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Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros on Monday asked the BBC to issue a public apology for presenting a racist, humiliating and disgusting depiction of a Filipina domestic worker.
"It was revolting. It was a disgusting and an insensitive and racist attempt to satirize a scene of exploitation," Rep. Hontiveros said.
The skit, a segment in the popular 'Harry and Paul' comedy show, was aired on BBC 2 last September 26, 2008. In the skit, a postman approached comedian Harry Enfield, who was clearly agitated and shouting at someone, and asked him what was going. It then turned to comedian Paul Whitehouse, who was seated on a chair on his lawn, and beside him was a young girl wearing a grey uniform and an apron gyrating and dancing lasciviously. Harry then told the postman that he was shouting at his Filipino maid to do her job and get his friend Paul to mate with her.
He kept ordering the girl to gyrate and dance in front of Paul and even instructed her to "hump him". When an indifferent Paul stood up to go inside the house, Harry scolded the Filipina girl, telling her to get out and just go. The scene closed with the postman sidling up to the Filipina, whispering to her as they walked off together.=====================
Why are we riduculed this way?
Why do we allow it?
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