Last night while watching a local news, I was shocked from what I've seen in one of the scenes of the season premiere of Desperate Housewives Season 4, wherein Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer) questioned the educational system of the Philippines. Here is the excerpt of the conversation between Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer) & the doctor.
MD: Well, everything seems normal. But, you say you’ve been having irregular periods?
Susan: Yeah, you know, one month off, two months on. That happens, right?
MD: Have you ever experienced night sweats? …. (few other lines here)
MD: How about hot flashes?
Susan: OK, whoa. I’m gonna stop you right there. I’m way too young for that, please refer to your chart.
MD: Susan, I know for a lot of women the word menopause has negative connotations. They hear aging, brittle bones, loss of sexual desire…
Susan: Before you go any further, can I check those diplomas? I would just like to make sure that they’re not from some med school in the Philippines…
I got offended upon hearing the last line of the conversation, it made me question the writer's intelligence & how insensitive without considering it as a direct racial remark against a race that has served their country well. I must admit, in any country there are flaws in its educational system but to generalize a race and label them as incapable, is completely uncalled for.
Teri Hatcher could have omitted the last line of the conversation since an actor has the right not to disclose explicitly what is written on the script and it's unethical/unprofessional in her part to coincide with the writer's script.
This is another blow to a great nation that is striving hard to regain it's image from the rest of the world since the June 2006 Nursing Board Exam scandal.
To all Filipinos, let's continue working hard in achieving our dreams either locally or internationally and show to the rest of the world who we truly are. Go Pinoy!
Susan: Yeah, you know, one month off, two months on. That happens, right?
MD: Have you ever experienced night sweats? …. (few other lines here)
MD: How about hot flashes?
Susan: OK, whoa. I’m gonna stop you right there. I’m way too young for that, please refer to your chart.
MD: Susan, I know for a lot of women the word menopause has negative connotations. They hear aging, brittle bones, loss of sexual desire…
Susan: Before you go any further, can I check those diplomas? I would just like to make sure that they’re not from some med school in the Philippines…
I got offended upon hearing the last line of the conversation, it made me question the writer's intelligence & how insensitive without considering it as a direct racial remark against a race that has served their country well. I must admit, in any country there are flaws in its educational system but to generalize a race and label them as incapable, is completely uncalled for.
Teri Hatcher could have omitted the last line of the conversation since an actor has the right not to disclose explicitly what is written on the script and it's unethical/unprofessional in her part to coincide with the writer's script.
This is another blow to a great nation that is striving hard to regain it's image from the rest of the world since the June 2006 Nursing Board Exam scandal.
To all Filipinos, let's continue working hard in achieving our dreams either locally or internationally and show to the rest of the world who we truly are. Go Pinoy!
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