Many Americans feel bewildered at finding an almost-unanimous reaction from Filipinos regarding the Desperate Housewives episode wherein Terri Hatcher's character made a derogatory comment about medical degrees obtained from schools in the Philippines.
They say it is a joke, and shouldn't be taken seriously.
I don' think so, because it is comments like these that perpetuate a stereotype that is hardly fair and which manifests itself in supposedly funny jokes. Xenophobic perceptions like these, whether tongue-in-cheek or not, shouldn't be allowed to pass in a supposedly mature democratic society like the US.
If we make a joke about 9-11, do you think Americans will find it funny?
Exactly.
I know it's like comparing lemons and oranges. But my point is, a line has to be drawn somewhere. After all, we live in politically-correct times.
Americans don't get it. They feel they can get away with everything, including insulting every other nation on earth by passing it off as a joke.
If they start behaving and thinking like they're not the only people on this planet, probably they'd understand this point clearly.
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