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Hi UST MT BATCHMATE Rose!
I have never seen that
disgusting show anyway, not once, not ever. It has no redeeming value and
most of all my housewives neighbors and friends don't look like plastic and
trashy like those women in that garbage of a show!
disgusting show anyway, not once, not ever. It has no redeeming value and
most of all my housewives neighbors and friends don't look like plastic and
trashy like those women in that garbage of a show!
----- Original Message -----
From: rosendo tansinsin
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 5:02 PM
Subject: Fwd: FW: Filipinos Denigrated on ABC's Desperate
Housewives
Housewives
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kevin Nadal <knadal@gmail.com>
Date:
Oct 1, 2007 4:46 PM
Subject: Filipinos Denigrated on ABC's Desperate
Housewives
Published 10/3/07 ALT MSN GroupDear Kababayan and Allies:
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
she 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 watch the
full episode and witness the scene
at about 18:50 minutes into the
episode.
This type of derogatory
remark is not only unnecessary and hurtful,
but is also unfounded,
considering the presence of Filipinos and
Filipino Americans in the health
care industry. Filipinos are the
second largest immigrant population in the
United States, with many
entering the U.S. and passing their US. licensing
boards as doctors,
nurses, and medical technicians. In fact, the
Philippines produces
more U.S. nurses than any other country in the world.
So, to belittle
the education, experience, or value of Filipino Americans
in health
care is disrespectful and plain and simply ignorant.
As
Filipino Americans, we need to band together to ensure that this
type of
hateful message is not allowed to continue on our television
and radio
airwaves. Given the recent amounts of media attention that
has been 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.
Yet, this isn't the first time that negative
remarks have been made about
the Philippines or Filipinos in the past.
In recent years, we've heard one
too many "dogeater" comments by
"comedian" Joan Rivers on the red carpet or
in her standup act, and I
believe that it is about time that we stand up
for ourselves, so that
this type of hateful speech never happens
again.
Please join me in expressing your concern, disappointment,
and/or
disgust to the producers of ABC.com. You can sign the
petition at
http://www.petitiononline.com/FilABC/ or you can reach them
directly
abc7@abc.com.
And please
feel free to forward this widely to other Filipinos/
Filipino Americans/
Asian Americans/ and other allies.
Sincerely,
Kevin
Nadal,
Filipino Performance Artist/ Activist
knadal@gmail.com
Web Page: Filipinos Denigrated on ABC"s Desperate Housewives
COME TO THINK OF IT, I WAS NOT A VICTIM OF RACISM, SUBTLE OR OTHERWISE, IN AMERICA AND OTHER PLACES. MAYBE THE REASON WHY IS THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT STOPPED MOVING IN THE 1960s AND ALREADY EMBEDDED IN THE US GOVERNMENT'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROGRAMS AND POLICIES. IT'S REALLY UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO REACT AND COUNTER-REACT WITH A SITUATION IN A CASE BY CASE BASIS. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT CITIZENS OF ANY COUNTRY TO CONTINUE TO BE ACTIVE AND CHANGE THINGS FOR THE GREATER GOOD. YOU KNOW, SHAKE AND HUG THE TREE ONCE IN A WHILE. THIS I KNOW, FOR IT'S THE UNDENIABLE TRUTH: AMERICA IS THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH!.
ReplyDeleteWHAT IS RACISM? IT'S NOT SO EASY TO DEFINE BECAUSE IT'S MULTICULTURAL AND MULTIFACETED. THE VERY ESSENCE BEING THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN, WHAT I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THE YEARS IS AMERICA BEING A MELTING POT, IT'S UNAVOIDABLE TO HAVE DIFFERENCES IN TASTES AND OPINIONS. AGAIN, THERE'S NO DEALING WITH RACISM UNTIL YOU HAVE BECOME THE PERSON BEING ATTACKED. WHEN THAT TIME COME, IF ONE ON ONE, DEAL ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE LAND.
ReplyDeleteTHERE'S A NAGGING QUESTION: WHY MOST OF THE THINGS THAT IS RACIST IS ABOUT BLACKS? I DON'T HEAR OR READ IN THE NEWS ABOUT YELLOW, RED, BROWN SKINNED PEOPLE WHO CAME TO AMERICA BEING INVOLVED IN RACIAL VIOLENT INCIDENTS. WHY IS THAT? HOW DO THE OTHER RACE MANAGE AND AVOID RACISM? COULD IT BE IT GOES DOWN WAY DOWN DEEP FOR BLACK PEOPLE TO THEIR ROOTS, BEGINNING FROM SLAVERY AND BEYOND. WHAT FUELS BLACK RAGE? IT SEEMS TO ME BLACK AMERICANS HAVE RISEN TO BEING ABLE TO VOTE, INTER-MARRIAGE, HIGH GOVERNMENT POSITIONS, REACHING HIGH IN THE CORPORATE LADDERS AND THE ULTIMATE BEING ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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