Author of Bamboo Girls, Don't Tell Anyone: Literary Smut, Beautiful Accidents, and Heartbreak & Magic. Contributor to Rappler, CNN Philippines, Smile Magazine.
Aug 5 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
I think there's an unspoken reason why so many people are side-eyeing basketball these days in the light of Caloy's Olympic wins in gymnastics. For the longest time, basketball has really been symbolic of the Filipino macho, celebrated not just for the sports that it is... 1/9
... but also for showcasing a performative masculinity that many Filipino men ascribe to. As a child, I remember the grownup men around me drinking beer, and thumping their chests as they cheered for their favorite basketball teams on TV. 2/9
