Reacting and Over-Reacting to Desperate Housewives Script about RP Med Schools

Posted by lestercavestany on October 3, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I’m sure by now, you’ve heard, seen, read, and reacted to Teri Hatcher’s controversial lines in Desperate Housewives about “some med school in the Philippines.”

If you haven’t, then you have to view the clip for yourself (Thank God for YouTube!)

What do you think?
Before you read and listen to what others think, think for yourself first and form your own opinions.

Sharing my views about the issue
Now, let me guess. Like me and a million other Filipinos, you felt hurt when Susan Meyer (played by Teri Hatcher) said the following lines:

“Okay, before we go any further, can I check those diplomas? Cause I would just like to make sure they are not from some med school in the Philippines.”

Like me and a few other proud Pinoys, you’re probably accusing the scriptwriters of being racist for those lines. How could she say those lines?! How insensitive! How rude! How racist! How dare they imply that medical practitioners from Philippine med schools are not competent!

Where’s the Hahaha?
But wait… let’s view the clip again and look carefully and ask a couple of questions that might help us find the humor … Continue reading…

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