Pictures of a 2022 presidential candidate appearing with a “yassified” version of a campaign tarpaulin background on stage earned buzz among the online community.
Some Twitter users on Tuesday shared photos of presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo speaking to her supporters in Kidapawan City on March 15 where a mini-rally was held for her campaign.
This was her third time visiting Mindanao since the start of the campaign period last February.
During Robredo’s visit, some noticed that the tarpaulin placed on the center of the stage featured a “yassified” picture of her.
“It’s one thing to see Yassified Leni in Albay tarpaulins, another to see the actual Leni Robredo in front of her,” a Twitter user said.
The “yassified” photo of the presidential bet refers to an edited image of her in long hair and with bangs.
The edit was originally made by Migo Maaliv, who previously shared it on Twitter.
“Yassified” tarpaulins of Robredo have been making the rounds since February.
According to Maaliv, he “was just bored” when he edited Robredo’s picture before.
“‘Di ko naman inexpect na gagamitin ang Yassified Leni sa campaign omg. Umabot na sa buong Pilipinas haha!” he tweeted on the same day her tarpaulin in Kidapawan earned online buzz.
Maaliv also shared a link where her supporters can get the image to be printed for campaign purposes.
He likewise shared photos of other places where the version has been spotted.
According to New York Times, the term “yassified” refers to applying several beauty filters in a picture through FaceApp, a photo-editing app that uses artificial intelligence.
Meanwhile, “yassification,” or the act of being yassified or yassifying, first appeared on Twitter in 2020.
At the same time, pictures of celebrities being “yassified” or being artificially glamorized went viral as well.
The report said that the word “yass” or “yas” came from the LGBTQIA+ community and it has been circulating “for more than a decade” already.
It added that the word was further popularized by a 2013 video of a fan admiring American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga.