A juror for the 55th Golden Bell Awards is mired in a racist controversy after making a series of "hou" sounds while speaking about indigenous nominees. Luo Hsiao-yun has already issued an apology through the Ministry of Culture and tendered her resignation, but indigenous youths feel she needs to personally apologize.


Hou, hou, hou, hou, hou. You all (indigenous peoples) shout like this, right?

During a press conference to announce the nominees for the 55th Golden Bell Awards, presiding juror Luo Hsiao-yun made a series of "hou" sounds while referring to indigenous nominees, which many found to be offensive and racist. She subsequently posted an apology on the Ministry of Culture's Facebook page and tendered her resignation. Indigenous youths say the Ministry of Culture owes them an explanation and should also apologize.

It (the Ministry of Culture) thought that we were questioning the fairness of the judging and their professionalism. However, that was not our focus at all.

The Ministry of Culture really respects all cultures. We also work very hard to promote multiculturalism to let it take root among ordinary people and all walks of life.

On Aug. 27, the ministry issued a statement saying it did due diligence before appointing Luo as the presiding juror. With regards to the press conference incident, it said she already apologized via the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development and asked to resign from the jury. Indigenous youths say Luo should come out and offer a personal apology.

She can convene a press conference or she can film a video saying she is sorry. It doesn't matter how she does it, as long as she comes out and personally apologizes and explains to everyone why she was wrong and where she went wrong. She can do all this in a one-minute video.

Indigenous groups are not convinced by the apology Luo has given, and this incident of racism continues to simmer.



評審主委 羅小雲：「吼、吼、吼、吼、吼，你們(原住民)是不是應該這樣叫啊？」

廣播金鐘獎公布入圍名單記者會上，評審主委羅小雲的爭議言論，引發種族歧視爭議，羅小雲先透過文化部臉書致歉，隨後並請辭。但原住民青年認為文化部應該講清楚為何而道歉。

原住民族青年陣線成員 亞威·諾給赫表示：「他(文化部)甚至以為說，我們是質疑評審的公正，然後他的專業。可是我們的癥結點，一直以來都不是這個。」

文化部次長 李連權表示：「文化部對於多元文化，是非常尊重的。我們也致力於推動多元文化，可以在老百姓以及各界，都能夠深耕。」

文化部27號發聲明表示，羅小雲擔任評審與主委盡責專業，對於廣播金鐘獎入圍記者會的事，她已透過影視局表達歉意，並已請辭退出評審團。但原住民族青年指出，只是道歉層級越來越高，羅小雲應該親自出面說明。

原住民族青年陣線成員 亞威·諾給赫表示：「她可以開一個記者會，她可以自己錄影一段影片，說我很抱歉，不管怎麼樣，只要是她親自出面道歉，然後告訴大眾，說她為什麼這件事情，她錯，她錯在哪裡？妳只要能夠指出這個，那怕就是簡短，妳只有一分鐘的影片。」

羅小雲因為發言不當，雖然道歉並請辭，但部分原住民團體仍不諒解,引發的種族歧視的爭議恐怕持續延燒。