Racial slur from Desperate Housewife
A few days ago I received an email stating that a popular TV show made a racial comment against Filipino doctors. Here is an excerpt of the email:
"I heard through the grapevine about a remark made on an episode of Desperate Housewives" last night. The scene entailed Teri Hatcher's character (Susan) at a hospital, being told by her gynecologist that he might be hitting menopause. Susan replied, "Can I just check those diplomas because I just want to make sure that they are not from some med school in the Philippines. "
If you go to abc.com, you can watch the full episode and witness the scene at about 18:50 minutes into the episode.
Here's the video clip.
A petition was launched to condemn the show and is demanding an apology from the producers of the show. You can sign the petition here.
A protest letter was also sent by the Philippine government through Ambassador Willy Gaa. Here's a copy of the letter : gaa-letter-to-abc.pdf
The comment was uncalled for and the writers and the producers should be more sensitive. Now we wait for the firestorm from the Filipino community not only here in the US but also back home and around the world.
"I heard through the grapevine about a remark made on an episode of Desperate Housewives" last night. The scene entailed Teri Hatcher's character (Susan) at a hospital, being told by her gynecologist that he might be hitting menopause. Susan replied, "Can I just check those diplomas because I just want to make sure that they are not from some med school in the Philippines. "
If you go to abc.com, you can watch the full episode and witness the scene at about 18:50 minutes into the episode.
Here's the video clip.
A petition was launched to condemn the show and is demanding an apology from the producers of the show. You can sign the petition here.
A protest letter was also sent by the Philippine government through Ambassador Willy Gaa. Here's a copy of the letter : gaa-letter-to-abc.pdf
The comment was uncalled for and the writers and the producers should be more sensitive. Now we wait for the firestorm from the Filipino community not only here in the US but also back home and around the world.
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