Sofia Trazona emphasizes that sexual assault stems from 'malicious thinking,' not victims' clothes

Sofia Trazona doubled down on her stance about respecting women and rejecting victim-blaming.

On Facebook, Sofia addressed the issue of sexual assault and emphasized that a woman’s clothing should not be used to justify harmful behavior.

“I stand with what I said…sobrang daming victims ng s*xual assualt ranging from newborn to women na may edad na, regardless if they dress modestly or they dress according on how they wanna express themselves. It all started because of malicious thinking,” she wrote.

She added that people should not dictate what women wear and called for mutual respect.

“You don’t get to decide kung anong susuotin ng babae just like di kami nag decide na mag topless kayo pag nasa swimming. Respeto lang at the end of the day,” she said.

Earlier this week, Sofia also reacted to the comment made by her stepfather, Alvin Aragon, on Rep. Bong Suntay’s remarks about Anne Curtis in a house committee hearing.

Alvin talked about how lust is difficult to avoid and that only Jesus can help one overcome it.

In response, Sofia said, “Ang dumi mag-isip ah walang respeto sa babae.”

“Crop top tayo dedma sa madumi mag-isip,” she added in another post.

Sofia is the daughter of Alvin's wife Izzy Trazona with her former partner Michael Navarro.

During the proceedings on the pending impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, Suntay verbalized his apparent desire for Anne and used it as an analogy in defense of Duterte’s previous remarks about being the “designated survivor” when she skipped the State of the Nation Address in 2024.

“Alam n’yo minsan, minsan nasa Shangri-La ako, nakita ko si Anne Curtis, ang ganda-ganda pala niya. You know, may desire sa loob ko na, nag-init talaga, na-imagine ko na lang kung ano’ng pwedeng mangyari pero siyempre hanggang imagination na lang ‘yon. Pero ‘di naman siguro ako pwedeng kasuhan kung ano ang na-imagine ko eh,” Suntay said.

He was called out by members of the House Committee on Justice and his remarks were later struck from record. Suntay issued an apology but stood by his "analogy."

Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Anne’s sister, slammed him for his comments and said the issue is about all women. More celebrities also expressed their disapproval and disgust for the remarks.

Anne’s legal counsel, Gorriceta Africa Cauton and Saavedra, denounced Suntay's recent remarks about the actress and called it "inappropriate and unacceptable." 

"No woman—whether a public figure or a private citizen—should be publicly spoken about in a way that reduces her to the subject of sexual commentary." 

Alvin similarly drew criticism for his comments about Izzy and her former girl group, the SexBomb Girls. He said he did not want Izzy to wear sexy outfits and be looked at by other men.

In an interview on "Fast Talk With Boy Abunda," Sofia reacted to this and said it was the act of objectifying that should be called out.

"If mayroon pong someone na there's a reaction, 'Ay 'yung SexBomb pa-sexy nang pa-sexy. 'Yung damit nila sobrang revealing,' and ini-objectify nila 'yung SexBomb, eh mali po 'yun, dapat hindi po tinotolerate," she said.

—Carby Rose Basina/JCB, GMA Integrated News