'Desperate Housewives' joke draws criticism from Filipinos

[mizo_shiru]

LOS ANGELES - A scene in TV's "Desperate Housewives" that used Philippine medical education for a punchline prompted angry calls from viewers, an online petition demanding an apology and criticism from Philippine officials.
Please read more here........ (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071004/ap_on_en_tv/tv_desperate_housewi ves)

[lian]

dapat talagang humingi sila ng public apology:furious: masyado nilang minamaliit ang pilipinas:mad:

[la_tina512]

Please read the news here (http://www.pep.ph/news/15010/Desperate-Housewives-producers-and-ABC-apologize-for-racist-slur).
(http://http://www.pep.ph/news/15010/Desperate-Housewives-producers-and-ABC-apologize-for-racist-slur)

[guy26]

watch it!
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[shinshinobi]

another joke involving the word "philippines"

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wait 2:54

seems that the philippines is a new target for witty humor

i think this guy wants public attention hehe....

[jcby1321]

watch it!
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hey, that's foul...ano akala nla sa medical school sa pinas, very low standard...eh ano ung mga foreigners na nag aaral pa sa pinas para maging doctor ng bansa nla....eh di sna puro patay na pasyente ng lahat ng hospital...pwede ba, feeling matatalino eh puro yabang lang naman laman ng katawan nla... mas madami pa nga ata nakapag aral sa atin ksa sa kanila noh....:mad:

[jcby1321]

another joke involving the word "philippines"

3R1ZVbAUuj0

wait 2:54

seems that the philippines is a new target for witty humor

i think this guy wants public attention hehe....

yap...this guy wants public attention....pampam ika nga...mas funny pa si chokoleit sa kanya noh....:mad:

[malibuPine]

Hi,

I'd seen the video over and over, and read a lot of this uproar since Sept 30, after the Premiere Season. It had been all over the news, net, blogs etc etc *sigh* Nag-subside na nga and getting old.

Sad and a bit shocking, esp to the Fil-Ams, to realize that they have yet another negative impression about Filipinos. Reality is, discrimination is alive even to the elites, kahit saang bansa, kahit sa pinas meron, shouganai.

Well, another addendum to the stereotypes and there are reasons for these if you will read the papers and just be objective. Pinas kasi wala ng pag-asa. *heavy sigh*



LOS ANGELES - A scene in TV's "Desperate Housewives" that used Philippine medical education for a punchline prompted angry calls from viewers, an online petition demanding an apology and criticism from Philippine officials.
Please read more here........ (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071004/ap_on_en_tv/tv_desperate_housewi ves)