BBC apologizes for anti-Pinay comedy sketch

[PeterB]

She is also not keen on us having a young female maid in the house...

Not a problem here ... our maids are both 18 y/o.

[maria_and_matt]

Case for the prosecution:
You want to come to the UK

....I rest my case

indeed!

[walesrob]

I wonder what would happen if old tv shows like...

"Love thy neighbour"

and

"Bread"

were transmitted again.....

Talking of Mind Your Language....

I used to work as a tech op at a TV station in Malta, (we're talking early to mid 90's) we actually transmitted this rubbish, and I was surprised to learn it still has a big following - even one of the stars of the show did an endorsement for us. Incredible.

[nomorericepleas]

Thsi was nothing to do with political correctness. It would seem that some filipinos were offended by the sketch because they didn't realise that the joke is against the middle class families who mistreat maids (and who abuse poor loveable geordies).

yes i'm afraid you are correct. i landed myself in hot water with filipinos before now, cos they they get offended too easily if you say something fairly harmless, just a culture thing i guess, or simple misunderstanding of why it was said in the first place.

i got into trouble asking in a post, if a particular part of the philippines was safe to ride my bike alone without being kidnapped stabbed or robbed. i thought it was being sensible to ask about NPA activity or chance of nastyness happening. i got all kinds of upset reactions of how dare i suggest bad things would happen to me in that situation, and why do foreigners have the silly notion it is not safe in the philippines.

[nomorericepleas]

why hasnt someone complained that the sketch in question is demeaning to us northern blokes? tut tut.

[KeithD]

......how dare i suggest bad things would happen to me in that situation, and why do foreigners have the silly notion it is not safe in the philippines.

Dress like this and you'll be just fine.....as long as you stay in the trees