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Oct 8: Fil-Am Show of Force on 'Desperate Housewives' Controversy"
Petition: Filipino Americans demand apology from ABC and 'Desperate Housewives'
Yahoo News: Desperate Housewives racial slur: Philippines wants apology
Philippine News: FilAm doctors fuming at ‘Desperate Housewives’ slur
AP: 'Housewives' Filipino joke draws ire
USAsian Wire: Filipino Americans Demand Apology From 'Desperate Housewives' Producers
Oct. 3 blog: Statement of Ugnayan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (Linking the Children of the Motherland)
Watch the Sun. Sept. 30, 2007 episode on www.abc.com. The scene is about 18:50 minutes into the
episode.
UPDATE Oct 4: Producers apologize
Oct. 3, 2007
In the Sept. 30, 2007 episode of Desperate Housewives, Teri Hatcher’s character is told by her gynecologist that she might be hitting menopause, to which she replies, "Can I just check those diplomas because I just want to make sure that they are not from some med school in the Philippines."
Filipino Americans and the Philippine government demand a public apology and the episode be edited to remove the ignorant and racist remark. Protesters say it is based on the assumption that products of a western education are far more qualified than products of a Philippine education.
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