My take: Why do writers/producers do stupid things like this?!?!? For Teri Hatcher to deliver those lines that particularly pertain to the Philippines is not just idiotic but really, WRONG! And it's really not just for the sake of political-correctness that one should react, but for the writers to really direct the comment to the Philippines is truly horrible. What the heck are they thinking?!?!?!
Below is the exact copy of what I read today at yahoo.ca news on "Desperate Housewives" racial slur.
MANILA (AFP) - The Philippine government is to seek an apology from the producers of the hit US television series "Desperate Housewives" for a racial slur against Filipino medics, the Philippine Daily Inquirer said on its web site Wednesday.
The officials cited a recent episode where actress Teri Hatcher, who plays Susan Mayer, asked whether the person attending to her during a medical consultation "can I check those diplomas because I want to make sure that they're not from some med school in the Philippines."
Asked if the government would seek an apology from the producers of the show, and ABC television network that carries it, executive secretary Eduardo Ermita said: "Yes, I think we should, on behalf of our Filipino professionals."
"On the face, we can look at it as a racial slur. We are looked down upon too much, considering the number of our medical professionals in the US," the Inquirer quoted Ermita as saying.
Ermita likewise appealed to civil society groups and other Filipino organisations in the US to "call the attention" of the show producers, and Hatcher, to the "racial slur."
Filipino consul in Los Angeles Mary Jo Bernardo Aragon wrote a letter of complaint to the ABC network saying that Filipino medical workers were in demand all over the world.
"The US recognises the students of Philippine medical and nursing schools and in general, does not require additional schooling in the US for Filipino healthcare professionals," she added.
Aragon also said many Americans go to the Philippines for medical services that they cannot afford at home, the foreign department said in a statement.
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hey weng! i was also stunned when i read this from a forwarded email. the nerve! i mean why do they have to say that! it may just be a short line but it was definitely not left unnoticed. don't they realize that there are a lot of Filipinos here in the medical field! grrr!!!
hay naku, i know - it's stupid for sure! it's dumb and ignorant!!! for some writer to do this is really low - i wonder if they did it for ratings as Wisteria Lane has gone really bad - so i guess they were just trying to create a 'buzz'. but really, it's sooooo pathetic how Teri Hatcher (who's supposed to be a good actor) did NOT even raise heck if she reviewed her lines!
hi weng,
In this day and age, esp. after 9/11, I'd think that people are more sensitive now. But I guess not.
By the way, how's your house? I'm only starting to read your blog and I remembered your house. What's new? : )
Take care,
pat
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