Network channel SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) is under fire for being misogynistic after they cut the words “and ladies” from Everything Everywhere All At Once actress Michelle Yeoh’s Best Actress speech at the 2023 Oscars.The news channel had broadcast the actress’ historic win and Oscars win but deliberately cut the part where she addressed women. The 60-year-old Chinese-Malaysian actress gave an inspiring speech by calling her win a “beacon of hope” for the many small children who look like her, to dream big. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostSpecifically, she mentioned “ladies” to never believe people who tell them they can only be successful up to a specific age.“For all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight. This is a beacon of hope and possibilities. This is proof [to] dream big, and [that] dreams do come true. And ladies, don’t let anyone tell you you are ever past your prime. Never give up.”💄@vittorialusssbs censoring michelle yeoh’s speech where she sends a message to women. now this is the real evil editing. twitter.com/loveisopentoei…95@loveisopentoeicsbs뉴스 양자경 수상한거 보도하는데 “여성분들에게”라고 한 거 싹 잘라먹고 내보낸 거 봐 ㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 개띠껍다 twitter.com/loveisopentoei…16532sbs뉴스 양자경 수상한거 보도하는데 “여성분들에게”라고 한 거 싹 잘라먹고 내보낸 거 봐 ㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 개띠껍다 twitter.com/loveisopentoei… https://t.co/kV2UFfgyqIsbs censoring michelle yeoh’s speech where she sends a message to women. now this is the real evil editing. twitter.com/loveisopentoei…However, SBS cut out the word “and ladies” from the actress’ speech. In the subtitles too, it replaced the word with “everyone.” The deliberate move sparked a viral controversy both in South Korea and internationally.SBS releases statement on the Michelle Yeoh controversy, netizens still not impressedtam ✨@hooneychickensbs cut michelle yeoh's "ladies, don’t let anyone ever tell you you’re ever past your prime" part cause they believe it should be applied for everyone not only women YIKES twitter.com/loveisopentoei…95@loveisopentoeicsbs뉴스 양자경 수상한거 보도하는데 “여성분들에게”라고 한 거 싹 잘라먹고 내보낸 거 봐 ㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 개띠껍다 twitter.com/loveisopentoei…1591552sbs뉴스 양자경 수상한거 보도하는데 “여성분들에게”라고 한 거 싹 잘라먹고 내보낸 거 봐 ㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 개띠껍다 twitter.com/loveisopentoei… https://t.co/kV2UFfgyqIsbs cut michelle yeoh's "ladies, don’t let anyone ever tell you you’re ever past your prime" part cause they believe it should be applied for everyone not only women 💀 YIKES twitter.com/loveisopentoei… https://t.co/2I0Yf1UBtjSBS landed in extreme trouble after netizens labeled the network channel misogynist after they removed a part of Michelle Yeoh’s Oscars 2023 speech. The Chinese-Malaysian actress made history as she became the second ever Asian to win a Best Actress award at the Academy Awards. She won it for her performance in the hit movie, Everything Everywhere All At Once.The controversy arose after people noticed that SBS had cut the word “and ladies” from Michelle Yeoh’s speech and even replaced it with “everyone.” Criticism began pouring in on multiple South Korean forums and on international platforms such as Twitter.SBS then addressed the controversy in a statement to South Korean news outlet Newsen. It stated that the company removed the word because they believed that the phrase “past your prime” applied to everyone, irrespective of them being a woman or a man.“We thought that the phrase ‘Don’t let anybody tell you you’re ever past your prime’ didn’t apply only to women, so we deleted this word.”The statement is believed to have fanned criticism on an even more intense level.its ak yo@itsakyoIf 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. twitter.com/loveisopentoei…95@loveisopentoeicsbs뉴스 양자경 수상한거 보도하는데 “여성분들에게”라고 한 거 싹 잘라먹고 내보낸 거 봐 ㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 개띠껍다 twitter.com/loveisopentoei…943348sbs뉴스 양자경 수상한거 보도하는데 “여성분들에게”라고 한 거 싹 잘라먹고 내보낸 거 봐 ㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 개띠껍다 twitter.com/loveisopentoei… https://t.co/kV2UFfgyqIIf 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. twitter.com/loveisopentoei… https://t.co/f0Qis9ofzSOne