SB19 member Josh Cullen Santos finally addressed comments from netizens who are making fun of his height and comparing him to other members of the P-pop group.
Santos expressed his sentiments via a series of posts on his Twitter account.
He decided to finally speak up about the issue because he wants to educate share the side of victims like him. Santos reminded the netizens that making fun of people because of their physical attributes is not cool at all.
https://twitter.com/JoshCullen_s/status/1407713660957462529?s=20
The SB19 member got fed up because of the below-the-belt jokes poked against him because of his height.
https://twitter.com/JoshCullen_s/status/1407713690397204486?s=20
Santos then admitted that he is not that tall, but he is working hard to build his body to achieve ideal features. He reiterated that he is not that sensitive, but these height-shaming jokes are just too much.
https://twitter.com/JoshCullen_s/status/1407714558131593220?s=20
He also admitted that he even approached his fellow members to discuss the issue. Santos added that he also makes jokes but assures that these have limitations. He also said that his height does not reflect his talent and contribution.
“Hindi man ako ang pinaka matangkad, nakakapag produce naman ako ng malalaking bagay.”
https://twitter.com/JoshCullen_s/status/1407716526275260423?s=20
He then again appealed to people to stop height-shaming.
https://twitter.com/JoshCullen_s/status/1407717071383719936?s=20
Netizens assert that Santos got fed up because of the comments on the TikTok account of SB19.
As Santos expressed his disappointment with these height-shamers, fans and netizens agreed that height-shaming and any form of superficial judgments should be stopped.
LOOOOUDERR!!! https://t.co/RfzkGGWp1y
— ZENDEE (@Zendeeofficial) June 24, 2021
Josh :(( I'll try my best to educate and stop some fans from throwing such hurtful so-called jokes on you. Yakap.
— َ (@intoszmc) June 23, 2021
https://twitter.com/keunuh_/status/1407729181312438280?s=20
Seriously, people should stop this kind of mindset. Ibukas sana natin yung utak natin at maging sensitive sa lahat ng words na gagamitin natin. It is never cool to shame someone just because of something that was not his fault in the first place. At isa pa normal naman 'to.
— chanz (@itadakenmouse) June 23, 2021
Again, we're very sorry and please don't do exercise just for your ideal features, do exercise to keep yourself healthy and to avoid i'llness(?) And to all A'tin out there who does height shaming sa Josh natin, please change this kind of behavior +
— kat (@loveufelip) June 23, 2021
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https://twitter.com/KenMeluv/status/1407715526512574464?s=20
https://twitter.com/ATinsArts/status/1407791818385727489?s=20
Josh is a member of the rising P-Pop group SB19 with Justin de Dios, Felip Jhon “Ken” Suson, Stellvester “Stell” Ajero, and John Pablo Nase.
SB19 recently collaborated with Ben&Ben and they are about to make history again as they will re-record the former’s breakthrough single ‘MAPA’.