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- Netizen posted a photograph of a family eating with their helper sitting and watching them enjoying the food.
- The tweet went viral and the family immediately clarified the situation, saying that it was the maid’s choice not to eat.
A family in Malaysia has earned flak from Netizens after a Twitter user photographed them eating. People noticed that there’s a person with them in that table; who seemed to have not partook the meal time.
A nearby diner has taken a snapshot of the family munching while their made was just watching them.
Feeling like there’s social injustice, Twitter user @v_vivekkk shared the photo and slammed the family for their inconsiderate action.
“I absolutely HATE people who do this. You bring your helper out to a restaurant and you don’t give her food. She sits there watching you eat. Where is your heart? Just because she’s a maid, she can’t eat at the same table,” he tweeted.
It went viral and reached more than 12,000 retweets. Soon enough, the family involved learned that their photograph got taken and they were being slammed all over Twitter.
In a statement, they clarified that the helper has already eaten in another restaurant they went to before that.
The truth behind the photo of my friend.
For the attention of: @v_vivekkk pic.twitter.com/V0YVY3KpH4
— Meera Samanther (@ponnumbalam) January 17, 2019
Lin, who was Melissa‘s employer, explained that the latter has been with her all day and they both had a meal before receiving a message from her parents, inviting them to another restaurant.
Since Melissa was already stuffed, she declined to try any of the ordered food.
https://twitter.com/v_vivekkk/status/1085853880473157632
The Netizen has also made a statement, saying that he had no ulterior motive, personal agenda, or benefit gain from uploading the photograph. He just wanted to raise awareness that there are domestic helpers that are continuously getting ill treatment.
He also said that the family has contacted him and he immediately took down the post and apologized.
