Darren Barefoot alerted me to this issue which frankly has me gobsmacked this evening.

Members and allies of the Filipino American community created a petition which asked ABC (America) and the producers of the show to apologise to their community and edit the show.

“In a scene in which Susan was told by her gynecologist that she might be hitting menopause, she replied, “Can I just check those diplomas because I just want to make sure that they are not from some med school in the Philippines.”

“…we are writing to inform you that this type of derogatory remark was discriminatory and hurtful…”

So far there are 125,910 signatures. The ABC has apologised.

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Would it have caused such a stink if Teri’s character had been Filipino?

Perhaps she should have said can I check the roots of your hair to make sure you’re not a ranga!

When I contrast this rather bland series with the very edgy Chris Lilley productions of Summer Heights High and We Can Be Heroes… I wonder if they would have ever been made in the US. And if they hadn’t, we’d be the poorer as a society.