Philippines:“Desperate Housewives” Apologizes Over Racist Slur

　　I am offended, because I learned my profession in the Philippines, and I refuse to be told that all my hard work and sacrifice amounts to nothing more than mediocre, if not questionable. Specially if these impressions come from those who fail to see from my end, or at least check, and don’t know what they are talking about. My textbooks came from the US of A, if saying so is any help to Teri’s understanding.

　　I can’t even speak for the millions of Filipino medical workers in America and all over the world, whose professionalism and skill have made them prime catch. And what of the thousands of foreign students who come in droves to train in the Philippines?

我無法為成千上萬在美國和世界其他地方工作的菲律賓醫療工作人員發言，但他們的專業和技能的確使他們成為主要網羅的對象。那成群結隊來到菲律賓想要接受訓練的眾外國學生，又該怎麼說呢？

　　Sure, compared to USA, the American’s educational system may be better if not the best. But our doctors, nurses, and caregivers are among the best in the world; thousands of them serving, treating, and taking care of the US people.

　　I’m honestly not a fan of the show but I know a lot of Filipinos who are. Some say the show is a hit because of its mature and “intelligent” approach to the audience. Now with that, I guess we should all review what is mature and what is intelligent.

　　The rude remark was just a sign of irresponsible entertainment. Racism is never a witty and funny way of entertainment. If this is one of the show’s desperate ways to get ratings, then they’re getting one hell of controversy here.

我不是這個節目的忠實觀眾，但我知道很多菲律賓人是。有些人認為這個節目深獲好評是因為它的成熟和理性博得觀眾的認同。但現在，因著這件事，我想我們應該重新檢視什麼是「成熟」、什麼是「理性」。 粗俗的言論意味著這是個不負責的娛樂節目。種族歧視永遠都不會是娛樂大家時用來表現機智或幽默的好方法。如果這是這個節目用來拉抬收視率的激烈手段，那麼他們為自己招致的是一場極慘烈的爭論大戰。

Althought there might be some truth in the statement especially when placed side by side with the nursing exam debacle last year, I still find it offensive because it somehow committed the fallacy of over-generalizing. The fact is that there are a lot of great medical practitioners from the country and they must not be brushed aside especially when they outnumber the few who are otherwise. As for the said few, this might serve as an eye-opener and a signal to prove to those who are unimpressed that they are wrong to be so.

雖然這裡頭有些陳述屬實，尤其和去年泛濫的護理人員考試兩相對照之下，但我還是認為這太冒犯了，因為這某種程度上像是一竿子打翻一船人。事實上，這個國家還是有很多優良的醫療從業人員，他們不應該被因此而被漠視或排斥，尤其當這些優良醫護人員的人數其實遠遠超過少數不適任的人。就如同那些少數但被誇大的例子，這次也許可以當作一個啟發性的事件，並證明那些被忽略的大多數優良從業人員其實不應被漠視。

Is it a racial slur? It may be a jab at Philippine medical schools, not Filipinos in general. Heck, not even Filipino doctors. And some people are already making it out as an insult against Filipino health workers IN GENERAL. My goodness gracious me…

這是種族歧視嗎？它可能只是針對菲律賓醫學院的攻擊，而不是整個菲律賓。拜託，甚至不是菲律賓醫生。有些人卻把它當成是對所有菲律賓醫療工作者的侮辱。天可憐見…

The simplistic nature of ABC's apology only insults our community even more. It is not proportionate to the damage it has caused. It is basically just a one-paragraph response, not just to the 2nd largest immigrant group in the US, or a third world country, but ALL foreign-trained medical practitioners in this country. This country thrives on the quality skills of foreign-trained doctors and nurses, and Filipino nurses are among the cream of the crop. We all deserve a decent, sincere, and proper apology.

ABC簡陋的道歉只是更侮辱了我們的社群，根本無法彌補已經造成的傷害。這個僅有一個段落的回應，不僅是要向全美，或說第三世界大國，境內的第二大移民族群交代，也是要向這個國家境內所有非由美國養成的醫療從業人員道歉。這個國家需要有品質的外國醫生和護理人員的服務，而菲律賓的護士是其中之最。我們全都值得一個嚴正、誠懇、適當的道歉。