In the September 30, 2007 episode of Desperate Housewives entitled, “Now You Know”, Susan’s character (Teri Hatcher) was questioning about the credibility of a gynecologist when her doctor told her that she might be hitting menopause. Susan’s reply was, “Ok before we go any further, can I check those diplomas? Cause I would just like to make sure that they're not from some med school in the Philippines."I honestly have been following this series from Season 1 to 3. It has been a favorite show of mine coz it made me laugh and it’s very entertaining. I was very surprised yesterday that I received an email from my Yahoo groups about this racist remark. Bringing
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14 comments:
this is sooo disappointing. shame on this show. i wouldn't watch it for the world.
thanks makkoy but i dont meme. pero all's appreciated. ndi namn ako kj, it's just that im not used to it. hope ud understand. thanks and God Bless ;)
hi!
off topic:
this is uplb right? sa umali hall? taga elbi rin po ba kayo sir?
thanks. =)
underside.wordpress.com nga po pala yung blog ko. hehe. i forgot. thanks again!
i agree. i have always loved the wit in that show, yet this one is just not right.
i wish they get the backlash that they really deserve.
actually the said line really enrages me... too bad it didn't appeared comical as what the producers wished to aim.
Wow, that's terrible! I've never watched that show, and now I'm glad!
I'm putting a link to your blog on my blog! Thanks for the message.
For those haven't seen the episode here's the video link http://e-channel.blogspot.com/2007/10/teri-hatcher-offensive-remark-about.html
My point is, why Philippines? there's a lot of countries around the world.
now this is the reason why I don't watch those kind of shows... they suck!
kainis sobra bro...it was a little remark pero grabe yung impact...to think filipinos love their show...
considering i'm still not in med school.
this s-u-c-k-e-d.
The writer is MARC H CHERRY, 45 yrs old. The Filipino basher is a self-proclaimed CONSERVATIVE GAY REPUBLICAN who lives since June 1, 2005 at 4352 Coldwater Canyon Ave, Studio City CA 91604.
http://www.tv.com/desperate-housewives/now-you-know/episode/1074352/summary.html
http://www.google.com/lochp?hl=en&tab=wl&q=4352%20COLDWATER%20CANYON%20AVE+STUDIO%20CITY+CA+91604
@nina: I'm not from UPLB. I just visited UPLB and to take my header pictures :)
@rv: they should learn a lesson from this wrong doing.
@joice: don't feel bad. prove them na lang that Filipino medical professionals are great!
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