seductive_lady
10/04/07, 06:33 PM
Just want to share this (forwarded by a friend) .....
Sign the petition and pass it on!
Dear Kababayan and Allies:
I heard through the grapevine about a
remark made
on an episode of
"Desperate Housewives" last night. The scene
entailed Teri Hatcher's
character (Susan) at a hospital, being
told by her
gynecologist that
she might be hitting menopause. Susan
replied,
"Can I just check those
diplomas because I just want to make
sure that they
are not from some
med school in the Philippines." If you go to
abc.com, you watch the
full episode and witness the scene at
about 18:50
minutes into the
episode.
This type of derogatory remark is not only
unnecessary and hurtful,
but is also unfounded, considering the
presence of
Filipinos and
Filipino Americans in the health care
industry.
Filipinos are the
second largest immigrant population in
the United
States, with many
entering the U.S. and passing their U.S.
licensing
boards as doctors,
nurses, and medical technicians. In
fact, the
Philippines produces
more U.S. nurses than any other country
in the
world. So, to belittle
the education, experience, or value of
Filipino
Americans in health
care is disrespectful and plain and
simply ignorant.
As Filipino Americans, we need to band
together to
ensure that this
type of hateful message is not allowed
to continue
on our television
and radio airwaves. Given the recent
amounts of
media attention that
has been given to Michael Richards
(against African
Americans), Isaiah
Washington (against gays), and Rosie
O'Donnell
(against Asian/ Chinese
Americans), it is ridiculous that this
type of hateful
speech made it
through various screenwriters, the show's
producers, the show's
actors, and ABC itself. Yet, this isn't
the first time
that negative
remarks have been made about the
Philippines or
Filipinos in the past.
In recent years, we've heard one too many
"dogeater" comments by
"comedian" Joan Rivers on the red carpet
or in her
standup act, and I
believe that it is about time that we
stand up for
ourselves, so that
this type of hateful speech never
happens again.
Please join me in expressing your concern,
disappointment, and/or
disgust to the producers of ABC.com. You
can sign
the petition at
http://www.petitiononline.com/FilABC/ or
you can
reach them directly
abc7@abc.com.
And please feel free to forward this
widely to other
Filipinos/
Filipino Americans/ Asian Americans/ and
other
allies.
Sincerely,
Kevin Nadal,
Filipino Performance Artist/ Activist
knadal@gmail.com
Sign the petition and pass it on!
Dear Kababayan and Allies:
I heard through the grapevine about a
remark made
on an episode of
"Desperate Housewives" last night. The scene
entailed Teri Hatcher's
character (Susan) at a hospital, being
told by her
gynecologist that
she might be hitting menopause. Susan
replied,
"Can I just check those
diplomas because I just want to make
sure that they
are not from some
med school in the Philippines." If you go to
abc.com, you watch the
full episode and witness the scene at
about 18:50
minutes into the
episode.
This type of derogatory remark is not only
unnecessary and hurtful,
but is also unfounded, considering the
presence of
Filipinos and
Filipino Americans in the health care
industry.
Filipinos are the
second largest immigrant population in
the United
States, with many
entering the U.S. and passing their U.S.
licensing
boards as doctors,
nurses, and medical technicians. In
fact, the
Philippines produces
more U.S. nurses than any other country
in the
world. So, to belittle
the education, experience, or value of
Filipino
Americans in health
care is disrespectful and plain and
simply ignorant.
As Filipino Americans, we need to band
together to
ensure that this
type of hateful message is not allowed
to continue
on our television
and radio airwaves. Given the recent
amounts of
media attention that
has been given to Michael Richards
(against African
Americans), Isaiah
Washington (against gays), and Rosie
O'Donnell
(against Asian/ Chinese
Americans), it is ridiculous that this
type of hateful
speech made it
through various screenwriters, the show's
producers, the show's
actors, and ABC itself. Yet, this isn't
the first time
that negative
remarks have been made about the
Philippines or
Filipinos in the past.
In recent years, we've heard one too many
"dogeater" comments by
"comedian" Joan Rivers on the red carpet
or in her
standup act, and I
believe that it is about time that we
stand up for
ourselves, so that
this type of hateful speech never
happens again.
Please join me in expressing your concern,
disappointment, and/or
disgust to the producers of ABC.com. You
can sign
the petition at
http://www.petitiononline.com/FilABC/ or
you can
reach them directly
abc7@abc.com.
And please feel free to forward this
widely to other
Filipinos/
Filipino Americans/ Asian Americans/ and
other
allies.
Sincerely,
Kevin Nadal,
Filipino Performance Artist/ Activist
knadal@gmail.com