On some of the regional channels (MBC2 & MBC4) there is an ad for a home shopping network/program.
It shows a Filipino maid vacuuming the floor while the 2 daughters of the house come down dressed to go out.
The expression on their faces however seem to suggest that they aren’t very happy.
The mother (with back to camera) wields a remote and zaps them one by one.
ZAP!
The 1st daughter gets a sparkling new dress with a long shiny necklace.
ZAP!
The 2nd daughter too gets a new dress with lovely dangling earrings.
ZAP!
What happens to the Filipino maid??
She gets a sparkling, shiny new vacuum cleaner.
ZAP! And they all live happily ever after.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT WAS THAT?
The idea is obviously from Cinderella but then I always thought that the whole point of that story was to warn against mistreating people.
Political correctness can at times go overboard but can you seriously show the poor Filipino maid happy just because she got new equipment?
ZAP! Even in a fantasy they aren’t treated as human beings.
The Filipino embassy is usually quite potent where workers rights are concerned.
Maybe they should also begin to worry about workers image too.
Just between us.
Ciao Till Next Time.
Vishal
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