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養小孩，只鼓勵華語族群嗎？

DEAR EDITOR, LIBERTY TIMES

www.libertytimes.com.tw
forum@libertytimes.com.tw

◎ by 丹布隆 ...Dan Bloom

據媒體報導，為搶救生育率，內政部希望再創「口號奇蹟」，砸百萬要徵一個，聽了會想生小孩的口號。內政部在七月底公布了百萬「催生」標語入選作品，包括「生！就對了！」「帥哥美女靠創造，不生永遠看不到！」「多生寶貝，寶貝台灣」等20則，將進行1個月的網路票選，優勝者可獲100萬元獎金云云。但，仔細查看這些入圍的標語，竟然全部是華語作品！筆者看不到任何台語、客語以及原住民的作品入圍。在多元種族語言普及的台灣，筆者不相信口號應徵稿中沒有台語、客語以及原住民的作品。那麼，為什麼內政部的評審大員們只單挑華語口號作品入圍供網路票選？

有不願具名的評審委員認為，入圍前20名都太正經，擔心「選出來淪為樣板」。一位內政部官員私下也表示，既然網路票選對象是年輕人，應該更有創意。
這些意見雖然一針見血，但還是沒點到問題的重心。他們有意或無意，沒查覺到台語、客語以及原住民的作品根本沒有上榜！

搶救生育率的標語遴選，似乎也隱藏族群歧視的毒手，令身為外國人的筆者深感不安。養小孩，難道只鼓勵華語族群嗎？
內政部拼口號，端政策牛肉，但有沒有效? 還是要看台灣其他各族群的年輕夫婦能不能接受這種帶歧視味道的政策牛肉！除非…。

TRANSLATION BY TERRY HUANG, TAIPEI

Dear Editor, LibertyTimes, English text

Dear Editor, APPLE DAILY

The judges for the Ministry of the Interior's increase-the-birthrate
slogan contest have chosen 20 slogans
that will now be voted on online by the public around Taiwan. I took a
look at the ministry's website to
find out which 20 slogans had made the final round, and while many of
them are cute and funny and
warm-hearted, and some are even creative, not one slogan chosen by a
panel of judges for the final top 20 is in Hokklo
or Hakka or any of the many Aboriginal languages in this country. All
20 slogans are in Mandarin. I cannot understand
why in a nation so ethnically and linguistically diverse as Taiwan --
in a good, positive way -- there were no slogans
chosen in Hokklo, Hakk or any of the Aboriginal languages. I am sure
many slogans were submitted in languages
other than Mandarin, so why did the judges only choose Mandarin
slogans for the public to vote on?

I am confused. Of course, some readers of the APPLE DAILY might
think this is just sour
grapes on my part since I entered
the contest and sent in a slogan in Hokklo that I thought would be a winner
-- "bon lah gyam seh koh" [ 摸蛤兼洗褲 ] -- but, alas,
my witty entry did not make the top 20. That's okay. But surely there
should have been some slogans in the top 20
list in Hokklo, Hakka or Aboriginal languages for the public to vote
on. Busasa!


Dan Bloom

Hoklo version of letter to editor in Mandarin, text in Hoklo by Simon Lee of Taiwan

by 丹布隆 (Dan Bloom)

translated into Hoklo by Phik-tông huan-k

DEAR EDITOR,

Kin-kì muî-thé pò-tō，uī tih tshíunn-kiù sing-ik lt，Lāi-tsìng-pōo
hi-bāng tshòng-tsok「kháu-hō kî-tsik」，kai tsīunn pah bān beh ìng-tsing
tst ê，thiann liáu tih ē sīunn beh sing gín-á ê kháu-hō。Lāi-tsìng-pōo
tī tshit-guh té kong-pòo pah bān 「tshui-sing」 piau-gí ê jp suán
tsok-phín，pau-kuā「senn！th tih--a！」「suài-ko bí-lí kò
tshòng-tsō，-sing íng-uán khuànn bē tih！」「ke sing pó-puè，pó-puè
Tâi-uân」tíng jī-tsp tiâu，beh tsìn-hîng tst kè guh ê bāng-lōo
phiò-suán，iu-sìng-tsiá ē-tàng tit tih tst pah bān khoo tsiáng-kin
ting-tíng。-koh，tsú-sè tshâ khuànn tsia ê jp suán ê piau-gí，kìng-jiân
lóng sī huâ-gí tsok-phín！pit-tsiá khuànn bē tih jīn-hô tâi-gí、kheh-gí
kah guan-tsū-bîn-gí ê tsok-phín。Tī to-guân tsíng-tsk gí-giân póo-kp
ê tâi-uân，pit-tsiá bô siong-sìn ìng-tsing kó tiong，bô tâi-gí、kheh-gí
kah guan-tsū-bîn-gí ê tsok-phín。Sī án-nuán Lāi-tsìng-pōo ê tsiòng
ping-sím tāi-uân kan-nā suán huâ-gí kháu-hō ê tsok-phín hōo bāng-lōo
phiò-suán？

