Just over 2 years ago, Malaysian influencer Yang Bao Bei was under the spotlight for gambling and racking up a massive debt. She was then doxed by many netizens saying that she has also scammed them after they paid her thousands of Ringgit to purchase luxury handbags.
Following the saga, she has been quite transparent about her journey in trying to pay her debts. Many netizens would offer her comfort and is happy that she is finally trying to turn her life around. Just recently, she has shared a story on her Instagram page mentioning how comments from netizens have hurt her.
In her Instagram story she said,
“I’m thankful that many of you are concerned or taking an interest in my journey of repaying my debts. But there has been this comment that has hurt my feelings. I’ve racked up close to RM2 million debt.
It’s been a year since and I’ve been working hard since, but recently I’ve been receiving comments questioning me as to why I’ve yet to finish paying my debts.”
She explained that RM2 million isn’t a small number and a normal person who earns RM2,000 would take a lifetime to repay the debt.
“If a person earns RM2,000 and assuming that this RM2,000 can be saved-up to return his debts, they would only be able to return RM24,000 a year. It’ll take them their whole life to repay the debt”, she added.
She then mentioned that some netizens are critical of the advertisements that she has taken on. In response to that she said,
“Before you criticise me for the advertisements I’ve taken on, I’d like to express that you don’t have to buy, gamble or even look at the advertisements I put out. You can criticise me for my actions but please stop gatekeeping me from accepting jobs.”
She then ended her story by saying that she is touched that many netizens care for her, but she hopes that everyone could stop putting the spotlight on her and let her work her way through.
It is important to understand that as influencers, the social responsibility to make sure that your influence isn’t negative will always be there. What is your stance on this matter? Let us know in the comments below!
This post first appeared on WORLD OF BUZZ.