Desperate Measures

(Fox News) - People in the Philippines are accusing the ABC TV show "Desperate Housewives" of defaming them with a racial slur. During Sunday's season premiere a character on the show questions a doctor's diagnosis and says, "Before we go any further, can I check those diplomas? Because I would just like to make sure they are not from some med school in the Philippines."

Philippine government officials — and medical professionals — were not amused. ABC issued an apology — but many in Manila are not satisfied. One Filipino senator is calling not only for a boycott of the show but is asking the local station that runs "Desperate Housewives" to stop airing it altogether. And the Philippine Medical Association says it will complain to the Federal Communications Commission.