netizen pointed out that the news company should not have brought in their perspective to Michelle Yeoh’s speech, as it belonged to the actress and not the network. Meanwhile, others mentioned that their tampering with the speech was another showcase of the Korean entertainment industry’s “ageism & misogyny.”Take a look at the comments criticizing the network channels’ move of cutting the actress’ speech:manifesting Ioona freedom@helechoueSBS' answer to editing out the "Ladies" from Michelle Yeoh's Oscar speech is not only insane because of the misogyny, but also because that's her speech, you don't get to remove the parts you don't like to spread a msg you consider "better"?! And that's their main TV channelSBS' answer to editing out the "Ladies" from Michelle Yeoh's Oscar speech is not only insane because of the misogyny, but also because that's her speech, you don't get to remove the parts you don't like to spread a msg you consider "better"?! And that's their main TV channel♦♠♥♣LunarSkye♣♥♠♦@LunarSkyeMichelle Yeoh specifically said "LADIES, don't let anybody tell you you're ever past your prime" in her #Oscars acceptance speech & SBS News edited it out. Wish I could say I'm surprised but we've seen countless examples of ageism & misogyny in the Korean entertainment industry. twitter.com/loveisopentoei…95@loveisopentoeicsbs뉴스 양자경 수상한거 보도하는데 “여성분들에게”라고 한 거 싹 잘라먹고 내보낸 거 봐 ㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 개띠껍다 twitter.com/loveisopentoei…283sbs뉴스 양자경 수상한거 보도하는데 “여성분들에게”라고 한 거 싹 잘라먹고 내보낸 거 봐 ㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 개띠껍다 twitter.com/loveisopentoei… https://t.co/kV2UFfgyqIMichelle Yeoh specifically said "LADIES, don't let anybody tell you you're ever past your prime" in her #Oscars acceptance speech & SBS News edited it out. Wish I could say I'm surprised but we've seen countless examples of ageism & misogyny in the Korean entertainment industry. twitter.com/loveisopentoei…sarsar_12@sarsar_12SBS you are supposed to quote Michelle Yeoh, not overlay what someone else said with your own concerns for the ‘dwindling state of masculine morale’. Journalistic standards have never been lower. Shame, SHAME on them. twitter.com/boosac_noodle/…roxana’s_lawyer (waiting for KSG2)@boosac_noodleThey think they have to be inclusive to MEN of all pplBOMBASTIC SIDE EYE twitter.com/tensorfied_/st…41They think they have to be inclusive to MEN of all ppl💀BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE twitter.com/tensorfied_/st… https://t.co/xu0bAPjP8uSBS you are supposed to quote Michelle Yeoh, not overlay what someone else said with your own concerns for the ‘dwindling state of masculine morale’. Journalistic standards have never been lower. Shame, SHAME on them. twitter.com/boosac_noodle/…샤샤 ∞ (s/h)@_bwitaes940106lmao absolute BS response as to why sbs omitted out ladies in their translation of michelle yeoh’s acceptance… like yes it may be a universal concept but she specifically meant it for ladies who are constantly being told their value or worth decreases w/ age & time, you fools twitter.com/lovedchase/sta…라비엔@lovedchasesbs 보도국의 설명여성에게만 해당되는 말이 아니라고 '생각해서' ladies라는 단어를 삭제했대 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ어디 말같지도 않은ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ지들이 뭔데 배우가 한 말을 판단해? ladies 한 단어에 기가 죽을 거면 그냥 죽어 기만 죽지 말고 twitter.com/loveisopentoei…81sbs 보도국의 설명여성에게만 해당되는 말이 아니라고 '생각해서' ladies라는 단어를 삭제했대 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ어디 말같지도 않은ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ지들이 뭔데 배우가 한 말을 판단해? ladies 한 단어에 기가 죽을 거면 그냥 죽어 기만 죽지 말고 twitter.com/loveisopentoei… https://t.co/DrjrLMgxWWlmao absolute BS response as to why sbs omitted out ladies in their translation of michelle yeoh’s acceptance… like yes it may be a universal concept but she specifically meant it for ladies who are constantly being told their value or worth decreases w/ age & time, you fools 💀 twitter.com/lovedchase/sta…shan@seokjinsquishsbs news is made up of a bunch of idiots. you cannot misrepresent someone's speech just to suit your own agenda, which in this case is to deny any slant towards women because you have a knee-jerk reaction