How to be famous fast? The
Internet is your answer! But how exactly can you do so? Read on to know.
Do the names Robert Blair Carabuena, Ahcee Flores, Angie Ligot, Jasmin Joy Santiaguel, Louie Garcia, and
Christopher Lao look familiar? They became popular through the web. Most of them were victims
of cyber bullying due to an act the general online and offline population
despised. But to be bullies and then becoming bullied for it after made them
household names in a matter of minutes.
So
how did they become famous?
Carabuena mauled an MMDA
constable over a traffic violation; Flores posted a Facebook message against a
regional group of people, saying the Bisaya folks should die because they’re baduy; Garcia made a similar statement
but this time against Igorots hoping
SM Baguio cuts down all trees and kill these locals through landslides; Ligot
wrote an anti-Filipino post; Santiaguel agreed on her; and Lao drove his car
over a flood.
Unfortunately, Ligot and Santiaguel
were supposedly victims of posers who used their pictures and names to
discredit them. The girl under Angie’s photo is not even her. Her real name is also
different. Santiaguel’s name on the other hand was merely copied. Notice the II
after her name in the photo below.
Steps
on how to become famous fast
The power of the web world
is unbelievable. It can make or break people’s reputation. So it’s best to be
careful with whom you are sharing personal information with including photos.
It’s best to keep your privacy settings limited to your circle of friends and
family.
But going back to the steps
on how to become famous fast, these
pointers may be utilized based on how the aforementioned names gained
popularity online:
1. Rant about the Philippines
and/or the Filipino culture
Remember Jimmy Siezcka and
his “20 Reasons Why I Dislike the Philippines video?” His not Filipino yet he
become an overnight sensation by ranting about everything he hates in the
Philippines. The American who had been based in Cebu for more than 2 years made
a public apology after becoming the target of Filipino hate. The video has been removed from the original ChannelFix page.
Supposedly, that’s the
same formula which created famous people out of Ligot and Santiaguel even if it
was apparently fabricated.
2. Attack a specific group of
people
See Garcia and Flores above and the screenshots too.
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3. Say something that will
really piss off people
Talks about the
reproductive health bill are hot in the Philippines these days and it’s
unbelievably making people tactless and illogical just to prove their point.
Ali Atienza (from a political clan in Manila) was in hot water when he
associated the flooding with the RH bill in a sense saying that we are being
punished with the flood due to this bill. An anonymous poster even connected
Sec. Robredo’s death to his pro-RH bill advocacies as if claiming that he is
not favored by God because he advocated the RH bill. Luckily, the user is not
known and only used the nickname Trish.
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Read the rest of the comments in this Inquirer News article.
Let’s also include Julio
Villafuerte, Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte’s son and Rep. Luis R.
Villafuerte, Sr.’s grandson. He tweeted a question asking what the
deceased Sec. Robredo had actually done. He was bombarded with angry Twitter
users soon after. He had apologized for his statements and
said that he intended no malice. People are unlikely to believe though and
resorted to asking if his family had done anything as well.
Based on what I’ve read in
this news report’s comments – Netizens Express Outrage over Villafuerte Tweet,
the political family supposedly favored jueteng
which Sec. Robredo attempted to completely cripple in Naga. This made them
rivals in politics. Julio was then accused of spending jueteng payola for his trips abroad, which explained why he did not
know what was going on here. However, readers did not buy the supposed excuse
and went on bashing him.
4. Do something really outrageous
Aside from words, you can
also do something outrageous. Although I’m sure that Lao had no intentions of
becoming renowned when he drove his car over deep road floods, that’s what
happened. He was celebrated for being the intelligent U.P. College of Law
student who temporarily lost his wits driving through floodwaters higher than
his car’s height. According to his camp though, he was already midway through and
has no chances of turning back so he simply forced his vehicle to battle the
high flood waters.
5. Physically abuse a public
official on duty
Carabuena should be the
perfect example. At least he already stated a public apology. However, the case
against him for assaulting an officer on duty will push through.
6. Make sure to involve
videos and social media
Most of us are guilty of one
or more of the pointers above at one point or another. We may have joked about something
serious and have said or done stupid things too. But the only difference for
these people is the presence of videos and social media. So make sure to capture
what you say or do in video or through social media to make it viral.
Conclusion
I’m sure no one wants to
become popular through any of the steps mentioned above. But there are
underlying lessons behind each point. We are no different from those who made
mistakes by saying or doing something stupid if we succumb to cyber bullying to
express our disagreement or dismay for what they did or say.
But in case you’re
interested, read the pointers above again and you
might just be the next online sensation in a negative light.
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