It was a simple reaction.
This is how Sen. Tito Sotto reacted to those criticizing him over his “victim-shaming” comment on Eat Bulaga last week.
Sotto drew flak for a rape-related joke he made on live television in the show’s “Juan for All, All for Juan” segment on Sat, Jul 9.
READ: Oops he did it again: Tito Sotto trending due to sexist comment to rape victim
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But in a text message to Rappler, Sotto said the comment was merely to say a married woman should not be out drinking late at night.
“It was a simple reaction saying that a married lady should not be out at night having shots [or drinking] with men other than her husband,” he said.
Sotto added, “That’s [the] context. What’s wrong with that?”
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) summoned Eat Bulaga executives to an inquiry on Thu, Jul 21 over Sotto’s comment.
In a tweet on Wed, Jul 13, the MTRCB clarified that “its jurisdiction is over programs, and not over hosts and personalities.”
