“Boyet Challenge” Urged by Autism Society to Stop
The Autism Society of the Philippines (ASP) called out the netizens to stop the “Boyet Challenge” for making fun of people with disabilities.
“Boyet Challenge” is one of the most popular and trending gimmicks in the social media over the past few weeks.
Boyet is the main character of the Kapuso show “My Special Tatay” played by the Filipino actor Ken Chan.
The main character of the show has “a mild intellectual disability” that captured the heart of viewers.
Recently, the ASP called out the netizens performing the “Boyet Challenge”, which is now making rounds on the social media.
The non-profit organization said that the online videos spreading on the social media are wrong for making fun of people with disabilities.
ASP cited the Republic Act 9442 protecting the persons with disabilities from vilification and ridicule.
Here is the full post:
“The Autism Society Philippines condemns the latest social media experiment called “The Boyet Challenge” (where participants mimic the title character from the soap opera #myspecialtatay) as a thinly-veiled instrument of ridicule of those who live with #autism and intellectual disabilities. All this as we commemorate the National Autism Consciousness Week!
Republic Act 9442 protects PWDs from ridicule and vilification; and imposes fines and imprisonment as penalties to violators.
Pero kahit walang batas, makatao ba na pagtawanan ang mga kapatid nating may kapansanan? Huwag gawing kutya o katatawan ang pagkakaroon ng autismo.”
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