ū -guān kī miâ ê pîng-sím uí-uân jīn-uî，jp uî tsîng jī-tsp miâ lóng
siunn-kuè tsìng-king，huân-hó「suán--tst-lâi ē piàn tsò iōng-pán」。tst
ê Lāi-tsìng-pōo kuann-uân su hā mā piáu-sī，kì-jiân bāng-lōo phiò-suán
tuì-siōng sī siàu-liân-lâng，ìng-kai ài koh khah ū tshòng-ì。
tsia ê ì-kiàn sui-jiân tsin hû-hp tsú-tê，-koh mâ bô tiám tih būn-tê
ê hk-sim。In iú-ì hik-tsiá-sī bô-ì，bô tshâ-kak tih tâi-gí、keh-gí kah
guan-tsū-bîn gí ê tsok-phín kin-bún tih bô tsīunn pang-tuann！
tshíunn-kìu sing-ik-lt ê piau-gí lîn-suán，kán-na mā ín-tsông
tsk-kûn kî-sī ê tk-tshíu，hōo sin uî guā-kok-lâng ê pit-tsiá
tshim-kám put-an。Tshī gín-á，kám kan-nā

Kóo-lē huâ-gí tsk-kûn niâ? Lāi-tsìng-pōo piànn kháu-hō，thê-tshut
tsìng-tshik gû-bah，ū-hāu ih bô-hāu? Mā ài khuànn Tâi-uân kî-tha kok
tsk-kûn ê siàu-liân ang-bóo sī  sī ē-tàng tsiap-siū tsit tsióng tuà
ū kî-sī gán-kong ê tsìng-tsik gû-bah！tî-hui…。

DAN BLOOM

養小孩，只鼓勵華語族群嗎？

DEAR EDITOR, LIBERTY TIMES
www.libertytimes.com.tw
forum@libertytimes.com.tw

◎ by 丹布隆

據媒體報導，為搶救生育率，內政部希望再創「口號奇蹟」，砸百萬要徵一個，聽了會想生小孩的口號。內政部在七月底公布了百萬「催生」標語入選作品，包括「生！就對了！」「帥哥美女靠創造，不生永遠看不到！」「多生寶貝，寶貝台灣」等20則，將進行1個月的網路票選，優勝者可獲100萬元獎金云云。但，仔細查看這些入圍的標語，竟然全部是華語作品！筆者看不到任何台語、客語以及原住民的作品入圍。在多元種族語言普及的台灣，筆者不相信口號應徵稿中沒有台語、客語以及原住民的作品。那麼，為什麼內政部的評審大員們只單挑華語口號作品入圍供網路票選？

有不願具名的評審委員認為，入圍前20名都太正經，擔心「選出來淪為樣板」。一位內政部官員私下也表示，既然網路票選對象是年輕人，應該更有創意。
這些意見雖然一針見血，但還是沒點到問題的重心。他們有意或無意，沒查覺到台語、客語以及原住民的作品根本沒有上榜！

搶救生育率的標語遴選，似乎也隱藏族群歧視的毒手，令身為外國人的筆者深感不安。養小孩，難道只鼓勵華語族群嗎？
內政部拼口號，端政策牛肉，但有沒有效? 還是要看台灣其他各族群的年輕夫婦能不能接受這種帶歧視味道的政策牛肉！除非…。

Oh Daniel San made in Taiwan.... (lyrics)

Oh I think it's strange
He's friends with Fu Manchu
And he thinks he knows you
Uh uh uh uh uh oh
Oh Daniel San made in Taiwan
Come on Jackie Chan
Uh uh uh uh uh oh