Here We Go Again Filipinos Moral Beacons of the World

A lot of my thoughts on the topic already covered

here

But in case that's not enough:

• Do we really have to tell other cultures how to interpret our own?
• If it was the exact same scene with a different race, would we raise an eye brow?
• If that show really did something rotten would there be other races protesting them as well? Not just Filipinos in the U.K.?
• This is a mild example but even they hint there are worse examples in this country and for this country which I am sure you can find yourself.
• Based on that mild example above, why is it always the Philippines and Thailand with that reputation and not the others in South East Asia? Maybe because our systems and morals allows it more than most?
• Are we saying by our protest that Filipinas have to be abroad to be degraded?
• "Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone"
• "legal action" ???!!!??? WTH!!!!???!!! - foreigners leave our low IQ shows alone, we should do the same to theirs.
• A political entity " Department of Foreign Affairs " is going to organize vigils and protests. Cool!!! Filipino politicians and bureaucrats. Those are real role models to show those lousy uncivilized Brits a thing or two. Chivalry is not dead. Please look at the Philippine Senate and Congress on how they treat the fair sex. Example is everything in the Philippines.
• As a culture we truly value respect and loyalty unlike those lousy British. Why can I say that? Look at this country's idols of the masses: Manny Pacquiao , Joseph 'Erap ' Estrada, Kris Aquino and Joey Marquez. All of them examples of fidelity , loyalty and respect . No illegitimate children from any of them. This is how our country values respect and loyalty.
• By protesting all this are we telling other countries , "please , we beg of you look at our noon time and prime time network shows to see how it should be done!!"? We have the monopoly of virtue, culture, taste and class? Can we sick the Department of Local Affairs on them?

Eric Clapton (who will always be a British Blues Man to me) has a song which says "Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself"

Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits another Brit sang in Solid Rock:

The bed that you make
That's the one you gotta lie on
When you point your finger cos
your plan fell through
You got three more fingers pointing back at you

I included a song below. It mentions our race, would you find it offensive? Show me a perfect Filipino culture then maybe I can support going after a different culture that is not as perfect as us.

Should you need even more convincing that is a waste of Philippine resources.

Are you going to let these guys define your self image? As long as Wowowwee and Eat Bulaga still attract sponsors and very willing studio audiences, I don't want to hear any Filipinos complain about how some external country portrays us badly. We can manage by ourselves in our own soil in that department, thank you very much.

Ed

http://cornholiogogs.multiply.com/journal/item/4/Desperate_Hook_Line_SInker (dealt with the same topic from a year ago)



http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20081006/tph-filipinos-in-uk-to-protest-8216-raci-d6cd5cf.html

Filipinos in UK to protest ‘racist’ BBC show
GMANews.TV - Tuesday, October 7MANILA, Philippines – The Filipino community in London is set to launch "concerted efforts" against British government-owned British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) for its reportedly "racist and humiliating" portrayal of a Filipina domestic worker, a lawmaker said on Monday.

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Batangas Rep. Hermilando Mandanas, head of the subcommittee on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), said during the plenary debates on the proposed 2009 budget that Philippine Embassy representatives in the United Kingdom are already coordinating with the Filipino community there regarding their protest actions.

"The Philippine embassy, our representatives there, already have met with the Filipino community for concerted efforts versus the BBC such as a silent protest and a vigil right at the BBC," said Mandanas.

He added that an email campaign "condemning" the BBC and a demand for apology are likewise being circulated among the community.

The Philippine Embassy has sent letters of complaint to various UK government offices - including the UK regulatory industry, the mayor of London, and the BBC itself - while Philippine Ambassador to the UK Edgardo Espiritu is studying whether any legal action can be made, added Mandanas.

"Ambassador Espiritu is really very active in filing the complaint and studying whatever actions can be done," said the Batangas representative.

Mandanas made the statements in response to the inquiry of Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel, who earlier during the day urged the DFA to demand an apology from the British government for the BBC skit portraying a Filipina domestic worker in a "humiliating" manner. The controversial skit, aired in the September 26 episode of "Harry and Paul," showed comedian Harry Enfield telling a postman that he is ordering his Filipino maid to mate with his friend Paul Whitehouse.

Hontiveros said the supposed young Filipina, who was wearing a grey uniform and an apron, was shown "gyrating and dancing lasciviously."

"He (Enfield) kept ordering the girl to gyrate and dance in front of Paul and even instructed her to hump him," Hontiveros said in a statement.

The lawmaker added that "when an indifferent Paul stood up to go inside the house, Harry scolded the Filipina girl, telling her to get out and just go. The scene closed with the postman sidling up to the Filipina, whispering to her as they walked off together."

Hontiveros said the humiliating portrayal of Filipina workers "promotes negative stereotypes that cultivate impunity among those who abuse Filipina workers abroad."

"By making a horrible scene of exploitation an object of ridicule, the show trivializes an act of abuse commonly experienced by Filipina workers abroad. It desensitizes its audience on human trafficking, an issue that merit global indignation," she said.

She added that making overseas Filipinas appear as submissive sex objects reinforces the notion that foreigners could easily hire small and sexy Filipina domestic helpers and turn them into sexual objects.

"By making it a joke, it encourages a consciousness that promotes human trafficking," Hontiveros said. - GMANewsTV