Desperate Housewives little “JOKE”

I first read about the JOKE in one online TV news story. I guess by now everybody knows what the nature of the “joke” is. In case you are unaware, the “joke” was a line shot by actress Teri Hatcher to the doctor when he was telling her about being “menopause”, here how’s the line went:

Susan Meyers fired back with this line: “’OK, before we go any further, can I check these diplomas? ‘Coz, I just want to make sure they’re not from some med school in the Philippines.”

After reading it, my mouth formed an “O”, I was aghast that they used this line, not to mention that they mentioned PHILIPPINES. In case some of you are ignorant of the fact, but a lot of health care workers in the USA are Filipinos. I have a sister who is a Nurse Practitioner in SC, another sister who is an Occupational Therapist in SC and my brother-in-law is a Physical Therapist in SC. And I am proud to say they are doing very well in their profession, well- liked and well-respected by their colleagues!

For the information of some of those ignoramus writers, Philippines has a lot of very good medical schools with modern facilities to boast. Besides, when one is a certified health care professional in the USA it means that one has passed the State’s license examination, which means that their standard of intelligence and knowledge are at par with the state’s standard! So to write and deliver that line is not only an insult to the Filipino people but also an insult to your own country!!!! If you can’t figure out how and why it is insulting to your own country then you’re probably too dumb to figure out why we Filipinos are really angry, hurt and offended!!!

I am also surprised at the actress Teri Hatcher, I know that it is not her fault, her being and actress only and not the writer. But then when you are given the script, don’t you read everything first? How come she didn’t catch the writers or director’s attention immediately with the line????

Well, as one American says in one of the message boards I read, ” we Americans are just too sensitive when it comes to our own issues, but we are real insensitive when it comes to other people or race” - thank you for the kind words. And this is true, or else, why was Imus fired from his show??? I bet instead of Philippines, if it says “some med school in the East coast, there will be riots already”.

I hope writers and creators of shows will be more aware with this incident that JOKES are supposed to be funny, but being funny at other people’s expense is not a JOKE, it only bespeaks of your prejudices, insecurities and ignorance.