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I find that the quality of comedy we have in media is always offensive in order to be funny.
When I watched the video, I could not identify a specific punchline that would make the audience laugh. Whatever was to be laughed at was only implied. Yet if I was able to understand the gag correctly, the joke does circulate around the portrayal of a woman, and that her boobs is what lands her to a job. For me, that pretty much sounds like objectifying her. And fails the KBP code of ethics regarding discrimination against gender. [1]
It is a common practice to use sex as a laughing matter. Going back to the segment of Bubble Gang, I cannot point out which were specifically "suggestive". But judging from the looks of the male characters in the segment while "Susie's" breasts were shaking, I feel that the segment was made for men.
Also, the main character's name "Susie" is wordplay on the Tagalog word "Susu" which means breast. Double entendres are not allowed according to the KBP code. [2]
In the same way that GMA Network became sensitive to Vice Ganda's jokes about rape, I wish they will be sensitive with their work as well.
[1] Article 22. DISCRIMINATION
A person’s race, religion, color, ethnicity, gender,
and physical or mental disability shall not be used in
a way that would embarrass, denigrate, or ridicule
him.
[2] Article 25. SEX, OBSCENITY AND PORNOGRAPHY
Sec.5 . Offensive, obscene blasphemous, profane, and
vulgar double meaning words and phrases are
prohibited, even if understood only by a segment of
the audience.
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