What Did You Just Say, Teri Hatcher?
Here’s part of the dialogue:
MD: Susan, I know for a lot of women the word menopause has negative connotations. They hear aging, brittle bones, loss of sexual desire…
Susan: Before you go any further, can I check those diplomas? I would just like to make sure that they’re not from some med school in the Philippines…
thanks to migs for the excerpt.
I am sure this episode of Desperate Housewives was alluding to the Nursing Boards brouhaha in the country, but to say it like the entire show (Meaning producers, writers, directors, and yes, actors(Teri Hatcher). And whoever has anything to do with it) means to undermine the capabilities of Filipino and Philippine-trained medical professionals is more revolting than Susan/Teri’s harassment by the idea of menopause.
Even for satire.
For a show with an international following, including desperate housewives in the Philippines and such who feel like they can actually empathize with the show’s femme fatales, I believe they have an obligation to take into account the cultural sensitivities of their audience. I’m not being balat sibuyas (onion-skinned; overly sensitive). As much as I can, I try to comprehend nuances of American culture, too. Or any foreign culture, for that matter. If only to survive watching what they convey as true and universal, and modern.
I am offended, because I learned my profession in the Philippines, and I refuse to be told that all my hard work and sacrifice amounts to nothing more than mediocre, if not questionable. Specially if these impressions come from those who fail to see from my end, or at least check, and don’t know what they are talking about. My textbooks came from the US of A, if saying so will be of help to the Desperate Housewives’ understanding.
I can’t even speak for the millions of Filipino medical workers in America and all over the world, whose professionalism and skill have made them prime catch. And what of the thousands of foreign students who come in droves to train in the Philippines?
So mind rephrasing what you have just said, Teri Hatcher?
Or you can say sorry.
Pahabol: I had this as a comment somewhere in Multiply, I’d like to repost here
i am just disappointed at some who easily dismiss the issue as something common and expected out of a comedy show, that it’s alright. some even argue that we deserve it, being biased ourselves. some find it OA and immature for reacting to a line taken out of context, that it was wrong to see it as a generalization by the show.
well, if one is only to read it as it is, ” some med school in the Philippines“, it does seem harmless, legit even. in the sense that it only alluded to “some” (such as perhaps the diploma mills). it also doesn’t hit us Filipinos as a race, referring only to medical schools. and because that line came from a distressed character.
HOWEVER, viewing and listening to the clip gives one another picture. the same line could take another meaning. and it did. i reviewed the clip several times, and that’s how it came across… it was a sweeping generalization about those trained in Philippine schools… Filipino or not, doctors, nurses, or any other allied health professions. even if it came from a distressed Susan.
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do you really think they are referring to that nursing scandal? the thing is, they wanted to increase their ratings by blurting jokes that hurts a particular race. di tama yon, di ba?
yes, i do believe they are referring to it. i don’t recall any other commonly known issue that might draw a buzz, particularly one that alludes to the medical professions.
agree ako sa sinasabi mo. eh kung marketing strategy iyan, hindi naman yata tama. the thing is, they have a good following in this country. they should have considered that. i am wondering, lalakas ba o hihina ang benta nila dito sa Pinas? o sa milyon-milyong mga Pilipino na naglipana worldwide at nanunood ng show nila? kunsabagay, alam mo naman tayong mga Pinoy, masyadong forgiving at makalimutin… kaunting karinyo lang ni Teri kaya?
it seems too impossible that not one at least, among those involved in making the episode, even bothered to point out this glaring flaw. because if there is anyone more politically vigilant about racism and such, to my knowledge, it is the Americans. by alluding to the Nursing Board lapses, they were actually adding insult to injury.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoAs much as I can, I try to comprehend nuances of American culture, too. Or any foreign culture, for that matter. If only to survive watching what they convey as true and universal, and modern.
You caught my attention with that one.
I’m going to link you to my blogroll, kapatid.
