Jiang Wanan and Bai Xiaoji were "embarrassed about having a baby". Shen Boyang lamented: Society does not respect women enough
Quick Look
- Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan had an awkward conversation with Councilor Zhang Zhihao during a live broadcast about having four or five babies, which caused controversy.
- Shen Boyang, Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, said that similar remarks are common in Taiwan and that the overall culture's lack of respect for women should be faced squarely.
- Jiang Wanan is just a symptom.
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Why It Matters
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wai-An met with the People’s Party parliamentary candidates during a live broadcast. The current councilman Zhang Zhihao proposed, "After the election, you will have four babies next year, and I will have five babies." Chiang Wai-an responded, "When someone embarrasses me, it will stimulate my fighting spirit." Taipei City Councilor Qin Huizhu of the Kuomintang expressed inappropriateness on a political commentary program, choked up and mentioned the pain of her failure to have a child, and called on the outside world to stop joking about having children.
Shen Boyang. (Photo by reporter Tu Jianrong)
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan recently appeared on a People's Party live broadcast and caused controversy with Councilor Zhang Zhihao by "confronting the birth of four or five babies." Shen Boyang, Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, said today (13th) that there are many similar remarks in Taiwan and that the overall culture should pay more attention to the respect for women in the overall culture. In fact, sometimes it is not enough.
This controversy originated from Jiang Wanan's recent live broadcast with six parliamentary candidates of the People's Party. The current parliamentarian Zhang Zhihao proposed, "After the election, you will have four babies next year, and I will have five babies." Jiang Wanan immediately retorted, "When someone embarrasses me, it will stimulate my fighting spirit." This conversation led to Taipei City Councilor Qin Huizhu of the KMT speaking out on a political commentary program about the inappropriateness of the conversation. She even choked up and mentioned the pain of her failed attempt to have a child, and called on the outside world to stop joking about whether or not to have children.
Shen Boyang attended the "Vote For Home: Hometown Way" press conference today. After the conference, he was interviewed and said that strictly speaking, it is not just Jiang Wanan, but Taiwan now. There are actually many similar words. Instead of discussing these words of Jiang Wanan, we should pay more attention to the overall culture's respect for women, which is sometimes not enough.
He said that the better the overall social atmosphere is, the more respectful everyone will be when telling about this matter, and not making others feel uncomfortable, or making the readers and listeners feel uncomfortable. This is something that needs to be improved together as a whole, and Jiang Wanan is just a symptom.
Open Questions
- Will Jiang Wanan publicly apologize for his remarks?
- Will the People's Party take action on Zhang Zhihao's proposal?
- Will this controversy affect the Taipei mayoral election polls?
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