a dependent culture, my two cents on the Willie Revillame issue

A lot of intellectuals and elite and movers said their piece of mind already about the Jan-Jan episode on Willing-Willie. Ads were being pulled off the show until finally, Willie announced that the show will be off air in the next couple of weeks. Just before going off live air, Willie Revillame lambasted as well the celebrities who have strongly voiced their opinions on Twitter. The celebrities, I believe, were moved to voice out against Willie in defense of the marginalized, in defense of the poor who for the sake of being given some money, are willing to sacrifice even their well-being, and allow Willie to even humiliate them. Willie's words about the celebrities mirrored how he is as a person. The celebs were defending the poor, while Willie attacked the personhood and individuality of the celebraties; calling out to Aiza to be a man (why should he attack Aiza's lesbianhood?), calling out to Agot that she doesn't even have a child (for a married woman who wants to have a child and then be hurled with this insult must be very hurting), calling out to Bianca "who does she think she is" (okay, Willie probably has much higher salary than Bianca since he is more popular but Willie's statement clearly reflects how HIGH he thinks of himself). Personally, I abhor the guy. But the Philippine masses loved him. Purely because he doles out a lot of money in his TV shows. Easy money. I do believe TV show organizers are intellectuals as well. And I do believe they do realize that their TV shows do breed/propagate a culture of dependence, where the poor wait that fate make them lucky enough to be chanced upon by the host and hence be doled out money or be lucky enough to be a contestant and hence have a chance for bigger bucks. Oh mind you, for one to be able to be a contestant, it entails days of queuing and applications. And one would think, instead of queuing, why not look for a decent job instead, one that would give them a stable salary. But then again, if truth be told, there really is a lack for job openings especially in Greater Manila for the masses. And probably, even if they do land a job, some would think that the money they would earn is very meager as compared to what they would earn in the TV shows if they're lucky enough. Willie Revillame lashed out in his show on April 8 that those celebrities who complained against him are not helping the poor, questioning them if they themselves gave Bantay Bata 1 Million pesos (making you surmise that he gave the charity the very amount). But I don't think he really is helping the poor. He is giving away easy money, making them even more dependent on other people for their survival. He is barely scratching the surface of what really needs to be addressed here. To change the mindset of the poor. To change them from within. To make them their own masters of their own future and not wait on lady luck to bring them good fortune. But then again, it would be good, if we can offer more jobs as well.