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A major South Korean broadcaster omitted 'ladies' from Michelle Yeoh's Oscars speech
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1163409977/south-korea-news-channel-edits-ladies-michelle-yeoh-oscars-speech-sexismA major South Korean broadcaster omitted 'ladies' from Michelle Yeoh's Oscars speech
March 14, 2023 4:07 PM ET
Ashley Ahn
Michelle Yeoh, winner of the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for Everything Everywhere All at Once, attends the Governors Ball during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Sunday in Hollywood, Calif.
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images
SBS News, a major broadcaster in South Korea, provoked outrage after it removed Michelle Yeoh's reference to "ladies" in its coverage of her acceptance speech at the Oscars.
Yeoh, who became the first Asian woman to win the best actress Oscar, said in the speech that her win offered a "beacon of hope and possibility" for "little boys and girls who look like me."
"And ladies, don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime," she added, a reference to how women in Hollywood are often given fewer opportunities as they grow older.
SBS News edited out the word "ladies" in its news segment and translated Yeoh's remarks to "you all" to exclude any mention of a specific gender. After receiving backlash from viewers, it later removed the segment it posted online and re-uploaded the segment to include Yeoh's remark of "ladies," according to Yonhap News Agency.
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March 14, 2023 4:07 PM ET
Ashley Ahn
Michelle Yeoh, winner of the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for Everything Everywhere All at Once, attends the Governors Ball during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Sunday in Hollywood, Calif.
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images
SBS News, a major broadcaster in South Korea, provoked outrage after it removed Michelle Yeoh's reference to "ladies" in its coverage of her acceptance speech at the Oscars.
Yeoh, who became the first Asian woman to win the best actress Oscar, said in the speech that her win offered a "beacon of hope and possibility" for "little boys and girls who look like me."
"And ladies, don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime," she added, a reference to how women in Hollywood are often given fewer opportunities as they grow older.
SBS News edited out the word "ladies" in its news segment and translated Yeoh's remarks to "you all" to exclude any mention of a specific gender. After receiving backlash from viewers, it later removed the segment it posted online and re-uploaded the segment to include Yeoh's remark of "ladies," according to Yonhap News Agency.
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