Listen, I can relate better than you can imagine about being the brunt of negative stereotypes. It’s a daily, sometimes seemingly hourly battle in which the other side never tires so neither must I. The expectation of even the remotest authentic cultural sensitivity from the viper pit of the world that, oddly, continually foments political correctness is a lost cause. Still, it’s all in how we respond to it right? And what more can you do but make a public appeal and make others aware, which you’ve done.
Thanks for the link to Zhang and dropping by. It’s great to meet you. - jon
it is a delight reading your Tagalog here and on your blog! LOL.
a lost cause, indeed. and they’re making money out of it, too.
to think that some people don’t distinguish between fact and fiction. DH may just be the bible to some. that’s not my concern, though. it’s the fact that they made a sweeping generalization of Philippine-trained professionals.
i’m adding you to my blogroll, too. love your posts.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoTHATS NOT VERY NICE OF HER TO SAY THAT …
to generate buzz, perhaps… for popularity’s sake? i thought she was already made famous through her character in DH? how DESPERATE indeed.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoThe whole staff of ABC TV (particularly the scriptwriter and yes, Teri Hatcher) should be strongly scorned for their racial slur and derogatory language.
We’ve been urging UPMASA to send a letter of protest to ABC TV. MAybe we can create a buzz here in the blogosphere, like a carnaval (something akin to the Malou Fernandez bitch-eneering ) to send our strong disgust for the slur.
i’d strongly support that. we can only generate a buzz in the internet, but there has to be concrete steps to correct the misinformation and for retribution of harm already done. legit bodies, medical organizations, and the like can take the proper action.
before i wrote my article, i thought the issue didn’t really merit much attention, considering it only came from a TV show with not much value than light entertainment. we cannot stoop down to their level. however, it is distressing to think that that one liner might speak of what most of America might be thinking about us Philippine-trained medical professionals. i’d like this verified, and corrected.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoI say down with the the whole staff of the show especially the scriptwriter and the actress. If they are educated enough, that line would have been removed in the first place.
Gee, its sad to see that it happens to a show with millions of followers all over the world.
this is one other cause for concern… that it is seen by viewers from all over, and not just America. although i am sure that the quality of work by Filipinos speak against what the show may have conveyed, still it is one very irresponsible comment which slurs our reputation. don’t we have enough to prove already?
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoI refuse to be considered as a mediocre professional. I am a nurse and I’m proud to say that I’m trained and educated in the philippines because these nurses whom they call as people who has questionable diplomas would someday wipe their asses when they become debilitated from their caucasian disorders. too bad I have malatayon and Dora rat killer in store for them.
plus the fact that most of their citizens flock to belo and calayan for a major boob job yet they have the guts to insult our skill and intellect? asan ba yang si teri hatcher na ayan at ako ang kaunaunahang mag a -IE sa pwerta nyan!!! Raypin ko sya tingan ko lang kung hanapin pa nya diploma ko! LOL
oist, ahehehe… take that back! baka di ka na maka pag Tate nyan, nurse bluep!? hehehe. baka sa embassy pa lang i-body search ka na for the malathione and the Dora.
ay sinabi mo! thousands come for medical and dental tourism. sabihin na nating dahil mas mura. pero jusmio naman, would people be flocking for our services if coming means they’re gambling with life ?
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoMany condemn the staff of that show. Many get angered by such derogatory line. Many feel insulted.
I feel pity to the actress who delivered the line, the scriptwriter who wrote it, and the director, for their brain malfunction. They failed to think. I feel pity because they seems manifest the behavior of ——
My unsolicited advice for them: pack up guys! and leave peacefully for there is no room for you here!!
sayang jud kaayo bai Jerry! nagkadaghan na baya unta ang ilang viewers diri sa Pinas. sus! abi nako’g si Kris Aquino ra ug si Ruffa Gutierrez ang mahilig mohimo’g eksena… apil man diay ning mga Amerkanoha?!
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoTeri Hatcher? The molested child in her grader years? Oh, c’mon! Take in your word, bitch!
AMERICANS are racist themselves no matter they have talk shows that are againts it! You are just good in making yourselves demi gods! Wahahaha… Could you please use a piece of brains? (I’m a racist now! wahahaha.. that’s an exception noh!)
