Bianca Gonzalez (Image: Instagram/@iamsuperbianca)
While the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect the livelihoods of many people, TV host Bianca Gonzalez expressed how tough it is for her to fulfill some of her responsibilities as a showbiz personality without appearing “out of touch” from others.
Gonzalez talked about the “existential struggle” that she and some of her fellow “non-essential” workers in the entertainment industry might have, especially when posting about branded contents on their social media accounts.
At the beginning of the quarantine, the “Pinoy Big Brother” host “politely begged off” and postponed any branded posts on social media, as per her Instagram post yesterday, May 1.
Gonzalez said that initially, “it felt morally unsettling” to earn by posting things online while plenty of people are starving and getting sick due to the health crisis.
The TV host also acknowledged during Labor Day that the enhanced community quarantine has been “mentally, spiritually and financially tough” for everyone. She expressed how fortunate she is to have a home and have access to her basic needs, a “luxury” that Gonzalez noted not everyone has.
“I have been coping by being hyper-productive with my days (we all cope in different ways),” she said. “[Parang] recollection ang nangyari sa akin in terms of thinking ano ba talaga ang values ko, ano ang purpose ko sa mundo, at ano ang mga mensahe na gusto kong iparating sa mga taong nagbabasa ng sinusulat ko o nanonood ng mga videos ko.”
(I have been coping by being hyper-productive with my days (we all cope in different ways). What happened to me was like a recollection especially in terms of thinking about what my values truly are, what my purpose in life is, and what message I want to impart to people reading my works and watching my videos.)
The TV host also talked about how everyone has been adjusting to “the new normal” and how she has been managing her fears about the future, especially with regards to the work that she does.
“Businesses have been adjusting and finding ways of how they can still operate and earn, and I realized na ako din, kailangan ko na ding mag-adjust at gawin ang trabaho ko sa paraan na alam ko (I, too, have to adjust and do my work in the only way I know how),” she said.
“Sabi nga nila, hindi pwedeng puro out ang pera, kailangan may in din (As they say, you cannot just keep on spending money, you have to earn some too),” she added.
After considering how she could adjust her work-life during this “new normal” period, Gonzalez told her fans that in the coming days she will be fulfilling her work and posting branded content.
“I guess this is also an accountability post for me to never post something out of touch and to adjust to the new normal along with everyone else,” she added.
Similarly, actress Neri Naig pondered over the significance of being a social media “influencer” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoping to inspire her fellow “influencers,” Naig used her talent fees from endorsements to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontliners and other essential workers. /ra
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