Charles Teves
- Monica Labbao is one of the developers of the riding app OWTO
- In a rant on twitter, she used the N-word
- She immediately got fired by the company
The N-word (nigger) is arguably one of the most sensitive words out there. It originated from slavery in the 18th century and transitioned into a derogatory term aimed at black people.
Today, it is apparent that only people with African descent are able to spew out this term without getting heat.
Surely anyone who is seen or heard saying this word will bring a lot of negativity. The best example of this would be former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling who was caught telling his girlfriend to get rid of a black person.
Now the N-word has gotten another person in trouble. OWTO recently fired one of their senior developers, Monica Labbao, for using the word during a rant on Twitter.
Labbao said that OWTO is cheaper than Grab because it has been compared to cheaper taxis, but she used the N-word out of anger.
Yikes my dudes pic.twitter.com/TgB0c0WLQk
— sometimes huhsmile (@huhsmile) July 7, 2019
She then had people interacting with her at Curious Cat me to which she responded by saying that she won’t stop using the N-word.
Shes so unapologetic about it too? Parang kinaganda niya yung N word niya? pic.twitter.com/Or6X8wX9CQ
— sometimes huhsmile (@huhsmile) July 7, 2019
OWTO went on Twitter and made it clear that they fired Labbao because of her behavior.
Yes we post non-racist memes. The dev in question is no longer part of the company.
— Owto Jam (@OwtoJam) July 7, 2019
Netizens then started attacking OWTO on social media, criticizing it of being incapable of handling their social media output.
OWTO then blocked all accounts that criticized them retweeted those that defended the company.
So I guess your new OWTO app doesnt want to take criticism from people who are questioning their social media handling? Did you guys hire 12-year olds or something? pic.twitter.com/RWr37aZNrq
— sometimes huhsmile (@huhsmile) July 8, 2019
Lmao apparently they're retweeting people who agree with them lang. People who still use "Le" in meme speak, which is fitting kasi umaastang pang 9-years old naman yung account nila sa maturity level also pic.twitter.com/nTA6gzUMBt
— sometimes huhsmile (@huhsmile) July 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/huhsmile/status/1148393082703843329
Labbao is from Quezon City and is all about android, UWP, iOs, and Unity development. She also teaches android development on the side.