I love that show pa naman! And they are not thinking, Filipino medical attendants are far better than they are! Do they want those Pinoys would vacate to UK? Can’t imagine what will happen to their sickly poor patients! I know, they can’t do it theirselves! You NEED FILIPINOS!!! Am I right?
Desperate Housewives, you’re just DESPERATE to gain public attention! Sorry, that attention is a no, no, no to the Filipino society!
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yup. i have a brother who used to work in the UK, and is now in New York. his co-workers AND patients are all praises over him and his fellow Pinoys. ibang mag alaga ang Pinoy. we must have invented TLC.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoWell, that’s just not funny. Some things can be taken in good humor, but some just can’t. The credibility of our professionals should not be made as a joke, considering lives are at stake in their profession.
you are so correct, Joice. it’s not being overly sensitive, and it’s not overreacting, because after everything is said, it still isn’t right to put down any particular group. even if within the context of humor. it never was and never will be tolerable.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agocguro dili mali ni teri hatcher kay artista lng man siya. mali cguro sa writer or director, diba?
pero kung mu-agree si teri hatcher sa iya linya, voing siya! wala siya right mag-ana sa pinas!
korek jud ka day Monica, it’s not solely Teri Hatcher’s fault. it’s a collective effort, that’s why it puzzles me how and why that remark made it through. they couldn’t have all been clue-less.
dayon, intawon pud, in this day and age, tv/movie stars yield so much power as to change dialogue lines they aren’t comfortable with.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoyeah… well it probably isn’t the actress’ fault, more than it is the script writer’s. but the fact is, they should be thinking organisms, that shouldn’t just blurt out what is written or being given to them. above comments are correct, she should have chosen the lines she would deliver.
comments should be forwarded to the staff of the show.
i haven’t seen a single episode of the show, but am aware of it and its stars. i get to see it plugged on the Lifestyle Network(?) or was it Star(?) from reading various comments on this issue, i figure it’s partly comedy. given, such shows are to be taken lightly, because they can never be taken for fact. and most of America, i believe, know better.
but still, it is never tolerable to make fun of a particular group. considering we Filipinos are sensitive about all things nationalistic. now look at what has happened? people are offended, for whatever reason, shallow or not, overreaction or not. this can’t just be ignored and dismissed, like many are suggesting. it never is right.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoJUn, sabi dun sa ibang blog onion-skinned daw tayong mga nagreact well just this afternoon malacanang said that we have (Meds and allied med professionals) to seek for an apology from abc and the show…
baka mamaya yang mga blogger na yan ang kauna-unahang mag ge-gear shift at mag aanti-desperadas na rin! link baiting pa daw tayo! talking about link baiting!!!
asus, link baiting daw oh?! it might seem like it (at saka kung yun agad ang naiisip nila, baka naman kasi iyon lang ang unang naiisip nilang gawin tuwing nagba-blog?). personally, di ko pa kuha ang concept ng link baiting na yan, at wala akong pakialam. this blog doesn’t earn anything.
but what we are trying to do here is air our grievance, raise awareness about the issue, and hopefully make the proper correction.
hay naku, sabihin na nilang OA tayo, eh kung hindi talaga sila (o kaya’y ayaw nila) maka-connect, hayaan na. it’s still no reason to dismiss it, dahil hindi tama. eh ano kung may mas importanteng mga issue na dapat pagtuunan ng pansin? totoo yan, pero hindi naman pwedeng balewalain na lang ito. at isa pa, this issue has served to make people talk about it and its ramifications… andami nga kaya! i believe these discussions will ultimately lead to a better awareness and clearer understanding about us, Filipinos, our culture, our sensitivities, our aspirations… AND correct flaws within our system.
pakiramdam ko palagi tayong api kasi naman we always either stoop down or voluntarily give the benefit of the doubt.
just because we think and react differently doesn’t make it right for them to say that we are inferior. iba-ibang tao, iba-ibang pakiramdam, and that has to be respected.
