Masterchef Application Form Asked For Mandarin Fluency And People Are Offended

MasterChef Singapore made headlines last week, with home cooks more than eager to get in the thick of things.

But there is one catch, if you want to be part of reality cooking show, you might have to speak Chinese (fluently).

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On their application site, it questions your fluency in Chinese, from 1 being lowest to 5 being highest.

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Not to mention, the show will be broadcasted on the free-to-air Chinese language channel, Channel 8.

Netizens’ reactions

So you can imagine how netizens’ reacted to it.

There was a deluge of tweets where they expressed their disdain.

 

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But some felt differently.

 

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What did Mediacorp say?

In a statement, they mentioned that the contestants do not need to be fluent in Mandarin as there will be translation services will be provided and there will be subtitles for the viewers.

They also mentioned that “the Chinese channel which will show the programme attracts the largest audience of any channel in its network.”

Why is it an issue?

The original MasterChef show is broadcasted in English and when Singapore’s version is in Chinese—it will definitely raise eyebrows.

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Singapore has four official languages, English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil, with English taking precedence.

How can the show be called MasterChef Singapore if it doesn’t represent our citizens as a whole?

Not to mention, it also affects non-Chinese speaking participants from joining the competition.

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