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Monday, July 23, 2012

UAAP account under fire for 'overrated' tweet

MANILA, Philippines -- The official Twitter account of the UAAP Season 75 came under fire Sunday when they tweeted the result of the game between the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the National University Bulldogs.
The account, which is handled by the UAAP Online Media Bureau, tweeted: "ADMU dominates overrated NU, 89-65."
They added the hashtag #collegehoops.
UAAP fans criticized the said post, questioning why the official account used the word "overrated."

The official Twitter account of the UAAP Season 75 came under fire Sunday.

The official UAAP Season 75 Twitter account (@UAAPSeason75) came under fire Sunday when they tweeted the result of the game between the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles and the National University Bulldogs, wherein they called the Bulldogs 'overrated.'
  1. HecklerForever
    Coming from the official Twitter account, this is harsh. // “@UAAPSeason75: ADMU dominates overrated NU, 89-65 #collegehoops
  2. HecklerForever
    Dear @UAAPSeason75: Deleting those uncalled for tweets won't make it right. I believe you owe NU and UAAP fans an apology. Thanks.
  3. AdrianRaposas
    WUW overrated? May ganun? :)) “@UAAPSeason75: ADMU dominates overrated NU, 89-65#collegehoops
  4. mrx78
    @HecklerForever @uaapseason75 whether it's true or not, this is not something an official twitter account of a league should say in public.
  5. rovitussin
    @UAAPSeason75 Lots of issues tonight. Hope it gets cleared ASAP :) #UAAP75
  6. jengers
    @UAAPSeason75 wow! You're supposed to represent all schools. Overrated pala ha! #bias
  7. mhyk12
    Bakit kailangan may "overrated"? “@UAAPSeason75: ADMU dominates overrated NU,89-65#collegehoops"
  8. funkyisha
    Hindi ko kinaya si @uaapseason75. Gumawa ng bagong definition ng 'overrated', dinelete ang tweets at sinisi pa ang iba. Rurok.
  9. enzosedigo
    THIS IS NOT HOW YOU DEFINE OVERRATED. “@UAAPSeason75: NU played a tough fight today.... Just to explain the 'overrated' adjective. #UAAP75
  10. TheNurikane
    Hi @UAAPSeason75! Hope that you'll hire responsible interns. Every tweet from you, whether positive or negative represents the league.
  11. reytrillana
    Either it was a deliberate show of bias or intern doesn't really know what the word means. Sad in both counts @UAAPSeason75 @HecklerForever
  12. YourEvilMind
    Oooh. @UAAPSeason75 deleted the tweets. Still, an apology to NU and its fans would be good.
  13. muymuy10
    @UAAPSeason75 oh boy you guys are in big trouble, mistake after mistake. A lot of explaining to do with all the offensive remarks.
  14. The UAAP Season 75 account deleted the offending tweet and apologized, explaining that it was an intern from the University of the East who posted the message.
  15. UAAPSeason75
    Apologies for the 'overrated' comment. An intern from UE was operating the account during the Ateneo-NU game. The comment is uncalled for..
  16. UAAPSeason75
    ...and does not reflect the UAAP's stand on the game. We will enforce guidelines tighter next time and ensure that no such comment be made..
  17. UAAPSeason75
    ...again. To all UAAP fans, we apologize for the mistake. - UAAP Online Media Bureau
  18. But the account drew flak again for not taking full responsibility and for naming the school where the intern came from. 
  19. DeKampanilya
    @UAAPSeason75 Your next apology should be to that UE intern you impliedly called careless and/or stupid.
  20. badassprof
    Nakailang "fouls" na ang @UAAPSeason75 today? OK lang mag-sorry at walang sinisisi #UAAP75
  21. ecruiz_cpa
    @uaapseason75 calls NU bulldogs overrated, then apologize..not after pointing its finger at a UE intern.
  22. PaulSantiago1
    @HecklerForever Hell yeah! I'm an ADMU fan what was done to NU & the UE intern was a foul. A user acct like @UAAPSeason75 better be smarter.
  23. ImRyeMacalatan
    Nanira na nga sa naunang tweet, nanira pa din sa apology? Adik lang @uaapseason75 !? Ok lang sana kung di na sinabi na "intern from UE yun"
  24. SuperSarit
    @UAAPSeason75 uhhh...people who operate the uaap twitter acct need editing skills. I-reveal talaga na taga-UE? Pwede nman n intern lng.
  25. gemini_kid14
    @UAAPSeason75 pero mas okay sana kung sinabi niyo na lang ang may gawa noon ay ang intern niyo at hindi pati school kung saan nag-aaral
  26. The UAAP Season 75 account said they did not mean to offend anyone by identifying the intern's school.
  27. UAAPSeason75
    Again, no intention to offend anyone by naming where the intern came from. Just clearing that the one who posted the tweet is not from ADMU.
  28. kajose2jay
    @uaapseason75 kids, you're making it worse. Whether the intern came from UE or AdMU, he is PART of your media bureau. His mistake is yours.
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  29. iamjelson
    Dear @UAAPSeason75 if u have no intention to offend anyone by naming where the intern came from, why not say "isn't from ADMU" #sus
  30. DisneyCar2
    @UAAPSeason75 Whoa! Do u really have to say it came from an intern of the Univ of the East?#disappointing apology #strike2
  31. The UAAP Season 75 account is handled by the UAAP Online Media Bureau, not by ABS-CBN Sports.
  32. UAAPSportsTV
    @UAAPSportsTV is ABS-CBN's UAAP account. The account that tweeted "overrated" is@UAAPSeason75, wc is the account handled by media bureau.


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