para din yang sa experience ko sa clinic tuwing may nagpapabunot ng ngipin. kahit alam kong naachieve na ang anesthesia dahil pwede ko namang i-check ang objective signs, aba’y kung sasabihin ng pasyente na masakit, wala akong magagawa kundi pakinggan iyon at gumawa ng paraan until finally komportable na sya. subjective na experience nya iyon, at iyon ang kanyang katotohanan.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agodokie, i think it’s not fair to pin down teri hatcher for that racial slur. she is taking the fall for the writers’ utter ignorance and insensitivity. the cast and crew of the TV show that became an instant hit the moment it went on air should have been more responsible. exchanging racial jokes within your circles is not even nice, not to mention politically incorrect. saying it on primetime TV is totally unacceptable. they should have been more careful. it’s not like it didn’t go through a series of editing. so there’s no excuse there. it’s not a minor slip-up. mark cherry should do something about it ASAP otherwise he’ll take the beating of filipinos across the globe.
(we could sue them!!! and earn bigbucks to finance the ZTE deal! )
i have very high level of respect for medical practitioners regardless of where they come or graduated from. but this should be taken as a challenge for all of us. i hope it doesn’t stop with the outrage. it’s high time for reforms. it would be nice to hear actors in TV series say, “you’re awesome, did you go to a medical (or any field) school in the philippines?” now that would be really something.
but i digress. sowee dokie. (yati, murag di na busy ay, or la lang ka kapugong sa imong gibati mao midalikyat gyud kag blog? hehe.)
toinks! hehe. wa lang ko giduaw sa katulogon (korek ba na akong binisaya?) kagabii, maong nakadalikyat.
i didn’t mean to pin down Teri Hatcher, alone. but she represented the show, and knowing how much power these stars yield over their shows (including changing scripts, i believe), wala’y lusot.
by the way, it never came to my mind that that statement was racial. it never mentioned Filipinos as a race. it only mentioned “some medical school in the Philippines”.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoyung writer yung may kasalanan.. lekat yun ah, hindi sapat ang paghingi ng kapatawaran tungkol sa pagbibitay nya ng linya.
about dun sa aktres eh sa paningin ko eh wala naman syang kasalanan, artista ‘lang’ sya.. yung may higit na pananagutan dun eh yung writer mismo.. lekat yun ah!
hehe… seguro nagsimula sa writer… pero di naman sana makalusot yun kung sinuri ng maigi ng iba pang involved sa paggawa nung episode? including the actors, kung nag-iisip man sila. sabihin na nating nagkamali sila at hindi nila sadya… that it was an oversight, an innocent mistake. still, it needs to be pointed out.
sorry isn’t always the hardest thing to say.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agowell, dokie, it’s a racial slur all the same.
as for stars having powers to say yes or no to certain parts of the scripts or to some projects in general, i’m afraid lola teri isn’t one of those powerful stars anymore. she’s just a few feet away from has-been city. in her current status as an actress, she can’t afford to be a bad apple in a show that’s making waves and showing potentials of staying on air for a few more seasons until at least 2011. that would mean more moolah for botox! she can easily be killed in the story since her character in the story easily attracts disaster. who knows. in the first two seasons, nobody really thought edie britt (nicollette sheridan) would actually become a part of the lead cast until the third season. her “death” in the final episode shocked and saddened quite a number of followers only to be happily surprised that she didn’t die after all in the fourth season.
i’m not trying to defend lola teri but in the name of fairness, i humbly believe that it’s best that the whole controversy be directed towards the cast and crew of desperate housewives in general rather than at lola teri. after all, we are not privy to what really transpired behind the scenes.
mao ra to, bow.
bwakakak… fan diay to’g DH! hehehe. tood nuh? anyone of them in fact, pwedeng mahatsa anytime.
sige po, i stand corrected.
bow pud.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agohehehe, i am. because it’s interesting. it’s like a married version of the girls of sex and the city but not as ok. DH is actually nice. it addresses issues that women in domestic partnerships do not talk about that openly–for anything that empowers women, i’m a huge fan.
but that line is really unacceptable. i join in the call for ABC and the people involved to apologize to our country. and it should be seen and heard by the hundreds of millions of viewers who saw and heard that line as well.
used to watch Sex and the City, too. kahit di gaanong komportable panoorin with all the people here at home. imagine my mother’s shock at some scenes. hekhek.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoThe writers must’ve really referenced that exam scandal, but it still not very nice to generalize … they could have just made up a fictitious country to avoid insulting people of other races … tsk tsk … very tactless.
sana nga. eh sa Pinoy pa na sensitive jan? sablay, di ba?
