More Than a Subtitle: Accuracy is the Minimum Standard for Prestige TV

There’s a specific kind of Pinoy Pride that settles for scraps—an almost desperate happiness just to finally, finally be seen.  But after hearing and seeing a clip from The Pitt wrongly label a Hiligaynon lullaby as Tagalog in its latest episode, I find myself asking: Why are we, as a diaspora found all over the globe, so content…

There’s a specific kind of Pinoy Pride that settles for scraps—an almost desperate happiness just to finally, finally be seen.  But after hearing and seeing a clip from The Pitt wrongly label a Hiligaynon lullaby as Tagalog in its latest episode, I find myself asking: Why are we, as a diaspora found all over the globe, so content to be small?

COMING SOON…

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