MERGED: Protest against Desperate Housewives

[kamikaze426]

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http://globalnation.inquirer.net/mai...ticle_id=92257

Fil-Americans protest ‘racist’ line in ‘Desperate Housewives



INQUIRER.net
Last updated 03:13pm (Mla time) 10/03/2007


To ABC & the Producers of " Desperate Housewives":

We are writing to express concern and hurt about a racially-discriminatory comment made in an episode of “Desperate Housewives” on 9/30/07. In a scene in which Susan was told by her gynecologist that she might be hitting menopause, she 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."

As members and allies of the Filipino American community, we are writing to inform and let you know that this type of derogatory remark was discriminatory and hurtful, and such a comment was not necessary to maintain humor in the show. Additionally, a statement that devalues Filipinos in healthcare is extremely unfounded, considering the overwhelming presence of Filipinos and Filipino Americans in the medical field.

Filipinos are the second largest immigrant population in the United States; many enter the U.S. (and successfully pass their US licensing boards) as doctors, nurses and medical technicians. In fact, the Philippines produces more US nurses than any other country in the world. So, to belittle the education, experience or value of Filipino Americans in health care is extremely disrespectful and simply ignorant. Many of the hospitals in major metropolitan areas of the US (and the world) would not be able to operate without its Filipino and Filipino American staff members.

As Filipino Americans and allies, we band together to ensure that this type of hateful message should not be allowed to continue on our television and radio airwaves. Given the recent amount of media attention given to Michael Richards (against African Americans), Isaiah Washington (against gays) and Rosie O'Donnell (against Asian/Chinese Americans), it is ridiculous that this type of hateful speech made it through various screenwriters, the show's producers, the show's actors and ABC itself.

We demand a public apology to the Filipino American community, and we demand the episode be edited to remove the ignorant and racist remark. We will not allow hateful messages against our community (or any other oppressed community) to continue.

Sincerely,
The Undersigned

[kamikaze426]

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_pe...ned.cgi?FilABC to sign for the petition

[kamikaze426]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sqyGdc5H6g

Episode clip

[jay_sn0w]

tsk2x...sign namu mag bros!

[brownprose]

In that case ban Desperate Housewives on your TV and all other shows of ABC (US). How in the world did it find its way on the airwaves? It's very irresponsible.

I suspect that:

- The scriptwriter must have been impassioned to write it because of the scam sa nursing exam recently. But even then, no excuse to sweep all Filipino medical professionals.

- It was intended to improve viewer ratings. But even then, it's not right to blurt derogatory remarks against ethnic communities to score patronage.

Disgusting.

[botslob]

OT: ngano ni tan-aw hehehe. hilig man gud ug mga gurang nga chix...lols

Back to the topic: kung moprotesta ning mga pinoy sa america tungod ani, wa na gyuy mobantay sa ilang mga tiguwang. hurot pod ka tigok ilang mga pasyente. maypa apil pod ban terri hatcher daan sa mga pinoy caregivers kay gurang na baya na siya. ingon siya in that episode nga nagmenopause na daw siya.

Pwede ko pirma ani bro bisag taga bagakay dalaguete? Lols

[d`monyita]

ayuyeyyyyyy bad bad bad

[jah]

way au, e-ban ni ila salida...maypa mag protesta mga NURSE dha sa U.S. tan awn na2 dli ba cla manimaho.

[SamuraiArcher]

dili na lang gyud tan-aw anang desperate housewives...

[cebu-future]

Mao ni result sa leakage issue. I don't blame the show or her. The Philippine media has started it all anyway.