Desperate Houswives second skankiest “actress” (pictured above with the first) was embroiled in a controversy when the writers of the Golden Girls spin off inserted a racist comment about the education level of Filipino doctors. Here’s a clip:

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Why they used the Philippines as opposed to Tijuana which is the usual joke is beyond me, but I’ll assume it’s partly because the White Liberal Establishment has an ax to grind against minority groups that tend to be more conservative. On the other hand, who gives a s%&$ what the writers on Desperate Housewives think?

Michelle Malkin shares my sentiments:

There are a couple of interesting things about this story.

One: It raises the question of the Aggrieve-o-Meter. Some ethnic and racial groups are higher rated than others. It’s apparently politically correct in Hollyweird to deride the credientials of all Filipino doctors. But not other groups.

Unfair? Yes. Rotten double standards? Yes.

But instead of assimilating into the victim culture, it might be more effective for Filipinos to take a pass on the Jesse Jackson playbook and respond in a novel way.

Say, with humor:

Filipino doctors and nurses could stage a mock “Day Without a Filipino Medical School Graduate.”

Or charge patients who watch “Desperate Housewives” extra.

Or hound Eva Longoria at public appearances, picketing in their hospital gowns, shouting “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Desperate Housewives have got to go” while running a booth administering free anti-Hollywood vaccine shots.

Or do a Jericho-style protest and inundate the producers with copies of your med school diplomas, awards, and commendations.

Two: Can you imagine the uproar if the Desperate Housewives ever dared to make derogatory comments about illegal aliens? Imagine if they incorporated a criminal illegal alien into the plot line. Imagine the demands from MALDEF and LULAC for sensitivity training and open-borders rehab. Imagine.

Three: I find some of the e-mail I’m getting to be laced with hypocritical ethnic entitlement. Some Filipinos have seen fit to dismiss my ethnic heritage entirely and consider me “white” because of my politics and past criticism of the Philippines’ reckless decision to pay ransom for hostages taken by jihadis.

Now, after a stupid TV show insults Filipinos, they expect me to jump on the protest bandwagon with them automatically in ethnic solidarity.

Question: Where were you when far worse Filipino insults were being leveled? Just wondering.

Yeah, I feel the same way every time some Black guy who has called me a Zebra demands I vote Democrat or join them for some protest. Meh.

I’ve worked with nurses imported from the Philippines and found them as competent (or not) as anyone else. Of course I ran a Faith in Action program at a long term care facility so my judgment on their abilities applies mostly to how fast they filled out forms I needed, changed old peoples diapers and how scintillating the coffee talk was (about a 6 on a 1-10 scale) so I won’t weigh in on how great those Filipino’s degrees are or are not.

The real question is who’s watching this crappy show at all? If I want to watch self-indulgent baby boomer sluts pick up men in a futile attempt fill the void in the lives caused by living the “empowered” liberal lifestyle I’ll show up at TGIFriday’s on a Thursdays night.

And if I’m looking for some racy entertainment watching the Wisteria Lane sewing circle jerk doesn’t quite cut it. Listen, I’m no ageist. There’s plenty of hot 40-50 year olds out there, like Marg Helgenberger, but it seems like none of them bothered showing up at the D.H. casting call, so we are left with a semi-attractive Eva Longoria surrounded by what looks like an alligator skin wallet.

But I guess that’s popular enough that this “news” story has made it all the way to China. The Philippine government is asking for an official apology and Bryan Preston has come out to strongly imply he doesn’t quite feel strongly about this.

All in all time well spent.