The move has so far helped those who are really in need.
However, cosmetics tycoon Datuk Seri Vida is not a fan of the crowd-sourcing movement.
'Stop being lazy'
The founder of beauty brand Qu Puteh has recently made headlines when she said Malaysians who are waving white flags and expect help are "lazy".Datuk Seri Vida made the remark in a video uploaded onto her TikTok account on Monday (5 July).
In the video, the 39-year-old can be seen buying food from a street vendor, while exclaiming: "Stop using the excuse of the movement control order to say you can’t make a living and can’t work".
She proceeded to ask the seller how much he earns, to which he said "about RM200 to RM250 per day".
She then chided Malaysians for being lazy, and they should use the street vendor as an example to work hard and not depend on help from other people.
"(He earns) RM200 to RM250 a day, as long as there's a will and hard work and the most important thing, the menu has to be delicious and clean.
"Do you understand? Work hard, don’t be lazy and expect help by putting up a white flag," she told viewers of the video.
The video has since been viewed more than half a million times on the social media site, and it has since made its way to more social media sites.
You can view the video here:
@datoserividaofficial Reply to @azierarizqin TIPS2. ATAS DIRI SENDIRI..NAK MAJU KENA ADA USAHA..#fyp #viral #pkp #malaysia #datoserivida
♬ original sound - QU PUTEH BARULAH PUT
Angry response from netizens
Naturally, the remark didn’t sit down well with netizens at all, and they had no problems taking to their social media accounts to sound out about what they think of her statement:Vida mana vida.. Dia kaya minta tlg dia.. Dok mempertikai org angkat bendera putih kata lazy tapi buta dalam keadaan sekeliling.
— PuMA (@AkuAzmil) July 6, 2021
DS vida tak sepatutnya melabelkan mereka yg mengangkat bendera putih sebagai pemalas..tak kena contoh
— Haris حارث 哈驲宿?? (@HarisYgBijak) July 6, 2021
Vida ni aku memang lama xsuka dia. Pastu senang je cakap eh pasal usaha. Kau ingat orang yang naikkan bendera putih perlukan bantuan tu tak berusaha ke?
— Aisha Rafiqa (@aisharafiqa) July 6, 2021
Cakap cam tak guna otak. Org dah habis ikthiar sbb tu naik bendera putih.
— aishamohdnor (@crayonpurple) July 6, 2021
Cth kena buang kerja, pastu decide nak berniaga. Nak berniaga bukan terus untung. Sementara nak tunggu untung nak makan apa. Pasir ke. Ya Allah, kebenakkan org cam Dato Vida susah nak dihadam.
DS Vida ingatkan org2 miskin utk berusaha dn jgn malas dn harapkan bantuan dgn #benderaputih saja dlm video tiktok beliau.
— Zulkiplee Mahdi (@zulmah56) July 6, 2021
DS Vida tu bkn nama india ye, tapi nama seorng jutawan kosmetik melayu yg terkenal dgn produk QuPutih yg digilai oleh ramai org2 miskin satu ketika dahulu..
Bendera putih tu hanya bantuan segera...
— zamiahburhan?~ free ?? ~ (@zamiahburhan) July 6, 2021
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Bukan bantuan long term...
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Dato vida tu cakap pasal letak bendera putih tu pemalas terus..
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Bagi kita dia kejam dan tak ada empati dan still dia lupa waktu dia down
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Makcik vida, kekayaan kamu tu ujian terbesar bagi kamu. Hina orang yg kibar bendera putih ye? Bendera putih tu lah ujian terbesar utk kamu. Allah ya Basiir.
— Arisma ??? (@arisma33) July 5, 2021
After seemingly pissing off the entire Twittersphere, Datuk Seri Vida uploaded another video on her TikTok account to further explain her statement:
Ds Vida menjelaskan berkenaan sebutan bendera putih pic.twitter.com/SqM1GV2mk0
— Video Viral Malaysia (@video_malaysia) July 7, 2021
What do you guys think of what Datuk Seri Vida said? Was it a little too harsh, or was it #facts?