Desperate Housewives: desperate to make right?

A recent episode of Desperate Housewives had a racial slur by remarking about fake Philippine medical diplomas. In order to make restitution for their actions which drew outcry from the Asian population, they will hire Filipino on-camera as well as behind-camera personnel. They will even include stories and dialog highlighting contributions that Filipino Americans have made in the US.

Although you never want to see racial slurs being made on a TV, especially a popular one, this is quite an amazing reaction. Steve McPherson, president of ABC primetime entertainment, even met with Filipino community leaders and even suggested a plotline for “Boston Legal” incorporating a Filipino American lawyer. A diversity policy will also be implemented.

I definitely applaud ABC for the actions that they state they will be making. Whether they follow through is yet to be seen especially with the writers’ strike that could delay things. Yet, this is better than weak apologies or ignoring the protests.

But, I don’t watch the show so hopefully someone else can fill me in.

Here’s a TV news bit about the issue:

An article here: http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=c3aeee02b4e4ee4291fe69b4da872211


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