South Korean broadcaster SBS News is facing backlash for editing Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar acceptance speech.
Yeoh, the Malaysian actress who became the first Asian woman to win Best Actress at the Oscars, shared a positive message addressed to young viewers and women during her speech.
The 60-year-old actor called her win a “beacon of hope and possibility” to “all the boys and girls who look like me” before adding: “And ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime.”
Michelle Yeoh becomes FIRST Asian to win Oscar for best actress #oscars #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce pic.twitter.com/XZXbmmccnc
— Nextshark (@NextShark) March 13, 2023
SBS News edited out the word “ladies” and translated it to “everyone” in its coverage, according to Yonhap News Agency.
The exclusion prompted outrage from viewers, who accused the major news network of misogyny.
“This is Michelle Yeoh’s speech. It belongs to her. Who are they to change it? This is internalized misogyny and misguided entitlement at disturbing levels,” one user tweeted.
If SBS news believes the message applies to EVERYBODY, they should win an OSCAR of their own and say EVERYBODY in their speech.
This is MICHELLE YEOH’S SPEECH. It belongs to her. Who are they to change it?
Internalised misogyny and misguided entitlement at disturbing levels. https://t.co/irlkw7OP10 pic.twitter.com/f0Qis9ofzS
— its ak yo (@itsakyo) March 14, 2023
South Korean broadcaster SBS News is accused of misogyny for editing out the word “ladies” from its coverage
Following the backlash, SBS News released a statement on Tuesday, noting that it had no intention of distorting Yeoh’s speech.
“We excluded the word because we felt that the message, ‘Don’t let anyone tell you, you are ever past your prime’, isn’t exclusive to women,” the broadcaster said, according to The Strait Times.
SBS News has since deleted the edited segment from YouTube and re-uploaded Yeoh’s full,…
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