Allan Soriano, an online influencer, slammed Ricky Reyes over the latter’s conservative and frank statement about same-sex marriage.
Using the name of AC Mondragon on Twitter, he criticized Ricky for being an “ugly” person which he said made the latter not believe in same-sex marriage.
ilusyonada ka din sa ganda part ng “gandang ricky reyes” baklang to
hindi porket panget ka hindi ka na maniniwala sa same sex marriage okay! https://t.co/th1hR5PIRP
— AC Soriano (@ItsACsLife) December 7, 2019
AC admitted that he was also initially against same-sex marriage but later on realized the need for empathy towards the LGBTQ community. He even likened Ricky’s salon business to a funeral parlor.
alam nyo ba dati against din ako sa same sex marriage. sabi ko papel lang naman, anong papel non sa totoong nagmamahalan.
pero seeing how they need that mere paper for formalities sake, nagbago yung pananaw ko about it. empathy. ganun lang kadali.
PANGIT KA RICKY REYES!
— AC Soriano (@ItsACsLife) December 7, 2019
saka yung salon mo mukhang funeral parlor sa totoo lang! inamoccah!
— AC Soriano (@ItsACsLife) December 7, 2019
Other netizens also reacted to Ricky’s statements.
Cyst, kung walang gustong magpakasal sayo, wag kang mangdamay! And fyi, hindi lang sa catholic church merong kasal. Ever heard of civil marriages?
— BINI_Gesserit (@Mister_HRG) December 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/Felikesus/status/1203328037980274694
https://twitter.com/lamlexie1/status/1202949247282270212
grabe si mother! wag nyo na lang tangkilikin ang mga business nya. intindihin na lang natin at baka naguulyanin na ang lola nyo.
— caviteño (@sweet_chub) December 6, 2019
bilangin mo kaya yang hibla ng bang mo. kesa kumuda ka✌️😂 ano. na papansin na kc waley namamansin ganun? magbasa muna about sa ikukuda bago kumuda hihihi
— joy (@blazejoy1) December 6, 2019
It was in September when Ricky aired his opinion on the SOGIE (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression Equality) bill which anticipated would anger some people. This was the exact statement of Ricky Reyes:
“Diretso akong tao. Bakla ako, pero alam ko na bakla ako. It’s because totoo ang sinsabi ko. Sabi nila, magpakasa daw ang mga bakla, Sabi ko, teka muna, ang pagpapakasal para sa babae at sa lalaki ‘yan. Huwag nating bastusin ang Catholic Church. Sinabi ko naman yung totoo. Kasi ang mga bading, we live in the world of illusion. Paminsan-minsan, tigilan ang pag-iilusyon at maging totoong tao, di ba?”