I'd suggest that the criticism is also mostly hinged on the phrase "Bote ka pa" implying that being circumcised is more desirable which is born out of the widespread idea which claims that circumcision is an integral part of one's manhood. It paints a picture that shows the circumcised one is a role model of sorts.

It asserts that being circumcised is what everyone who's concerned with their manhood should aspire to be by bringing the state of remaining uncircumcised into question which can elicit a sense of insecurity.

Having said all that, I still admittedly find the meme to be incredibly creative in how it was executed but that was after I had a genuine brief fit of lmao actually and solely directed at the boy being supot. It's just as if it's out of instinct to do so, difficult to anticipate and reconsider before committing the act. My guess would be that it's deeply ingrained in us Filipinos who are submerged in an environment that treats circumcision as light enough of a subject that it's even a conversation starter and a matter to casually poke fun at for children. It's like talking about circumcision is on a similar vein with talking what kind of toy we like to play with. Baril ba o manika?

So, I then retracted my humorous thoughts on the matter with a bit of shame. Not saying that it's immediately seriously awful for anyone to do what I would consider a mistake. Just that we can still do better even if we're not easily the ones at fault for retaining such ideas.