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“I love men. But I hate men as well.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“girl, before you say "what are those" to me, make sure you can afford the shoes i'm wearing. i'm gucci, you're walmart. i'm prada, you're nada.”
― Bretman Rock

“It could happen. Anything is possible if you manifest it, bitch.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“Insecurity was something I never really struggled with because all that early support from my family kind of made me feel unstoppable. I meet so many queer people with such different growing-up and coming-out stories, and I start thinking like, I never even had to come out, and all of that is because I had the luxury of a very open and accepting family, who made me feel seen and let me explore my gender. There is so much power in acceptance. Acceptance created the bad bitch I am today.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: And Other Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself

“It was only when I moved to America that I saw so many distraught people all over the place. It was so weird to me, like Wow, what’s wrong with everyone? That was the exact opposite attitude to the one where I grew up. Where I come from, we’re literally always looking for any reason to celebrate.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“If there’s one thing about Filipinos, no matter what we’re going through, in general, we’re going to find the silver lining. Instead of complaining, we know the skies will eventually clear up and life goes on.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: And Other Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself

“The lesson is, always listen to your heart and your stomach.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“That was the moment I realized you can do anything when you’re really feeling yourself. You can do anything you want when you’re a bad bitch.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“Bitch, breaking up is hard to do, though, and it takes a lot of courage to dump or ghost someone. So I just prayed for him to do it. I manifested it every day.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“Without even realizing it, my grandma had given me my superpowers.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“when you assume you make an ass out of u and me,”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“I know that I’m a gift. I know that I’m a fucking keeper.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“(Just know while my left eye is steering, the other is gripping your thighs.)”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“I’m telling you this so you remember there are ways of changing people’s perceptions once you stop subconsciously holding yourself back or self-sabotaging.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“I have to make this work.” I knew there was so much more I still had to do with my life—that my friends, my teachers, and my family believed in me. I remembered how grateful I was to be here, and that I had so much I looked forward to.”
― Bretman Rock, You’re That B*tch: & Other Cute Stories About Being Unapologetically Yourself

“Red flags are red flags.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“learn your history, honor your traditions, but also keep your eyes and ears open for what maybe needs a little updating and zhuzhing up. And appreciate your uniqueness. We all don’t need to look like the same brand of white—we have to have diversity in this world, even if the media doesn’t celebrate it.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“What do you call somebody who’s sexually attracted to anyone that gives them compliments? A Leo.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“If somebody gives you red flag after red flag, there’s a reason for it. You have to go. It’s literally like that easy. Just bounce. Save yourself early.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“Luckily for me, I was a motherfucking track star in school, so I know how to jump over hurdles with grace, power, and cuteness.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“think a lot of immigrants and second-generation kids can go too far in the other direction when we try to assimilate into a new country.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“10. Red flags are red flags. I would definitely say the number one lesson here is: No second chances. If somebody gives you red flag after red flag, there’s a reason for it. You have to go. It’s literally like that easy. Just bounce. Save yourself early.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“the number one lesson here is: No second chances.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“What’s funny then is that the word for white people, Haole, comes from the roots ha, “breath,” and ole, “no.” The direct translation for Haole is “no breath,” because when you’re out of breath, you turn white. Imagine, if you will, all of these islanders seeing white voyagers for the very first time, centuries ago, and thinking they were sick or dead because they were so pasty. LOL.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“Don’t give your uninformed-ass opinion on topics you know nothing about.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“A compliment has nothing to do with whether or not they are a good person, bitch. Get your head out of the clouds (I’m talking to myself, too).”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“I am the American Dream and I made it happen by hustling my whole life.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“(This is a pop quiz: are gender and sexuality the same thing? No, bitch, da fuk?)”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“Something I learned about and relate to so deeply is what Hawaiians call the Aloha spirit. If you really live here, you should understand that Aloha is not just a word, it’s an energy and an aura that’s indescribable, that lives within us. I feel so grounded in Hawaii, in this sense of Aloha. It makes me feel most like a human being when I feel the waves of the South Pacific on my skin, when I can feel so close to the earth, to my family, to my community. I always try to embody that energy, the energy of Hawaii, wherever I go, because it’s so kind and positive and hopeful. The Aloha spirit is everything to me.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community

“it’s one thing to be Filipino American, and another to be an American Filipino.”
― Bretman Rock, You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself – Hilarious and Joyous Essays from an Original Digital Celebrity on Filipino Identity and Community