to feminism. michelle yeoh specifically spoke to us women. cry us a river. twitter.com/loveisopentoei…95@loveisopentoeicsbs뉴스 양자경 수상한거 보도하는데 “여성분들에게”라고 한 거 싹 잘라먹고 내보낸 거 봐 ㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 개띠껍다 twitter.com/loveisopentoei…723815013sbs뉴스 양자경 수상한거 보도하는데 “여성분들에게”라고 한 거 싹 잘라먹고 내보낸 거 봐 ㅋㅋㅋ 진짜 개띠껍다 twitter.com/loveisopentoei… https://t.co/kV2UFfgyqIsbs news is made up of a bunch of idiots. you cannot misrepresent someone's speech just to suit your own agenda, which in this case is to deny any slant towards women because you have a knee-jerk reaction to feminism. michelle yeoh specifically spoke to us women. cry us a river. twitter.com/loveisopentoei…melon_num5@melon_num5Obviously sexist SBS Korea cut "And ladies" out of #MichelleYeoh's Oscar speech that preceded "Don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime", clarified that the words could have also been for men, got onto hotsearch and incited yet another bout of netizens' disgust twitter.com/i/web/status/1…226Obviously sexist SBS Korea cut "And ladies" out of #MichelleYeoh's Oscar speech that preceded "Don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime", clarified that the words could have also been for men, got onto hotsearch and incited yet another bout of netizens' disgust twitter.com/i/web/status/1… https://t.co/5A2F9t4wWEC-entRoyals@centroyalsSBS responded to the misogynist controversy by issuing a statement explaining why they chose to cut Michelle Yeoh's speech because they felt it wasn't specifically for women. That has to be the worst sexist joke ever. twitter.com/centroyals/sta…C-entRoyals@centroyalsSouth Korea SBS News deliberately cut off “Ladies” mentioned when reporting #MichelleYeoh 's Oscar award-winning speech.Michelle Yeoh: “Ladies, don't let anyone tell you that you are ever past your prime." twitter.com/centroyals/sta…74South Korea SBS News deliberately cut off “Ladies” mentioned when reporting #MichelleYeoh 's Oscar award-winning speech.Michelle Yeoh: “Ladies, don't let anyone tell you that you are ever past your prime." twitter.com/centroyals/sta… https://t.co/zsZkOqQWKKSBS responded to the misogynist controversy by issuing a statement explaining why they chose to cut Michelle Yeoh's speech because they felt it wasn't specifically for women. That has to be the worst sexist joke ever. twitter.com/centroyals/sta… https://t.co/0kI5WqSGfoNot pregnant just eating good..@I_Hate_Ted_CruzA Korean outlet, SBS, censored Michelle Yeoh by editing her Oscar speech. They cut the clip and they provided an altered translation of her speech. They removed the word 'ladies' and changed it to 'everyone'.Just in case y'all are wondering what Korean feminists are up against.31A Korean outlet, SBS, censored Michelle Yeoh by editing her Oscar speech. They cut the clip and they provided an altered translation of her speech. They removed the word 'ladies' and changed it to 'everyone'.Just in case y'all are wondering what Korean feminists are up against.Pat ⭐️🍬@clearsky516SBS missed the point of Michelle Yeoh’s speech. And in the first place, they should not be revising somebody’s winning speech.101SBS missed the point of Michelle Yeoh’s speech. And in the first place, they should not be revising somebody’s winning speech. https://t.co/jlIUrsrlreʙᴏᴀ ♏ × ꜱɪᴅɴᴇʏ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴄᴏᴛᴛ🔪🩸@artaengmis89SBS cut Michelle Yeoh #Oscars speech "And ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime" because they think its not for women SBS & korean men are pure misogynistic and they wonder why their birth rate in their country is very low32SBS cut Michelle Yeoh #Oscars speech "And ladies, don’t let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime" because they think its not for women SBS & korean men are pure misogynistic and they wonder why their birth rate in their country is very lowhttps://t.co/VQESum6KjBEverything Everywhere All At Once made history as it went home with a bag full of Oscars 2023 trophies. The movie won seven Oscars, including best picture, best actress, best director, original screenplay, best supporting actor, best supporting actress and editing. It was the most award-winning movie of the night.