Non-Filipinos making fun of the Philippine Entertainment Industry - Foreigners feeling second hand embarrassment watching Filipino shows.

Hey so I’m based in NA and over the years developed acquaintances with various different ethnicities. I’ve also lived in the Middle East for a while.

So with Filipino programs available in Netflix - I’ve come across comments (I’m not offended) from foreigners that over the years has turned more into a second hand embarrassment

Basically the gist.

They said that they’ve seen real actor shows in Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam etc and they found that at least 95% of the main cast look like their actual ethnicity.

But in the Philippines hilariously, the vast majority of leads qualify more as Caucasian instead of Asian. I know they don’t want to say it in my face, but what I’ve gathered is that they feel like it makes Filipinos look pathetic and a complete lack of respect towards the Filipino industry.

I always tell them and admit that Filipinos in general find Caucasian features desirable and anything outside of that is ugly. I do not sugarcoat. What I found is that foreigners tend to respect Filipinos less because of this.

Like I don’t care sure - but sometimes the the second hand embarrassment is what gets me…