Ok, I was just going to let my first post about this whole thing be my first and last statement but this feisty one just had to say something after getting an e-mail about the Malacanang’s involvement on this matter. Oh really? They’re calling what the fictional character Susan said a “racial slur”. Really?

Ok then if that’s what Philippine government wants, then I want an apology from all those Filipinos who says the “N” word as a form of greeting to their jologs friends. Here in America, the “N” word is a racial slur against the African-Americans. I’ve heard some Pinoys callously say that word thinking they’re cool. Thinking they’re Hip-Hop. Or just from lack of thinking, period.

I also want an apology from Filipinos who hates Americans because they think any American walking around is a rapist or looking for a Filipina bride.

I also want an apology from those Filipinos in the entertainment industry who makes fun at their audiences for the sake of a “good” game show.

This Malacanang involvement is another ploy to misdirect REAL issues of the country. They want citizens to get distracted from all the corruption these politicians are doing on the side. Let’s pick on a fictional show. Let’s forget about the minor kids on the street selling sampaguita leis so they could have food at the table. Let’s forget about the taxes from honest workers and OFW’s those big people put in their own pockets so they could have 5 maids, 5 drivers, and mistresses on the side. Yes, let’s focus on a 40-something fictional character from a fictional TV-show. Let’s not think about the whole concept of the show at all. That from it’s first inception, Wisteria Lane is a walking and talking generalization all put in one fictional vain town.

Let’s distract the people from the fact that if another flood happens in another province, no help will come and residents will be dangling from the roof of their sinking house. Let’s ignore the Law violators from establishments who gets licenses to operate even without proper EXIT doors that might have helped 100+ high school graduates from a fire years ago. Who cares about the farmers who are breaking their backs just so they could send their kids to college. Let’s pretend the living arrangement in squatter areas don’t exist.

Let’s forget the fact that these problems and more have existed for years and years yet solutions seem to be on hiatus or on AWOL. I may not know much about politics in the Philippines but I do know that these problems exist. How about the government focus on that instead of wasting away time and effort because some feelings got hurt from a ditzy, clumsy, ignorant TV character.

I’m probably going to be alone on this sentiment but oh well.

Interestingly enough, the Latino community is not asking an apology for a cheating, lying and money hungry whore character name Gabriela Solis, portrayed by Eva Longoria.

Nor are Real Estate broker community asking an apology for another whore character named Edie who happens to be a Real Estate agent.

How about all the housewives in the world? they’re not asking for an apology for a mis-characterization of housewives from Wisteria Lane.

I should think Nuns would ask an apology when a butt-kicking Nun was on the show last year who had a beat down scene with Gaby, in the Church no less.

How about the Chinese community for a Chinese maid surrogate character who turned out to be pregnant with an African-American baby. Hmmm, I didn’t hear any uproar on that character.

OI VEY!

[tags]Desperate Housewives, TV, Filipina, Malacanang[/tags]

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