Based on a successful radio series, it may have come off as ugly ethnic stereotyping on television.
Senator D'Amato cannot claim to be ignorant of the pain that racial or ethnic stereotyping can cause.
"The policy of the center is to avoid ethnic stereotyping, so we want to take a positive tack," he said.
A national ID card could actually enhance civil liberties by reducing the need for racial and ethnic stereotyping.
Also, it contains ethnic stereotyping and sexual innuendo.
Although quite popular, the series was eventually canceled due to complaints about ethnic stereotyping.
Humor, particularly in satirical riffs on ethnic stereotyping, prevents any clear-cut reading.
I asked her about the inevitable charge that ethnic stereotyping was driving her narrative.
It fights against hate crimes, ethnic stereotyping in the media and job discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, religion or race.
The series is deemed controversial due to its racial and ethnic stereotyping of Filipinos with dark skin.