October 6, 2007 - Saturday


An "Offended Whiners" Update....
Current mood: annoyed
Category: News and Politics

As I was reading what was going on in this nation of whiners & wussies ; I ran up on an article about a joke on the TV program,"Desperate Housewives". It's seems that there was a little zinger aimed at Philippine Med Schools. It went something like this:
In the season premiere that aired Sunday on ABC, Teri Hatcher's character, Susan, goes in for a medical checkup and is shocked when the doctor suggests she may be going through menopause.

"Listen, Susan, I know for a lot of women the word ..menopause'" has negative connotations. You hear ..aging,' ..brittle bones,' ..loss of sexual desire,'" the gynecologist tells her.
"OK, before we go any further, can I check these diplomas? Just to make sure they aren't, like, from some med school in the Philippines?" Susan fires back.

And from this little "Jab" all hell breaks loose amongst Philippinos & "Philippine-Americans". It seems that thousands upon thousands of them were hurt & offended & Demanded an "Apology" from ABC TV. Kevin Nadal, 29, a Filipino-American college lecturer who lives in New York, posted an online petition calling ABC to task for the scene.
"I had to rewind it over and over again to make sure I heard it right," Nadal said in an interview Wednesday. He watched the episode online after hearing about it from a friend.
"I was immediately offended and, really, just hurt. These days, people are supposed to be more sensitive or more aware of what's considered appropriate," he said, adding that he was hearing from people worldwide who were distressed by the scene. He appreciated ABC's apology, he said, but said he also wanted to see the dialogue removed from future airings and DVDs.
Look "Kev", If you were so "Offended & Hurt"; Why do you keep rewinding it and watching it over & over????
Well I say : Fuck Em' If They Can't Take a Joke!!!! "Archie Bunker" will be rolling over in his grave at the mere mention of this. It's a joke on a TV show....Get Over It ; You Bunch of Thin-Skinned Pussies. As for ABC TV, They have of course, Wimped Out,Apologized, & will probably edit the episode before it is shown in reruns.
Listen People! This is Still America;Where We Have a Right to Free Speech & the Right to Be Offensive! It's called Satire!!!! And if all the different groups that "Get Offended" at the drop of the hat & turn of a phrase don't like it ; I hate it ; but they can either fire back a snappy offensive comeback or just grin & bear it. I am sick and fucking tired of groups demanding "apologies" for what someone said. Especially in the context of a fictional TV show....
Peace,
Danny G.