”I want to eat ramen like this” during baseball broadcast...Sexual harassment remarks received severe disciplinary action in Korea

KBSN Sports is facing legal sanctions after broadcasting a clip of a sports anchor making sexually harassing remarks during a live baseball game in South Korea.
The Korea Communications Commission (KC) held a press conference on the 11th at the Broadcasting Hall in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul.
The body held a meeting and decided to impose a "warning" - a legal sanction - on KBSN Sports, which caused controversy with its anchor's "if it were a woman" comment.
This incident was reported on August 1st during a live broadcast of the 2024 Shinhan Bank Sol Bank KBO League by KBSN Sports.
When a sketchbook written with the message "If you're a woman, choose Choi XX" was shown on the screen, the anchor commented, "I want to eat XX ramen. Isn't it the most delicious ramen?"
This caused controversy. The commentators did not stop the caster, but responded with laughter. However, the production team pointed this out, and an apology was made before the end of the game.
As the video spread rapidly through social media and the controversy grew, KBSN Sports released a statement saying, "The newscaster during the baseball game broadcast
"We recognized the seriousness of the problematic remarks, immediately placed the person in question on standby, began the procedure to refer the matter to the Personnel Committee, and suspended the anchor from broadcasting baseball games," the company said on its official website.
A KBSN Sports official who attended the event to make a statement said, "It was an unthinkable mistake, and we are very sorry. There were voices of surprise at the scene. This anchor
"I received a three-month suspension and am currently waiting for the suspension to be over," the broadcaster said. However, the Broadcasting and Communications Review Commission said, "The broadcast depicted women as food and other objects, and contained content that could be considered sexual harassment."
"He pointed out, "