This afternoon, I saw a news article on the Liberty Times website with the headline: “Displeased with Talking About Bra Size, Li Yanqiu is Actually the Female Lead in an Adult Book,” and the interviewer was Zhong Zhikai. In the article, Zhong Zhikai openly expressed his curiosity about Li Yanqiu’s measurements, so he conducted an on-site search.
However, in my opinion, perhaps this was a response to Ms. Li Yanqiu’s new article, “[Media Commentary - Anchor Only Has Bra Size Left?]” The conclusion of the article [http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20150521000519-260109] expressed the hope that “the ethical values of news dissemination have not changed, nor can they change!” Liberty Times reporter Chung Chih-kai, through his thoughtful writing, wants to tell Ms. Li Yan-chiu: “The ethical values of news dissemination have changed, and what can you do about it?”
To avoid the Liberty Times deleting the article “again,” I have made a reasonable backup to support the article’s stance. A screenshot of the Liberty Times article is as follows:
Chung Chih-kai - Unhappy about bra size, Li Yan-chiu is actually the female protagonist of an adult book
This article written by reporter Chung Chih-kai is probably the lowest and most unbearable “news” article I can remember. He directly used the keywords “Li Yanqiu” and “protagonist of an adult book” in his headline as allusions, and made a seemingly serious accusation with “actually,” creating a stereotypical association within a subculture in the reader’s mind.
Following this, reporter Zhong Zhikai directly quoted explicit content from unauthorized erotic writings by mainland netizens (not actually a book, just anonymous creations; I suspect the reporter carefully chose his words to amplify the reader’s imagination), expressed curiosity about the subject’s physique in the introduction, and used potentially sexually harassing phrases like “conducting an on-site search” in the published news content.
If a news media outlet allows this kind of news to be published, like the Liberty Times this time, then I think it’s no longer worth reading for me.
Just like Peng Huagan of CTi News was universally condemned after exploiting the Sunflower Movement leader, I suspect this reporter Zhong may be viewing women with a chauvinistic attitude.
There’s a folk saying that I think is very fitting for today’s news: “Vulgarity is considered interesting.” But I don’t know if this is the kind of knowledge and cultivation that journalism schools in Taiwan are teaching their students today? After reading this report, the schools that educated these outstanding students should probably feel ashamed for producing such students.