A few days ago, a video of a girl in a school uniform went viral. She was selling sampaguita and/or begging in front of SM Megamall. In the video, the mall guard can be seen trying to make her leave. To do so, he kicked her and destroyed her sampaguita. ++
Those who are criticizing her seem to come from a place of privilege — the privilege of not having to sell sampaguita or beg just to survive. Whether she was pretending or not, isn’t poverty the real issue here? ++