I woke up this morning to another slew of emails expressing the violent rage of Filipinos (especially Fil-Ams) about the Desperate Housewives Philippines remark.

I noticed that most of the outrage are coming from Fil-Ams and rational though coming from Filipinos living in the Philippines. After reading hundreds of reactions, I find it strange that mostly Fil-Ams are complaining about the remark made. Why? Because they left the Philippines for a better life. They knew there were problems in the Philippines, that’s why they got the hell out. Perception is reality for many. When the average American thinks of the Philippines, they think of poverty, Imelda Marcos, typhoons, terrorism and coup d’états. They do not know about the booming urban life. They do not know how great Greenbelt, Eastwood or The Fort is. We cannot expect them to know just like the average Filipino isn’t expected to know about the fine details about the US. Poverty = corruption & poor education.

In the latest Philippine News paper, there’s a photo of a bunch of Fil-Ams protesting at the Disney Store. Disney is the parent company of ABC Studios. What I found amusing was along with the protest photo, you will notice the following headlines: “U.S. names 3 Abu Sayyaf financiers in Saudi Arabia”, “3 Filipinos in $80-M loan scam”, “Klutzo the clown arrested for child porn”, “Case bankrupts lawyer for Sentosa 27″ and “Officials receive cash from Palace”.

Out of 6 front page stories (not including the Disney story), 5 are negative. 2 of the stories play on the world perception of our country. While I understand that negative headlines sell, terrorism and corruption are much bigger issues that we need to fight.

Again, I’m all for the right to protest and all but don’t forget about the real/root issues. Who says entertainment has to be nice anyway? If you can sue a network for making a remark of what many perceive, then why not sue the news stations for showing the “bad news” of the Philippines that shapes the minds of the American public. I’m sick of all this politically correct crap. You cannot do anything without offending someone or something. Don’t talk shit about whales since they have feelings too. For another interesting/good view, check this out.