新奇事件簿 运动品牌性别歧视

An Indonesian sportswear manufacturer has had to apologise for a label on its merchandise that people deemed to be sexist. The label appeared on the shirts of one of the country's top football clubs, Super Leagueteam Pusamania Borneo. It read: "Washing instructions: Give this shirt to a woman. It's her job." The company, Salvo Sports, issued its apology on Sunday March 9th, which was unfortunate timing¹ as Sunday just happened to be International Women's Day, an occasion to honour and celebrate women's achievements around theworld. The company received a flood of complaints on social media from people who thought the wording on the label was highly inappropriate.

一件印尼运动品牌不得不为其商品上的图案道歉，人们认为此图案有性别歧视的嫌疑。图案出现在了印尼足球超级联赛球队Pusamania Borneo的球衣上。上面写着“洗衣指南：把衣服拿给妇女去洗，这是她们的工作”。齐射运动品牌就此事在3月9日周三进行了公开道歉，不巧的是，周日正好是国际妇女节，这是一项纪念并庆祝女性成就的盛世。在社交媒体上，该公司收到了铺天盖地的抱怨之声，人们认为这样的字眼是非常不合适的。

The company was quick to offer an apology and said it did not mean to denigrate² women. A Salvo Sports spokesperson said on Twitter: "The message is simply, instead of washing it in the wrong way, you might as well give it to a lady because they are more capable." It added: "There is no intention to humiliate³ women. In contrast, we want to tell the men to learn from women on how to take care of clothes." Many people felt the apology was also sexist. On a more positive note for women, The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) launched its inaugural⁴ AFC Women's Football Day on Sunday. This is designed to recognise events that develop and promote the women's game in Asia.

公司迅速进行了道歉，并称并没有诋毁妇女的意思。齐射运动品牌发言人在推特上称：“上面的讯息很简单，你可以把球衣让一位女士去洗，因为她们更有能力。”他还说：“我们没有羞辱女性的意思。相反，我们想让男性向女性学习如何处理衣服的技能。”许多人认为这样的道歉还有性别歧视的色彩。对女性有力的是，亚足联在周日启动了亚足联女足节。这样做将发展和提高亚洲的女性体育运动。

1 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

2 denigrate   

v.诬蔑，诽谤

参考例句：

• It was unkind to denigrate her achievement.贬低她的成就是刻薄的。
• To assert this is to denigrate the effectiveness of the police.坚持这一点就是贬低警方的办事能力。

3 humiliate   

v.使羞辱，使丢脸[同]disgrace

参考例句：

• What right had they to bully and humiliate people like this?凭什么把人欺侮到这个地步呢？
• They pay me empty compliments which only humiliate me.他们虚情假意地恭维我，这只能使我感到羞辱。

4 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。