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FORWARD's take on the 'Harry and Paul' episode

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Here's FORWARD's take on the 'Harry and Paul' episode. If you're read my post, you'll know I disagree with the petition. Nevertheless, it raises some important points that deserve highlighting.

Why you should ignore the petition against 'Harry and Paul'

Posted October 7th, 2008 by anthony
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Over the past few days, the Filipino community has been brewing a storm over Episode 4 of the 'Harry and Paul' show. It contained a short sketch featuring a Filipina maid which some people found offensive enough to start a petition.

I don't watch the show but caught the clip via the BBC iPlayer service. Personally, I think that the those complaining missed the real butt of the joke and that the issue was being blown out of proportion.

It was not the Filipina maid who was being mocked. The target was the British class system and culture. The skit ridicules stereotypes of the dim-witted Northerner and the pompous upper middle-class Englishman. What you see in the 'Harry and Paul' comedy series are typical examples of British self-deprecating and satirical humour.

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