Filipinos in UK want BBC’s apology for racist skit on Harry and Paul

Filipinos in the United Kingdom condemned a BBC sketch comedy for airing a skit that is considered demeaning to Filipino domestic helpers.

BBC's Harry and Paul domestic helper skit

The assailed skit, aired in the September 26 episode of “Harry and Paul,” showed comedian Harry Enfield telling a postman that he is ordering his Filipino maid to mate with his friend Paul Whitehouse.

Filipino leaders denounced the comedy act as racist and said it promotes sexual exploitation and demeans the image of Pinay domestic helpers.

Other Filipinos in the UK said the BBC comedy scene was even worse than the episode of American TV series “Desperate Housewives”, which questioned the ability of Filipino medical graduates.

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30 Responses to “Filipinos in UK want BBC’s apology for racist skit on Harry and Paul”

  1. fattyacid Says:

    ano ba yan. sobrang paranoid ng words filter ng mukamo mo. hindi ko tuloy ma-post yung opinyon ko sa issue na ito.

  2. Zweihander Says:

    Siyempre naooffend din ako kapag inaalipusta o binabastos ang mga Filipino ng ibang lahi pero tingin ko masyado naman tayong sensitive at sobra kung makapag-react.

    Sigurado magpoprotesta nanaman ang mga Filipinos nito. Kung ganon, e di dapat magprotesta din ang mga Indians and Arabs laban sa mga Filipino kasi parati silang dinedepict sa mga tv shows and movies natin na mabantot? O kaya mga negro dahil parating pinagkakatuwaan ang kulay nila? O kaya mga Chinese na halos parating druglord, evil businessman o leader ng sindikato ang role?

    TV show lang ang Harry and Paul. Tapos comedy pa! Kalma lang.

  3. getalife Says:

    Zweihander: u are absolutely right… masyado ng sensitive ang mga pilipino ngayon.. but we don’t know that we are the number racist in the world…

  4. uzumaruto Says:

    tama kayo dyan, bakit kaya tayong mga pilipino ay namamansin sa dungis ng iba samantalang totoo naman na nangyayari ngayon na ang mga dh natin ay nagiging sex slave na sa ibang bansa

  5. ... Says:

    I agree with Zweihander

  6. AMBOY Says:

    Gosh we have so many anal patriots..

  7. Filipino Crab Says:

    sensitive pilipinos! crabs pa! lahat ng masasamang ugali nakuha ng pilipino, pati panget na ilong (pango) grabe, wala nang tatalo sa pilipino, pure losers! lalo na sa olympics, walang medal hahahaha, the brown pango race is inferior!

  8. true friend Says:

    kung pwede lang pumili ng nationality before being born… i wouldnt choose being a filipino…

  9. stoopid Says:

    # Filipino Crab Says:
    October 7th, 2008 at 8:03 am

    sensitive pilipinos! crabs pa! lahat ng masasamang ugali nakuha ng pilipino, pati panget na ilong (pango) grabe, wala nang tatalo sa pilipino, pure losers! lalo na sa olympics, walang medal hahahaha, the brown pango race is inferior!


    so what kung pango ang ilong naten..? basihan ba yun para maging isang mabuting tao ka? Pilipino tayo. Bakit natin hahayaan na bastusin tayo ng mga ibang lahi? Bakit ka papayag? And kung walang medal? So? Sana sumama ka pra makakuha ka ng medal para sa pinakaignorateng tao sa buong mundo.

  10. ... Says:

    A message to BBC:
    basahin niyo nalang po ang mga messages sa taas
    kung mag aapologize ba kayo o hindi

  11. makabayan Says:

    natural lang naman mag-react ang mga concern o tunay na pinoy sa isip at diwa,ang reaction ay isang interaction ng isang may buhay na lalang laban man o hindi sa sarili..natural sa isang tao o lalang na may kunsensya o wala,ngayon kung hindi tayo magrereact o kokontra o proprotesta sa pagsikil o paninira o pambabastos sa atin..o ating lahi ,na lahi ng mga ninuno at mga magulang natin..sino pa ang magtatanggol o tatayo para sa atin at kailan pa..pag kalat na ang lason ng pangaapi…kaya para sa aking opinyon ..iprotesta natin ang pagmamalabis nilang ito laban sa atin!

