Famous radio DJ Luo Hsiao-yun apologized for making several "hou" sounds to mimic the way indigenous people talk while she was announcing the nominees for the Golden Bell Awards.


The Indigenous Peoples' Cultural Foundation. Hou, hou, hou, hou, hou. You all shout like this, right?

The nominees for the 55th Golden Bell Awards were announced on Aug. 19. While talking about programs produced by the Indigenous Peoples' Cultural Foundation, presiding juror Luo Hsiao-yun made a series of "hou" sounds. This deeply offended indigenous youths, who criticized Luo's disdainful and ignorant attitude and said her actions were discriminatory.

It wasn't only the "hou" sounds that made us feel uncomfortable, because she went on to ask if we all shout like this. I think her use of "you all" shows that she thinks all indigenous peoples are like this. She's a juror, but she comes in with this attitude and this perception of indigenous peoples going "hou, hou, hou." If that's what she thinks, then she won't ever find any programs that meet her expectations.

Many netizens left criticism on the awards' Facebook page. The entity responded to one message and said Luo absolutely did not intend to offend indigenous peoples and she is deeply sorry. The Indigenous Youth Front said this response lacked sincerity, while Amis people in Hualien criticized the Ministry of Culture for attempting to downplay this incident.

With regards to this incident, it is the Ministry of Culture's responsibility to inform everyone instead of trying to downplay this incident by saying there was no bad intention behind it.

I think it's one of those "well, I didn't mean it like that" responses. However, this makes everyone feel worse. They could have settled the whole thing once and for all by having Luo Hsiao-yun come out and apologize.

After the incident, Luo issued a statement via the Ministry of Culture expressing regret. The ministry also issued a statement saying it deeply regrets the press conference controversy and expresses a sincere apology to all indigenous peoples. However, the Indigenous Youth Front believes Luo still needs to personally apologize and provide an explanation.



第55屆廣播金鐘獎評審主委 羅小雲：「財團法人原住民文化事業基金會，吼、吼、吼、吼、吼，你們是不是應該這樣叫？」

19號本屆廣播金鐘獎，評審會主委羅小雲公布入圍名單，講到原住民族文化事業基金會參賽的節目時，發出吼叫聲。有原民青年憤怒表示，羅小雲輕蔑、無知的態度，已經到達歧視程度。

原住民族青年陣線成員 亞崴·諾給赫表示：「她不是只有因為吼、吼、吼，讓我們覺得很不舒服。而是她後面還說，你們是不是應該這樣叫？我覺得那個"你們"，反而會有一種，她就是覺得，原住民就是應該是這樣子。她是評審，然後又是這種心態的話，想像中的原住民，如果是吼、吼、吼那樣子的話，那永遠都沒有符合她想像的電台。」

爭議發生後，金鐘獎的臉書粉專，被網友灌入批評留言，小編在其中一篇貼文底下，回應羅小雲絕對沒有不尊重原住民的意思，並且深感抱歉。不過「原陣青」認為這樣的舉措很沒誠意，在花蓮也有阿美族人強調，文化部對於事件的回應，不應該只是輕描淡寫。

阿美族語言學會理事長 鍾文觀表示：「對於這件事情，文化部應該責無旁貸，要去告訴所有的社會大眾，而不是輕描淡寫，去認為說，這不是評委惡意的。」

原住民族青年陣線成員 亞崴·諾給赫表示：「我覺得是那種"我沒有那個意思"，可是這種感覺，會讓人家更討厭。就是明明可以很簡單解決，就是羅小雲出面好好道歉。」

儘管羅小雲事後有再透過文化部，以文字聲明，表達歉意，文化部也透過聲明強調，對於記者會爭議，深感遺憾，並向所有的原住民族表達誠摯的歉意。但原民青年認為羅小雲還是有必要親自出面道歉、說明清楚。