The Jester-in-Exile lead me to this post, which lead to this source. Malu Fernandez will continue writing for The Manila Standard.

A company once sold their second-hand and old-model products at low prices. Unfortunately, their price list was inaccurate. Hundreds of customers lined up under the hot sun, and were disappointed when told that many of the eagerly expected products were no longer available. And of course, some of them voiced their displeasure online. Some were calling for boycotts, unaware that it’s basically impossible to boycott a major distributor. The management chose to keep quiet, correctly thinking that the issue would be largely forgotten after a few days. Has the same thing happened with Malu Fernandez?

Did Malu and company just decide to lay low until the name-calling, boycott proclamations and viral disdain disappeared? If so, I don’t blame them one bit. After all, would you take comments like “Malu Fernandez = Life in its lowest form!!!” seriously? The fact is that the sheer number of shallow and from-the-hip opinions of this issue have simply overwhelmed any thoughtful arguments. Why would anyone let this kind of discussion dictate what they do?

To be fair, I’ve done nothing to elevate the discussion or approach the issue constructively, unlike Nick and Tess. This will be the last time I’ll ever write about the Malu Fernandez controversy on this blog, because sometimes it’s just best to move on. Especially when there really is no point in continuing.