  12. makabayan Says:

    kailangan ding magapologize o humingi ng paumanhin ang bbc pati sina harry at paul..sa aking palagay habang pinababayaan natin sila na bastusin o gawan tayo ng anumang di karapatdapat na bagay sa salita at gawa…ay patuloy at paulitulit tayong bababuyin ng mga mapangaping iyan…gusto ba natin na ang ating mga magulang ,kapatid o magiging mga anak natin ay gawan o pagsabihan,o bastusin sa hinaharap at darating pang mga araw at panahon?

  13. nyep12 Says:

    Kaya lang naman ganun magreact ang mga pinoy tungkolsa issue… dahil sa ang ganda-ganda na ng tingin ng ibang bansa sa mga kababayan nating DH tapos masisira lng sa isang skit… at ito “daw” ay taliwas sa kultura ng mga briton…

  14. Gin Says:

    akala ko naman kung sino tong harry and paul na ito e fictional characters lang naman pala ng isang comedy show…. sinung tnga ang sisiryusohin ang isang bagay mula sa isang comedy tv show na hndi naman reality….. pikun ang pinoy.

  15. Filipino Crab Says:

    napikon ang mga pango!

  16. stoopid Says:

    nagsalita si Pinocchio!
    haha.
    loser!

  17. dose Says:

    i can’t believe you guys. considering you’re filipinos. i really think culture is the real difference here. We, filipinos, are very conservative about these kinds of sutff and UK, (europe) and other western coutries on the other hand are more liberated. I can say that we are sometimes hypocrite. The real issue here is respect, filipinos found the “joke” disrespectful and i dont see the reason why they shouldn’t. Especially if your mom or dad is working abroad. but we really have to put this kinds of issues into perspective and not let these affect us. We know what’s true and what’s not. sometimes we subconsciously forget our nationality and the fact that we need these issues to remind us of it, is just sad. i am a filipino and it’s enough reason to love my own country. saying that if you we’re given a chance to be reborn again, you would not choose to be a filipino is like saying to your mother that if you were to be born again, you would not choose her. if you dont like being a filipino, TRUE FRIEND you dont have to be. this country doesnt need you anyways..

  18. dose Says:

    chance to be born* again

    sorry.. hehe

  19. Mr. Krabs Says:

    if you want more crabs click my name

  20. BALIW Says:

    Buwisit na mukamo! PARANOID sa pagfilter ng comments! SA IBA NA LANG AQ MAGPOPOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  21. dyosangligaw Says:

    ..im a filipino and i am proud to be one….but i noticed some of our kababayan started scenes outside our country para madiscriminate…sana naman wag ganun..nagpunta tayo ng ibang bansa para magtrabaho hindi para sirain ang buhay at pangalan natin right….and to those other nationalities, they much look at theirself in the mirror before doing anything to others..hmp

  22. Mr. Krabs Says:

    the crabs of the future are many
    click my name

  23. Caprice Says:

    Huwag natin prublemahin ang mga tv shows. Ekonomiya at pulitika muna.

  24. ... Says:

    ^isang malaking GOOD LUCK

  25. caren Says:

    ANO BAH
    ang yay@bang naman ng mga pinoy para magreklamo ng discrimination pero sila sila rin naman nag nagdidiscriminate sa isa’t isa

    BADOOOOYYYYYY

  26. boooo! Says:

    B_lls_it ang mukamo.

    nagtatyaga nga lang ako d2

    addict!

    tindi mag filter ng comment!

  27. sediush!t Says:

    b0bo mo kasi

  28. Mr. Krabs Says:

    mabuhay ang mga CRABS
    ipagpatuloy ang hilahan pababa
    para mabura na ang pag asang umasenso ang Pilipinas

  29. sabatera_01 Says:

    well wala nmang mawawala kung mag-aapologize sila ryt?

    all of us has different perspective
    some are taking it as “joke” and some are taking it seriously

    anybody is entitled their our own opinion….

  30. unknown Says:

    I take it seriously since I’m a MOR0N

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