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Stop the hate even- if you’re just joking: 2 foreigners protest racism against Filipinos

Comments  on “It was a joke, UP student Arvin Labrador tells angry netizens on BBC comic quip on Pinoy children”
malcolm conlan on It was a joke, UP student Arvi…Pete Snaith on It was a joke, UP student Arvi…
From malcolm conlan, July 9, 2013 at 5:43 am
“I am a British man married to a filipina and we have two filipino children. I fully understood the context of the show and also understood the reasons behind the segment of the show ‘Unlikely lines a cosmetics company would say’
“I would not call myself a ‘Netizen’ and did not intend to make this into a bigger issue, I am upset and offended by some of the threats towards Katherine over this. However I organised a protest outside the BBC in London a couple of weeks ago and have also organised a further protest on Friday July 12th, again outside the BBC. I also organised a petition which to date has nearly 1,300 signatures.
“My reasons for doing all of this are simple, for far too long Filipinos have been used as a butt of jokes from Victoria Wood in the 90′s, Harry and Paul a few years back, the Lara Bohinc incident (google all of the above and add the words ‘filipino’ and you can read about them).
“Katherine Ryan did not have to refer to ‘filipino children’ at all, it simply was not funny, why refer to any nationality, I believe she would find any nationality would have also reacted badly. Hopefully you won’t accuse me of being a ‘Netizen’ or some Pinoy with a grudge, I am neither, as I said, I am a 100% British guy who just cannot accept any filipino being used as a joke, the use of any nationality in a negative or derogatory way could be described as racist, I will not rest until both Katherine Ryan and indeed the BBC apologise unreservedly.”
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From Pete Snaith, July 9, 2013 at 7:43 am
“I have been to the Philippines 15 times, several of my closest friends are Filipino. They are some of the most kind people I have met, I also have many Transsexual friends from the Philippines and still in the Philippines, and see a lot of discrimination towards them too. They are people too, that have real feelings like anyone else. So please try to be tolerant of all Filipinos! Equality for all humans!!”
Students' reviews, The News Media, tweets

John Labuguen pans manner of coverage of children in “possessed” stories

Written by John Angelo C. Labuguen
philstar.com/balita-ngayon/2013/06/28/sinapiang-mga-estudyante-sa-mandaluyong-peke-school-official
mb.com.ph/News/Main_News/32_students_%E2%80%98possessed%E2%80%99_in_Mandaluyong
news.inquirer.net/mandaluyong-students-possessed-by-spirits
“Itong mga links na ito mula sa Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin at Inquirer ay naglimbag ng balita tungkol di umano sa mga estudyanteng sinapian sa isang pampublikong paaralan sa Mandaluyong noong nakaraang linggo. Sabi sa mga ulat na nagkunwari lamang ang mga estudyante na sila ay sinasapian at nagkaroon ng mass hysteria. Sa tatlong pahayagan na ito ay wala ni isa man sa kanila ang naglimbag ng tunay na pangalan ng mga estudyanteng di umano’y sinapian ng espiritu. Subalit ang Inquirer ay naglimbag ng larawan ng isa sa mga estudyante di umano ay sinapian ng espiritu (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/434267/mandaluyong-students-possessed-by-spirits). Maling-mali ito sapagkat ang estudyante ay menor de edad pa lamang at hindi man lang tinakpan ang mukha ng bata.
 
“Ang tatlong pahayagan ay naglabas din ng iba’t ibang bilang ng mga di umanong sinapian. Ayon sa Manila Bulletin ay 32 students; ayon naman sa Philippine Star ay 22 samantalang sa Inquirer naman ay 20. Hindi nagtugma-tugma ang mga bilang ng tatlong pahayagan at maaring matanong dito ang credibilidad ng pinagkuhanan nila ng mga datos.  Mapapansin din sa mga artikulo ay iba’t ibang tao ang kanilang pinagkuhanan ng mga statements upang mailahad talaga kung ano ang tunay na nangyari sa eskuwelahan. Tulad na lang ng testamento ng kapitana noong sinabihan niya ang bata na nalaglag ang pera niya ay pinulot naman ito ng batang di umano ay sinasapian. Sa ganitong paraan ay mabibigyan tayo ng ideya kung sinapian ba talaga ang mga bata o mass hysteria lamang talaga ang nangyari. Ganito dapat sa pagsusulat ng balita, marami ang dapat pinagkukuhanan ng impormasyon nang sa gayon ay mas epektibong mailahad ang mga tunay na nangyari.   Ginamit ng Manila Bulletin ang Wiki.answers.com sa pagpapaliwanag kung ano ang spirit of the glass dahil di umano’y naglalaro ang mga bata nito bago sila sapian. xxx Ang Wiki.answers.com ay hindi credible na source dahil kahit sino ay pwedeng mag-edit at maglagay ng kung anu-ano itto. Kaya’t hindi dapat ginagamit ito sa pagbibigay paliwanag sa mga bagay. Himbis ay humanap ng credible o mapagkakatiwalaang source kung may isyu o usapin na nais bigyan ng paliwanag.” Posted by  John Angelo C. Labuguen