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Unlike most of the shows it shares a network with, ABC Family’s “10 Things I Hate About You” is good, clean and fun*, a 30-minute bubble-bath of squeaky shiny teens and their squeaky shiny problems.

*A roundup: “Greek” is good and fun, but hardly clean; “Ruby and the Rockets” is clean and fun, but never good; “Make It Or Break It” is clean and good, but rarely fun; and “Secret Life of the American Teenager,” given that it is absolute shit, is not good, clean nor fun.

But after flicking to “10 Things” during a commercial break in “Chuck” last week, Sara and I unexpectedly witnessed this: undoubtedly The Most Offensive Scene in Basic Cable History:

What????

While I would also accept nominations for the climax of ‘Scott Tenorman Must Die’ and any ‘Previously on “Secret Life”‘ montage, those at least have reason to exist. This? Plopped down in the middle of an otherwise-innocuous episode, this scene is like finding out your favorite restaurant serves rat meat. Intentionally.

I’m kidding a little bit, but I would still like to know the thinking behind this development. Who decided that a heartwarming series about a man trying to prevent his daughters from having sex needed more broad racial caricatures?

While I dial the PC Police, readers, let me know: What do you think is The Most Offensive Scene in Basic Cable History?