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoDoc thanks for calling my attention. Nakalimot jud diay ko’g add nimo didto sa ppreview. I thought I did pero sa kungseng ra diay to. Salamat sad sa pag-update sa imong blog regarding your link sa Misamis Probe, now the Philippine Preview. Mabuhay!
you’re welcome!
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoFifty-fifty ako dito.
Tunog may pagka-racist nga yung pagkasabi ni Teri nung linya. Masakit yun at nakaka-insulto.
Pero wait, kahit naman tayo eh ganun din. Araw-araw din naman halos natin pinagkakatuwaan sa mga jokes ang mga bumbay, chekwa, koreano o egoy. Hindi ba may pagka-racist din tayo? Pero bakit hindi sila nagrereklamo against sa atin?
Tsaka hindi ba masyado OA tayo sa reaction natin sa issue na ‘to? Hindi naman kasi nilahat-lahat at “some” med schools lang naman. At kung tutuusin may “konting” katotohanan din naman yung sinabi ni Teri.
Well, alam naman natin na magagaling naman talaga ang mga pinoy so bakit hindi tayo mag-stick na lang sa katotohanan at wag na mag OVER-react.
Just my 2-cents worth.
talking about this also gives us the opportunity to see our double standards, and to face the truths behind insecurities. that’s why i am encouraging it. i don’t see it as OA, people react in a certain manner because experience tells them to deal with it this way. that should be acknowledged. i don’t think it will help if people are to just brush it off as silly and immature. seguro konting paalala lang sa iba na masyado namang nagpapadala, para naman maipatama ang direksyon ng kanilang energies. sayang din kung mali ang pinagtutuunan.
totoo, kahit tayo ganun din, may pagka racist, may mga biases, regionalistic nga tayo di ba? which isn’t right at all. and which applies to this lapse in the DH production’s better judgment.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agowheww, makit-an lang ko ning bayhana sa carbon o sa tabu-an takla-an man jud ni nako bah.. hehehehehhe
though i find it funny but it didn’t convince my eyes to waste my time on that show.. kyle xy and smallville are the ones I really love to watch…. and Kokey waaaaaahahahahahahaha
bitaw oi, dili kaayo ganahan sa DH… kay ingon sila magsakit lang kuno ilang pus-on maong dili nalang sad ko motan-aw hehehehe..
taklaan man jud?! haha. nah, di na kasabot ana…
it is funny, but at whose expense?
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoWell…we don’t see Indians (from the subcontinent) picketing NBC studios over Jay Leno’s and Conan O’Brien’s frequent jabs over PC tech-support jobs being outsourced to India.
However, it does help that Indian-Americans are gaining sympathy among American TV viewers thanks to characters like “Heroes”‘ Mohinder and Kal Penn’s one in the hit medical drama “House”
maybe because we are a more vocal people. we easily sympathize. sabihin ng mahilig mang usyoso at makiuso.
for all we know, these other minorities might be awed by this collective show of indignity, and silently supporting, too.
ewan ko lang kung may Fil-Ams na visible sa tv nila. at kung meron man, anong role naman kaya?
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoIt was meant to be a joke but it was tasteless and it might probably referred to the recent fiasco of assessing our nurses’ knowledge.
I also know of a Filipino “joke” that Rob Schneider dropped at his movie, The Animal (2001). He referred to a guard as “stupid” because “he’s a Filipino.” To think that he’s part Filipino. But with the recent apology from the management, let’s just forgive and forget. They just don’t know what they are talking about. ….
yes. i guess the apology is enough. and that’s what most were wanting to hear. there was really no need to do a boycott, although i was wondering where that came from… i’ve been blog hopping and i couldn’t find a single blog calling for it. in a way, it was those criticizing the Pinoys’ oversensitivity whom i find to be actually imagining desperate measures.
it seems that it’s ok for us to hear a joke of this nature if it comes from one of us (R. Schneider).
