are high, suicidal rates are high. However, I also know that it’s not okay to be not okay, when you know that you need help, and when you know when you should reach out.
“Because with social media nowadays, there are so many ways to communicate and reach out to friends and family. I think because you know yourself the most, you’ll be able to know for yourself when you need help, and when you need to reach out,” sabi pa ni Samantha.
Sabi naman ni Maureen Montagne, Binibining Pilipinas Globe, “It’s very important to process our feelings, whether it’s a loss of a job, of a loved one. We need to mourn in order to release the negativity. And we need to take that pain and turn it into purpose and passion.”
Tugon naman ni Cinderella Obenita, Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental, “I think it all boils down to your feelings. It all boils down to your character. We have our personal timelines. We need to respect that. We need to appreciate each other’s coping mechanisms. We are not here to demand how that someone would feel. We just have to respect the feelings.”
At ito naman ang naging sagot ni Hannah Arnold, ang nagwaging Binibining Pilipinas International, “There’s a quote that I say: ‘To be a star, you must shine your own light and follow your own path, because in the darkness, that is when stars shine the brightest.’
“Even in the uncertain times of this pandemic, it’s okay to not be okay, because you will come out okay in the end,” dagdag pa ng beauty queen.