After admitting to undergoing surgical enhancements, Stell Ajero of SB19 urged his followers to “disregard” anyone who attempted to criticize him for the procedures he had undergone.
Stell responded to the criticism during his recent live show, urging supporters not to pay heed to the critics or give their positions any “clout”.
“’Stell nagparetoke,’ napakaluma, wala bang bago? ‘Stell retokado ang ilong,’ oh tapos? Tapos ‘yung iba pagtatabihin ‘yung picture noon saka picture ngayon. Marunong rin naman ako mag-edit, mas maganda pa,” he remarked.
(“Stell had a retouch,” that is an outdated story; is there anything else? “Stell had a nose job,” so what? And then people would compare my old and new photos. I know how to edit better than others.)
“Kahit anong sabihin mo kung wala naman silang pakialam kung hindi sila makikinig parang mapapagod lang tayo nang kasasabi nang kasasabi. So kapag hindi natin pinansin mafefeel nila na parang ‘Ay wala palang effect,’ sila na lang ‘yung mapapagod so hayaan na lang natin sila,” added the singer.
(“Whatever other people say, if nobody cares about it or listens to their bashing, they are going to get tired of saying it soon enough. So if we don’t give the bashers any attention, they will feel that “Oh, the bashing has no effect,” and they will leave us alone, so let them be.)
The “Room” singer emphasized that he understands that what the haters are doing is “wrong,” but it is their major purpose to create reactions, therefore fans should not give them gratification.
“I know mali ‘yung ginagawa nila, mali ‘yung bullying, mali ‘yung bashing pero kasi tayo lang ‘yung mapapagod kung paulit ulit nating sinasaway… at mas naano pa sila kasi ‘yon ‘yung goal nila asarin ka…‘yung mag-react kayo sa mga post nila, ‘yung platform nila mabibigyan ng clout,” he explained.
(I know what they have been doing is awful, that it is bullying and bashing, but we don’t have to devote too much energy trying to stop them; if we mind them, they will be encouraged because their objective is to provoke you, and reacting to their posts or comments only serves to clout them.)
Stell stated that he feels “happy and proud” when he sees previous photos of himself, even if the critics use them to mock him.
The SB19 member highlighted that he realizes that the supporters wanted to protect SB19, but they can’t stop the trashing, so they should try to be the ones who are stronger.