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoI think it is fine. I am Filipino and am in the Navy. I have a white friend who is married to a filipino and I have a black friend who is married to a filipino. I also have filipino friends. I know corpsman (hospital people) who are filipino. Everyone one of us think it is stupid to fight over this. We all make jokes about each other and we all know that most of them are funny. Stop taking this so seriously…I lauged when I heard this joke on the show…
i think most people are open to discussion, not necessarily fighting, over the issue. anyhow, we can’t keep people from expressing how they feel. the show had it coming.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoi wouldn’t be surprised if the scriptwriter happens to be a Filipino. LOL
wahaha… i did read somewhere that the writer is Filipino. but i don’t think so. name’s Marc Cherry, or something? better look him up.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago“thanks for putting me in your “retarded” list. if only for the pingback. mutual benefit, right?
i had no idea it’s cool to add insult to injury. but suit yourself, if it’s going to make you feel better.”
likewise here. just three words for them Jun: HIGH AND MIGHTY
and i just pray I wouldn’t be their nurse if any one of them gets into a coma. alam mo naman kapatid kung ano ituturok at ipapainom ko diba LOL
these are the bloggers that should have been a role model for others… such a pity that they show on the internet their lowest form, probably even their upbringing. That’s why I dont go for the PBS or any kind of awards, they make a monster out of you.
we will rename nameless but at least we are not snobs, self-righteous and ohhh delusionals!
I did not anymore reply on your comment kasi biglang uminit mga comments don and pag nagreply ako further I will be obliged to reply to all and I would like to see someone defend his/her side… just monitor the comments and a few hors or so it will be as hot as hell there.
some should hear what oneear is telling to the other…
Mabuhay tayong “MGA JOLOGS” daw!
wow jologs!
mas kapuri-puri pa nga ang ABC eh, they admitted their mistake and issued an apology. for me that was enough validation that what we did is right.
while the high and mighty have a reputation to uphold.
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoPS - “remain” yun hindi “rename” hahah i toldyou my keyboard is moody!
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoHASTY GENERALIZATION IS ALWAYS A FALLACY. And for this matter, the DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES’ crew IS submerging themselves on hot water.
Surely, they don’t want a controversy against the Filipino race (like what happened with Bell). Filipinos may seem apathetic but they should never underestimate our love for our nation. It’s a rare thing, but once it happens, it’s a blast.
true. anyway that’s water under the bridge now. tomorrow, we’ll all be one in supporting Pacman. now that’s something worth having a blast for..
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agothat statement was coin as a joke and perhaps it made other race laugh but it actually insulted a lot of Filipinos. It could perhaps be a strike against the scandalous June 2006 nursing board examination and perhaps another strike to this issue, some Filipino doctors who now work as nurses in US prescribe drugs and medication to their patients when they are not suppose to do it (they forgot that upon leaving their homeland they also left their profession here)
really?! i didn’t know/haven’t heard of this… i can’t imagine how it’s possible…
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agoDi naman kasi joke yun eh… Nainsulto ako. Ang hirap nga mag med tapos ganun pa maririnig mo? ABC network, The scriptwriter, producer and Teri Hatcher of Desperate Housewives should review the ethics.
Dapat si Teri Hatcher nagreklamo na nakakaoffend yung line na yun pero parang walang pakialam si hatcher eh di man lang nag sorry… Highest paid actress kasi siya eh…
Dapat mag sampa tayo ng reklamo sa United Nations, Pilipinas parin yata ang chairman eh… haha….. but seriously, WAG NATING HAHAYAANG TAPAKAN TAYO NINUMAN!
