THE "FILIPINO COMMENT" ON DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES... Last night, one of my friends told me that other Filipinos are upset over a comment that was made on Desperate Housewives last Sunday. In that episode (I don't watch the show), Teri Hatcher was getting a checkup and asked her doctor to see credentials to make sure he didn’t get his diploma from "some med school in the Philippines." And now there’s controversy brewing over that. Being Filipino-American, all I have to say is... "WHO FREAKIN’ CARES?"
People usually get offended when what’s being said is actually the truth. Sorry, but based on personal experience, there are quite a lot of Filipinos I know in person who ARE in the medical field and studied medicine in the Philippines. And I could think of other TV shows that poked fun at Filipinos in the past:
"Married...with Children" (still a hilarious show 10 years later):
-Al Bundy was watching the news on TV when the commentator remarks "And we now go back to Filipino slapfighting."
-Al’s friend Griff makes some remark about going to prison and having a Filipino boyfriend.
"Family Guy":
-Brian’s cousin comes over one weekend to tell him he’s getting married...to some dude he met in the Philippines.
TV shows poke fun at everybody, folks. It’s stupid to get all pissed over that. Just look at South Park... It poked fun at all the religions (especially Catholicism), and yet the guy who voices Chef (Isaac Hayes) said nothing about that. Only when Scientology was mocked that Hayes (a fellow member of that cul—err, religion) left that show. Did he come back? Dunno. That’s not the point. And while it’s satire, you would think that Indian-Americans would get offended at Apu in The Simpsons, or Latinos would get mad at Bumblebee Man, and African-Americans should constantly be raising hell at all the "token" black folks depicted on TV and films. Of course not. But when they do, it’s through hilarious monologues given by comedians like Chris Rock or Dave Chappelle. And Family Guy had a long song about Jews...and even depicted Optimus Prime as being Jewish. (That last example wasn't really an example. Just brought it up 'cause that scene was friggin' hilarious! Seeing Prime wearing a yamaka...)
My friend told me that one of her friends went on Fox News last night to talk about the Desperate Housewives comment. GREEAAT... So not only are Filipinos gonna be depicted as effeminate bastards with medical degrees in the media, but they’re gonna be depicted as overly sensitive ones as well. Political correctness bloooows.
UPDATE: Just went to Youtube to check out a video of that scene, and it's pretty funny! Teri Hatcher feels old...
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