JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – On Tuesday (25/1/2022), YouTuber Jerome Polin wrote a tweet that reaped the pros and cons of Twitter users.
In the aftermath of the tweet he wrote, Jerome Polin received a warning from the Indonesian car racer, Sean Gelael.
Jerome Polin finally apologized. However, some netizens on Twitter consider Jerome’s tweet to be a natural thing.
Here’s a summary.
Ask about MotoGP
In a tweet he wrote, Jerome Polin commented on an article about Mario Suryo Aji, an Indonesian racer who will compete in the Moto3 2022 event.
“Gilee is so cool! Are there Indonesian racers who race in international races? #IndonesiaMotoGP,” wrote Jerome on Twitter @JeromePolin, quoted by Kompas.com, Wednesday (26/1/2022).
Read also: Sean Gelael Sentil Jerome Polin after being judged not to respect Indonesian racers
GILEE IS SO COOL! Are there Indonesian racers who race in international races?#IndonesiadiMotoGP????????https://t.co/ZeCoU30MAo
— Jerome Polin Sijabat (@JeromePolin) January 24, 2022
Pros and cons of netizens
Shortly after, the tweet went viral. There are various pro and con comments from Twitter users.
Some thought that Jerome Polin lacked research before tweeting the question.
While others support Jerome Polin. They think that the tweet of a YouTuber who is studying in Japan is a natural thing.
Also read: Rebuked by Sean Gelael, Jerome Polin: The purpose of the tweet was for motorcycle racing
“From trending Jerome, there are 2 types of comments here. First, Jerome’s zealous fans who always support Jrome, who think Jerome is just asking. Second, a critical comment for Jerome so that he can do more research and understand the contents of Jerome’s tweet which he said was ‘entrusted’.,” wrote netizen @Zufar14.
Reprimanded Sean
After the tweet went viral in cyberspace, Jerome Polin received a warning from Indonesian car racer Sean Gelael via a message on Instagram (DM).
Having a big influence on social media platforms, Jerome Polin was reminded by Sean Gelael to be more careful in the future when writing tweets.
“But God willing, in the future as a person who is seen by many people and who has a large platform. Please be more careful and maybe give more motivation,” wrote Sean on the @gelaelized account.
Read also: Jerome Polin apologizes after being reprimanded by Sean Gelael
Jerome Polin’s apology
In the conversation with Sean, Jerome Polin tried to explain the meaning of the tweet he wrote.
The 23-year-old YouTuber also apologized if his tweet offended Sean and other racers.
“What I mean in that tweet is for motorcycle racing (continuing the one in the news link) without reducing respect for Bang Sean and the other racers,” wrote Jerome Polin.
Jerome Polin said he would learn from the incident.
“Thank you to all who have given advice, info, etc. Im sorry and will learn from this,” wrote Jerome Polin.
Hi everyone, Bang Gelael and I discussed this tweet earlier and I got a lot of advice from him. Thank you to all who have given advice, info, etc. Im sorry and will learn from this. ???????? pic.twitter.com/SXicCKeJRs
— Jerome Polin Sijabat (@JeromePolin) January 25, 2022
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