“I’m sure that after your marriage, you had some insertions,” was Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.’s now infamous line to Senator Mar Roxas during Monday’s Senate plenary on the C-5 controversy. Was Senator Pimentel’s jab uncalled for?

Some saw humor in the situation. @MarcMiranda posited that the Senator’s comment was the effect of using too much hair dye, while @Cosan2010 called the plenary a real life teleserye and found it more entertaining than the reality show, Pinoy Big Brother.

But most found the comment inappropriate and offensive, with some even calling for the Senator’s suspension or retirement. Rock Ed Philippines Executive Director and avid Twitter user, @gangbadoy said, “I have no problem with raunchy humor on any given day. That certainly was not the proper forum to play the funny uncle card.” @shalum_u added, “Wit and humor have no place when used against a man trying to defend himself in a public forum.”

Still others chose to let the Senator’s statement slide. @LDrss tweeted, “We Filipinos are too sensitive about this stuff.” Meanwhile, @kayraymundo believed remarks like his should not be censored, adding, “Let the public hear Senators and their crass comments.”

Facebook user, Van Amelio Fudalan, offered another possible explanation for Senator Pimentel’s remarks – that perhaps Senator Pimentel meant his fellow Senator was taking good care of his wife. Fudalan gave the examples: “Mar inserts the straw [in] Korina's orange juice during breakfast,” or “Mar inserts his credit card [in] his wife’s wallet for her to go shopping,” as alternatives interpretations of the statement.

Whatever his intentions, Senator Pimentel sought to end the controversy and apologized for his comment. He offered the explanation that, “In the heat of the discussion, some of us tend to use words that are coarse and vulgar.” He added, "to those who I might have hurt in this Chamber by the use of intemperate language or unseemly expressions, I apologize and beg their forgiveness through you, Lord."

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