Then time to reflect: why?

@ Kris- I am bisayan but I don’t have a bisayan accent. Most bisayans I know just laugh ithose jokes off. I don’t speak for all the bisayans though. When the joke is among ourselves, it’s not that bad but when it involves another race spewing words against us, it comes out very insulting.

“What I find very sad here is that Filipinos are not as disturbed by their own Filipino racism as they are disturbed by american racism. Back here at home, nothing changes. Recently, a guy used that “n” word to insult my friend who has is a morena.”

I now wonder, what if Teri Hatcher was a black woman? Many(not all naman) would probably use that pejorative “n” word against her.

I’m not saying that Filipinos should not stand up and fight against racism just because they practice racism. What I’m trying to say is that why don’t we ourselves try to abandon our equally racist habits?

The other day, I was watching an episode of GKNB a few days ago. One contestant was asked by Edu about the name of her children and she explain why her daughters name was THEA instead on THIA(a concoction of her and her husband’s name). What did she say? “Kasi kapag Thia, parang Bisaya”. Knowing that GKNB is not live and just taped, why did ABS-CBN not delete that part(kahit yung part lang na yun, interview alng yun ni Edu and not the actual game). I am not Bisaya but I am appaled how Visayan discrimination is still stuck in the consciousness of many of our kababayans.

Are we now heading toward the double standard path? Makes me also think if those people who cried foul against racism are actually against racism? Fighting racism is two way(it takes to two tango as they cliche says): you will not allow others to insult you because of your race AND you won’t insult other people because of their race.

Maybe, it’s just me why that “parang Bisaya” statement caught me — I have a Visayan friend who now works in taipei and I myself have indigenous blood and because of it, I have experienced first hand discriminating statements from fellow Filipinos

@Jon- am also curious. A lot of money will need to be spent to pursue that class suit. They might actually have the money to do that. I read in their site that a lawyer discouraged them to file the class suit. I bet an enterprising lawyer will offer to be their lawyer.

While it is true that we are all guilty about making fun of others and our own, I am still allowed to speak up when majority of us are insulted….

Of course. It makes perfect sense. People who argue the opposite don’t have a grasp of logic.