For those who saw the season premiere of Desperate Housewives, it was probably regarded as a mild joke that prompted a few laughs. What it has turned in to could start to take on the hues of an international incident, inciting anger from officials in the Philippes and spawning an ever-growing online petition as it has. Susan (Teri Hatcher) made a crack about her gynecologist’s education, all in the name of funny scriptwriting, and now ABC is desperately trying to pick up the peices. In today’s knee-jerk do-no-harm mentality, there is no doubt the network will scramble to make quick amends. One little joke, and a whole lot of broadcast clean-up.