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Thursday, October 04, 2007
US TV network issues apology for 'racial slur'
MANILA -- Chief presidential legal counsel Sergio Antonio Apostol said Thursday the apology issued by producers of the US television show “Desperate Housewives” and ABC Studios is acceptable.
“Nag-apologize na. I think that is enough. If you me ask me, okay na iyon. Umamin na e,” Apostol said.
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Reports said the producers of “Desperate Housewives” and ABC Studios apologized for the offensive remarks shown in the 4th season premiere of the television series.
"There was no intent to disparage the integrity of any aspect of the medical community in the Philippines,'' the statement reportedly said.
Apostol said the Philippine government has seen to it that the standards of medical schools in the country
are always improved.
He said government also acted upon the leakage in the nursing exam last year.
On Wednesday, Malacañang demanded an apology from ABC network and producers of “Desperate Housewives” for the racial slur against Filipino medical practitioners that was aired on the show’s 4th season premier last September 30.
The issue, which has drawn flak from concerned viewers, stemmed from a remark made by Susan Mayer, a character being played by actress Teri Hatcher, when she visited the office of Dr. Adam Mayfair, played by Nathan Fillion.
In the scene, Dr. Mayfair told Mayer that the word “menopause" opens a Pandora’s Box for the age-conscious middle-aged woman.
But Mayer cut him short, saying: “Before we go any further, can I check those diplomas? 'Coz, I just want to make sure they’re not from some med school in the Philippines." (JMR/Sunnex) |
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