Cut my gut!

I was flipping through the channels just now when I chanced upon Grey's Anatomy in Be TV (not so popular channel in Manila, only in the provinces). The episode was when Alex Karev and Izzie Stevens got married. Now, being lesbian, of course, I was excited to see Arizona and Callie's scenes. But to my disappointment, most of their intimate scenes were cut which makes most of their conversations and scenes senseless. In that episode, Arizona keeps on asking Callie about their date but Callie was too busy in her duty in the ER. I know they resolved it when Callie finally blurted to Arizona that she's broke. The cut scene there? The part the Arizona is supposed to say, "I like the girl with the sandwiches."

Then the episode goes, the next scene is Alex and Izzie's wedding. At the wedding, all OTHER couples were shown happy. The cut scene-- Callie kissing Arizona on the CHEEK. It's not even a kiss on the lips and still they murdered that scene! Damn it!

At the ending, there was only that Meredith and Derek scene by the fireplace, their shoulders showing (implying they're naked) beneath the covers. Then Meredith goes on top of Derek to kiss him. After that, the familiar Grey's Anatomy theme song played and credits began flashing.I know that there's supposed to be a scene with Callie and Arizona eating pizza, their naked bodies covered with blankets. But there was none! Yet they let the public watch bed scenes of Meredith and Derek!

If Philippine's MTRCB is really true to their advocacy of maintaining a "responsible" media well, guess what!? Delete that Meredith and Derek scene TOO! That one is a lot more lewd than a kiss on the cheek by Callie to Arizona! What MTRCB is implying by these rules is that BY SIMPLY BEING a homosexual, a person is already being unacceptable. That having sex, even outside marriage, is condoned as long as it's not with someone of the same sex, when strictly and supposedly, MTRCB should say that it's not okay to have sex unless it's in the context of marriage. And Meredith and Derek are not married so it must then be deleted too! And that harmless kiss by Callie and Arizona should be shown!

(I know I'm ranting but I know too that my argument makes sense.)

MTRCB is partly responsible for the existence and development of every ignorant, judgmental and discriminatory Filipino on gay people. The writers, producers and actresses/actors of the show Grey's Anatomy did their part to create awareness and understanding of gay relationships. And here comes MTRCB forcing these channels to cut scenes on gay relationships, withholding these storylines from the Filipino public. Every Filipino has the right to learn about healthy gay relationships, like the one shown by Grey's Anatomy. If there is one drama that shows that, then those scenes should not be censored. Censoring such storyline is the same as depriving the audience, the Filipino audience in this case, of what they are supposedly, ideally and wholly watching and getting from the show.