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- In response to criticism, ABC released a [http: //www.todayonline.com/articles/214945.asp statement of apology]
- Also producers agreed to [http: //globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=92739 remove the comment from all future airings]
- ABC's Statement: "The producers of `Desperate Housewives' and ABC Studios offer our sincere apologies for any offense caused by the brief reference in the season premiere. There was no intent to disparage the integrity of any aspect of the medical community in the Philippines... as leaders in broadcast diversity, we are committed to presenting sensitive and respectful images of all communities featured in our programs."
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Several Filipino groups are outraged after a slur about doctors from the Phillipines was uttered during a scene from the ABC television show Desperate Housewives. In the scene from the Season Premiere, the character of Susan Delfino, played by actress Teri Hatcher, asks a doctor about his credentials stating, "OK, before we go any further, can I check those diplomas? Because I would just like to make sure they are not from some med school in the Philippines."
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Desperate Housewives Controversy Questions
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