User talk:Pakitotoo
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December 2025
Hello, Pakitotoo, welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. Your editing pattern indicates that you may be using multiple accounts or coordinating editing with people outside Wikipedia, such as Magintapat (talk · contribs). Our policy on multiple accounts usually does not allow this, and users who misuse multiple accounts may be blocked from editing. If you operate multiple accounts directly or with the help of another person, please disclose these connections. Thank you. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 05:12, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
- I don't have the password for that account because I randomly generated it and didn't save it, making it impossible for me to continue editing with it. I also have no plans to keep editing after copyediting the article.The "Bakla" article is misleading and untrustworthy because it relies on a Western lens, which disrupts its accuracy. This approach ignores how locals actually use the language and understand kasarian in our culture. I'll leave a message on the article's talk page explaining these issues. Magintapat (talk) 05:28, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
- And also, please stop gatekeeping the "Bakla" article, especially through a Western-centric lens. You're not even Filipino. You don't speak our language. You understand nothing. If our definition is rooted in our culture, why impose a Western-centric lens on it? I recommend that experienced Filipino Wikipedians review my version. I would like to continue discussing it with people who understand the topic based on local knowledge.
(talk) 06:04, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
- I'm guessing that Michael Tan of UP Diliman would be surprised to hear that he has a Western-centric lens.
Gay language has promoted a sense of belongingness for the so-called third gender, said anthropologist and University of the Philippines-Diliman chancellor Michael Tan.
"Unlike before that being called 'bakla' (gay in Filipino) is an insult, today being called 'bakla' gives someone that sense of pride,” Tan said.
–Skywatcher68 (talk) 21:01, 28 December 2025 (UTC)- How about the late veteran journalist Al G. Pedroche? –Skywatcher68 (talk) 00:51, 29 December 2025 (UTC)