Alec Baldwin Getting A Filipina Mail Order Bride?
I’m quite busy preparing for the new school year when I saw the flash news about actor Alec Baldwin and about mail order bride, a filipina in specific. So I search for the video in youtube, its an episode of David Letterman shown last May 12, 2009. I don’t usually watch David Letterman show but the episode seems like they are old time buddies and joking to each other.
Regardless that they’re old time friends and teasing with one another casually, Alec Baldwin’s joke is in bad taste. He shouldn’t have said that. I’m sure he wasn’t aware of the Republic Act 6955 or the Anti-Mail Order Bride Law in the Philippines.
“I love to have more kids. I think about getting a Filipina mail-order bride… or a Russian one. I’m 51,” Baldwin said in video. Alec Baldwin was so insensitive for striking a joke like that, an insult to Filipina. He doesn’t know how Filipina are as wives. The issue irritated Senator Ramon Revilla and Representative Risa Hontiveros.
“Being a celebrity, Baldwin should be more prudent in issuing statements. And he must know what he is talking about. Apparently, he is not aware that here in the Philippines we don’t tolerate mail order bride schemes.” – Sen. Ramon Revilla
“He totally doesn’t deserve a Filipina wife. He meant that as a joke but it was totally foul.” – Rep. Risa Hontiveros
Do I need say more? Its insulting. Respect is not self impose, I don’t respect him now even if I watched his movies in the past. Now, I consider him as “persona non grata”, I will never watch again movies from a racist. This is me, my opinion, a filipina.
Update (May 22, 2009): Alec Baldwin says sorry for his bad joke.
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Really not a good joke. Even if he mention another kind of nationality that he wanted to be a bride, he should be sensitive enough for the words that he will say. He showed his true character, a racist, insensitive celebrity.
I hope that our government will do something to let Alec Baldwin recall his statement about Filipina
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We are very sensitive about such issues. Perhaps the country should pass a law prohibiting Filipinas from posting their profiles on the internet. Alec Baldwin reflects how other foreigners see us. It’s really a pity…but as long as the country is in bad economic condition, some Filipinas will always be desperately looking for foreign men who can provide for their basic needs.
Politicians and fellow Filipinos should see this not as an insult but as an opportunity for us to change or improve our ways. Obviously, we are not doing it correctly. It’s a wake up call.
@Vlad,
Alec Baldwin forgot that he have a 13 year old daughter. I agree with Representative Hontiveros, he doesn’t even deserve a filipina wife.
@Jo,
I agree that this is another wake up call for us. Even if we have Republic Act 6955, I knew that there are still filipinas looking for foreigner as their husband.
I guess, we already have law about pinays in the internet although I’m not sure. The irony is some filipino men are doing this for a living, exposing our pinays.
Maybe he’s just trying to revive his career. I’m sure many Pinoys in the world will react to his foul joke and Alec will be talk of the town. Don’t mind him, we should mind on how we can change the Filipina’s image.
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