The Bachelors called out for paying respects to wrong Aboriginal tribe in Welcome to Country
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Osher is criticized for a big mistake from Welcome to Country on The Bachelor: “Shameless and disrespectful for not doing your research”
- Singles named wrong Aboriginal tribe at Welcome to Country on Monday
- The presenter Osher Günsberg made the false step causing the outrage of the viewers.
- Local Aboriginal man quickly corrected mistake revealing true custodians
Dating reality show The Bachelor has been criticized for paying respects to the wrong Aboriginal tribe in its Welcome to the Country.
Presenter Osher Günsberg made a misstep in the first episode of the hit Channel 10 series on Monday night.
“I want to recognize the Yugambeh people, the traditional owners of the land that we are standing on tonight,” he said.
“I want to pay my respects to your elders past, present and future, members of the longest-lived culture on earth, and I hope it is in these bountiful lands that we see the excitement of first connections.”
An Aboriginal man, who calls himself Kombumerri Bee, revealed that the host had accidentally named the wrong custodians.
“I’m not Yugambeh,” he said in a TikTok video. I am from the Gold Coast. I am Kombumerri Ngarahngwal.
The reality dating series was filmed on the Gold Coast in Queensland, which is part of the Kombumerri country.
Dating reality show The Bachelors has come under fire for paying respects to the wrong Aboriginal tribe in its Welcome to the Country
“You just recognized the Logan River language, Albert River,” the man said.
Those are not our people. It’s sad that you did that to us. It is depriving us of our rights that you have done that to us.
Social media users were stunned by the mistake and criticized the TV show.
‘What a joke,’ wrote one.
A second added: “They obviously didn’t do the proper research and consultation.”
“Shameless and disrespectful for not doing your research,” wrote another.
Daily Mail Australia contacted Paramount ANZ for comment.
The bug comes after Network 10 made headlines in December when it informed staff that it would not recognize Australia Day.
An Aboriginal man, who calls himself Kombumerri Bee, revealed that the host had accidentally named the wrong custodians.
Staff were told they might have the option of going to work on the holiday.
Parent company Paramount ANZ’s chief content officer, Beverley McGarvey, and co-director Jarrod Villani referred to Australia Day as ‘January 26’ only in an email sent to all programming and editorial staff.
Executives told staff that it was ‘not a day of celebration’ for indigenous peoples.
“At Paramount ANZ, our aim is to create a safe place to work where cultural differences are appreciated, understood and respected,” the couple wrote in the email, The Australian’s Media Diary column reported.
‘For our First Nations people, we as an organization recognize that January 26 is not a day of celebration.
“We recognize that there has been a turbulent history, particularly around that date and the recognition that that date is Australia Day.”
The couple said staff could choose to work over the national holiday if they didn’t feel comfortable celebrating it and could take another day of leave instead.