Pia Wurtzbach apologizes to LGBT community

Joan Leary

<p> </p><p>Pia Wurtzbach mentioned in her interview on <em>Tonight with Boy Abunda</em> that she wanted to have a gay child so he can take care of her and be her best friend.</p><p>"Not to say na hindi ka aalagaan kung straight iyong anak mo, pero based on my experience, iba mag-alaga iyong beki and gusto kong ma-experience iyong mayroon [anak akong] excited na bihisan ako, ayusan ako, alagaan ako — parang magiging best friend ko... Nai-imagine ko na iyong anak ko magiging best friend ko beki siya."</p><p>This immediately drew flak online and the beauty queen-turned-actress immediately apologized.</p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Shocked to see some comments online about what I said at TWBA. 😞😮Please don’t misinterpret what I said. I have high regards for the LGBT. It was just a fun interview, guys! Meant no disrespect at all. Mahal ko kayo! Happy holidays everyone! <a href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoodVibesLang?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>#GoodVibesLang</a> 😌🙏💕🏳️‍🌈</p>— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@PiaWurtzbach) <a href='https://twitter.com/PiaWurtzbach/status/945880817972084736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>December 27, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script><p> </p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Namiss interpret lang po. Meant no malice at all. I didnt mean to offend anyone. I’m sorry for the misunderstanding. ❤️</p>— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@PiaWurtzbach) <a href='https://twitter.com/PiaWurtzbach/status/945884144608755712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>December 27, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script><p> </p><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Lesson learned: always always be cautious with what you say! ❤️❤️❤️</p>— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@PiaWurtzbach) <a href='https://twitter.com/PiaWurtzbach/status/945884493851664384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>December 27, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script><p>Some accepted her apology while some were less forgiving and said she should be more sensitive with her statements next time.</p>

<p>This immediately drew flak online and the beauty queen-turned-actress immediately apologized.<blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Shocked to see some comments online about what I said at TWBA. 😞😮Please don’t misinterpret what I said. I have high regards for the LGBT. It was just a fun interview, guys! Meant no disrespect at all. Mahal ko kayo! Happy holidays everyone! <a href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoodVibesLang?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>#GoodVibesLang</a> 😌🙏💕🏳️‍🌈— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@PiaWurtzbach) <a href='https://twitter.com/PiaWurtzbach/status/945880817972084736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>December 27, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script><p> <blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Namiss interpret lang po. Meant no malice at all. I didnt mean to offend anyone. I’m sorry for the misunderstanding. ❤️— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@PiaWurtzbach) <a href='https://twitter.com/PiaWurtzbach/status/945884144608755712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>December 27, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script><p> <blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><p dir='ltr' lang='en'>Lesson learned: always always be cautious with what you say! ❤️❤️❤️— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@PiaWurtzbach) <a href='https://twitter.com/PiaWurtzbach/status/945884493851664384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw'>December 27, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src='https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' type='text/javascript'></script><p>Some accepted her apology while some were less forgiving and said she should be more sensitive with her statements next time.

<p> <p>Pia Wurtzbach mentioned in her interview on <em>Tonight with Boy Abunda</em> that she wanted to have a gay child so he can take care of her and be her best friend.<p>"Not to say na hindi ka aalagaan kung straight iyong anak mo, pero based on my experience, iba mag-alaga iyong beki and gusto kong ma-experience iyong mayroon [anak akong] excited na bihisan ako, ayusan ako, alagaan ako — parang magiging best friend ko... Nai-imagine ko na iyong anak ko magiging best friend ko beki siya."

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