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks agothe apology from ABC is enough, for me. it would be best if they could delete/edit that part in this particular episode, but that’s the option of those who created it, IMHO. we have done our part in pointing out their mistake, we hope they learn from it and be more careful in the future.
fuck you teri hatcher BITCH
Posted 9 months, 2 weeks agoA lot of the reaction has been mostly emotional than rational. However, I found an interesting perspective on the subject from another Filipino blog here:
http://asbb-foreignexchange.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-was-going-to-conclude-ten-letters.html
Some food for thought to digest, certainly.
thanks for sharing. it’s a fair assessment, i agree.
Posted 9 months, 2 weeks agowhy didnt anybody reacted to an episode on one tree hill? when keith asked luke where he got the infected tattoo?
keith: Where did you get that? Some slum area of the Philippines?
Posted 9 months, 2 weeks agoGo for it, Bro! Your blog glows!
Posted 9 months, 2 weeks agoI agree with your balanced analysis of this DH clip.
As a Philippine trained paramedical professional living and working in the U.S., I felt betrayed, as the clip sounded like the education and preparation in the Philippines is not up to par with the standards of service expected by the American public. My initial thoughts were to ask if this ’sweeping generalization’ reflects the US of A’s public opinion on those trained in the Philippines, and if in my personal experience I have observed any Philippine trained medical professional proving Teri’s statement right.
Firstly,I think it does not reflect public opinion, because I believe Americans trust the systems ensuring that people are qualified to do their jobs before they can start working in the U.S. I believe people know that medical professionals go through so many qualifying exams, even more if coming from abroad.The U.S. agencies that ensure Philippine professionals are fit to practice also compare Philippine educational background with theirs — this is the first step in applying for work here. And guess what? Medical education in the Philippines in my opinion and observation is almost if not wholly imported from the USA, textbooks and all. Teri’s statement was like eating her own kind.
Secondly, I would like to point out that in the UK and the USA, I have seen only the brightest, most highly skilled Filipino colleagues in the medical field, obviously a result of the systems in place that I mentioned above. AND THE MOST CARING PROFESSIONAL OF THEM ALL.
Yes, I think I have to agree with what this guy says on his blog:
http://asbb-foreignexchange.blogspot.com/2007/10/final-word-in-desperation.html
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I will end my commentary on the whole issue by simply asking why we think it is perfectly alright for us to do this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QusLouQhEfo
and this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDQJGIFzV1Q&mode=related&search=
and even for one of our most respected politicans to say this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBEuhLlNYTY
but when anyone dares to poke fun at a segment of our population like
this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYB4H0Po0A0
everyone immediately cries racism and discrimination?
Posted 9 months, 2 weeks agojust recently added in my blog a copy of the spoofed visayan dubbed version of the controversial scene in Desperate Housewives. I rofl.
Posted 9 months, 1 week agoFilipinos are just over reacting. geeez..
Posted 9 months, 1 week agopublic apology, needed!
(gosh. how do you maintain high readership sa imong blog? suya ko…heheheh)
Posted 9 months, 1 week agoi guess, we’re only good at throwing stones to others but we don’t want to get hit. i watched the Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho last night and it tackled about that ’slur’ thingy about our medical professionals. but the only words that hit were, ‘magaling tayong mang-asar ngunit pikon naman’ which is very true..
Posted 9 months ago*hit me rather.. geezzz i typed too fast.. lolz
Posted 9 months agobro, i’ve added you on my list.. silingan na ta ha? hehehehe
Posted 9 months agonaku! ngaun lng ako napadaan dito ah! pag nakita ko nga yan si terry sasabihin ko sa knya gudluck.. ang chaka mo!
Posted 8 months, 1 week agoWow….someone should seriously cancel this shit. Fo reals… For them to allow this kind of racism on tv or watebr is bullskiz.
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks agoWell if whats ur anorexic face doesnt want any medical treatment from the Phils. or Flip nurses like mah mom, then good luck in life. Although it may seem that we live in poverty, HAIL NAW! WE SUCCESSFUL BETCHES! Dnt underestimate what u see now and then look back in the future and realize ur the assmunch. Geez.
Woah, somebuddy send dis bitch to da hospital NOW!
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago