 | | 'Desperate Housewives upsets Philippines |
Angry 'Desperate Housewives' fans bombarded phone lines after a scene
appeared to mock the Filipino medical system.
In the first episode of the fourth series, Teri Hatcher's character, Susan, goes for a medical check-up and
is horrified when the doctor suggests she may be going through the
menopause.
The gynecologist tells her: "Listen, Susan, I know for a lot of women the
word `menopause' has negative connotations. You hear `ageing,' `brittle
bones,' `loss of sexual desire.' "
To which Susan replies: "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?"
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