Reddit Users Share Incredibly Illegal Things That Filipinos Have Normalized

"What are some illegal things that Filipinos have normalized?" That's the big question on Reddit these days, as asked by user Key_Hippo_9050. The answer? A lot, it seems, as there are about 1,100 comments on the post last we checked.

Well, 15 caught our eye from the thread. Here are some of the incredibly illegal things that we as a nation have normalized. Are you guilty of doing some of these things?

1. "It boggles my mind how openly people reference [a then-child actress'] sex scandal on Facebook every time she's trending. That's like openly admitting you consumed child porn.

Also, cyberbullying Kris Aquino's sons. Why is no one defending them?"

2. "Sexualizing 14-16 [year olds] on media"

3. "Corruption (kick back sa mga government projects) [and] vote buying"

4. "Older male relatives touching a boy's penis to... check (?)

This was more prevalent among the boomer generation, but I still occasionally hear about it being done now."

5. "Anything sex related to a minor, the amount of fucking men that will gladly sexualize a high school girl is beyond disgusting.

Abuse is tolerated and even normalized, normal mga physical punishments tsaka emotional abuse lalo na sa mga magulang.

Family members just randomly grabbing hold of your crotch (if you're a boy) and make jokes about it being big or not. The [number] of times my mom and aunt [have] tried to do this to me is just disgusting."

6. "Mga government officials na may kaso na nakakatakbo at nanalo pa rin sa election ehem 🫥"

7. "Wage theft."

8. "'Pm is the key' is literally illegal. You're supposed to show the price on things you sell online for [the] public to see along with the product."

9. "Drunk driving."

10. "Bribing traffic enforcers. And asking for bribes."

11. "The amount of Filipinos using the N-word just to sound cool or funny."

12. "Making libelous statements in social media. Also, illegal immigration."

13. "Piracy. Though hindi lang dito sa Philippines since it's normalized in other third world countries as well."

14. "So many things on the road. People practically don't follow road signs and risk their lives just to cut a few seconds."

15. "Vape anywhere. Kahit sa mall may bumubuga. Naging fashion item pa na nakasabit sa leeg."