Friday, November 16, 2007
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Thursday, October 04, 2007
Buti Naman: Nagalit Ako Dun
'Desperate Housewives' apology over Philippines slur
Makers of the hit US television series 'Desperate Housewives' have apologized for a slur against Filipino medical workers that caused uproar here.
The apology was sent to Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN's bureau in the United States and aired here Thursday by its cable news channel, ANC, following protests by the Manila government.
"The producers of the show and ABC studios offer our sincere apology for any offence caused by the brief reference in the season premier," ANC quoted the statement as saying.
"There was no intent to disparage the integrity of any aspect of the medical community in the Philippines," it said.
The apology was made a day after President Gloria Arroyo's office said it considered a portion of the dialogue in an episode aired last weekend as a "racial slur."
The episode showed actress Teri Hatcher, who plays Susan Mayer, asking during a medical consultation to check "those diplomas because I want to make sure that they're not from some med school in the Philippines."
An online petition calling on the ABC to issue an apology quickly spread through the large Filipino expatriate community in the US, many of them in the medical profession.
In Manila, Arroyo's chief aide, Eduardo Ermita said: "On the face, we can look at it as a racial slur. We are looked down upon too much, considering the number of our medical professionals in the US," Ermita said.
ABC said it remained committed to present "sensitive and respectful images of all communities" featured in its programs.
The nerve of these people. It's a good thing they apologized.
Nats said we shouldn't make too big a deal. Maybe if the comment affected only a few persons (like the comment made on 30 Rock about Tina Fey dressing up "like the President of the Philippines") then maybe people can let it go. But the slur was directed at an entire medical institution, encompassing generations and generations of medical students, doctors, and educators. While indeed there are hack medical schools in the Philippines that I wished never existed, nobody anywhere has any right to generalize that the entire medical education institution in the Philippines is a hack.
Yeah yeah, you might say I'm taking it personally because I'm from UP from which many doctors migrate to the US for their internship, residency, fellowship or full practice... HELL YEAH! That's precisely why I'm offended! Wouldn't any one in the same position be?
People study and work themselves to the bone over here striving for excellence in their field.
Know-it-alls who just want to be funny shouldn't be allowed to get away with it at the expense of our hard-earned reputation. These bloody writers think they can do anything for the sake of fall ratings. Well they bloody can't.
Makers of the hit US television series 'Desperate Housewives' have apologized for a slur against Filipino medical workers that caused uproar here.
The apology was sent to Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN's bureau in the United States and aired here Thursday by its cable news channel, ANC, following protests by the Manila government.
"The producers of the show and ABC studios offer our sincere apology for any offence caused by the brief reference in the season premier," ANC quoted the statement as saying.
"There was no intent to disparage the integrity of any aspect of the medical community in the Philippines," it said.
The apology was made a day after President Gloria Arroyo's office said it considered a portion of the dialogue in an episode aired last weekend as a "racial slur."
The episode showed actress Teri Hatcher, who plays Susan Mayer, asking during a medical consultation to check "those diplomas because I want to make sure that they're not from some med school in the Philippines."
An online petition calling on the ABC to issue an apology quickly spread through the large Filipino expatriate community in the US, many of them in the medical profession.
In Manila, Arroyo's chief aide, Eduardo Ermita said: "On the face, we can look at it as a racial slur. We are looked down upon too much, considering the number of our medical professionals in the US," Ermita said.
ABC said it remained committed to present "sensitive and respectful images of all communities" featured in its programs.
The nerve of these people. It's a good thing they apologized.
Nats said we shouldn't make too big a deal. Maybe if the comment affected only a few persons (like the comment made on 30 Rock about Tina Fey dressing up "like the President of the Philippines") then maybe people can let it go. But the slur was directed at an entire medical institution, encompassing generations and generations of medical students, doctors, and educators. While indeed there are hack medical schools in the Philippines that I wished never existed, nobody anywhere has any right to generalize that the entire medical education institution in the Philippines is a hack.
Yeah yeah, you might say I'm taking it personally because I'm from UP from which many doctors migrate to the US for their internship, residency, fellowship or full practice... HELL YEAH! That's precisely why I'm offended! Wouldn't any one in the same position be?
People study and work themselves to the bone over here striving for excellence in their field.
Know-it-alls who just want to be funny shouldn't be allowed to get away with it at the expense of our hard-earned reputation. These bloody writers think they can do anything for the sake of fall ratings. Well they bloody can't.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
House is Back!!
He is SOOOO back!!!
And I am super annoyed because I can't see the show... YET. Damn third world. I still have to wait for bootleg copies over at MCS for me to get my fill.
Saturday, September 01, 2007
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Friday, July 13, 2007
Bring The Police To Manila!
Makiisa kayo! Sign this petition to bring The Police to MANILA on their reunion world tour. These things probably hardly ever work, but what the heck.
Here's the Link: http://www.petitiononline.com/police08/petition.html
Monday, June 25, 2007
I Knew It
Who's your Lord of the Rings Boyfriend?
Aragorn is your Lotr Boyfriend.Hot, sexy and a great leader, Aragorn is your man. But enjoy him for the moment, because you never know when his true love, Arwen will be returning- she's immortal, you know.
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
Slightly nakakahiya: my Lakbayan grade
My Lakbayan grade is C-!
How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!
Created by Eugene Villar.
I need to get around my own backyard more. I'm sure I have foreigner friends who've been to more places in the Philippines than I have (Hi Arno et Pia!).
Kakahiya.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Logan
...is my newest baby. He's a siamese kitten who likes to sleep on my tummy. Nats gave him to me around two months ago--bayad sa kanya ng pasyente nya instead of money. Unfortunately though not everyone's pleased. Bituin is sometimes annoyed. He thinks he's been edged out for my affections. Not unlike how Garfield feels with Nermal. I don't see any packages addressed to Abu Dhabi pa naman so I guess they're skill OK with each other. Can you guess from these pictures why we named him Logan?
Saturday, June 02, 2007
My Multiply
...is as bading as can be. Finally I uploaded some photos na. Couldn't bring myself to post in it, though. Firstly, tinatamad ako. Secondly, I have issues with "loyalty". Which probably explains why I voted BOTH for Cheez Escudero and Mike Defensor--not because I am loyal to either of them, but because they showed exemplary loyalty to each of their "sides". My "new" site is: http://aileenalava.multiply.com, not that I highly encourage you to visit it. You won't find anything there naman that isn't on this blog na. So I like to be redundant. So sue me. Why do I talk about it here? Kasi ang bading ng theme. Gusto ko lang i-"share" yung kabidangan nya. Yun lang. I really wish my blogspot site was this bading. But the only bading choice sa blogspot skins is the pink one na parang Mattel ang gumawa. Ang gusto ko bading, hindi pang-elementary.
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