Lack of accountability powers KoBy Chang Yueh-han 張約翰Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Tuesday last week made a controversial remark, saying that he does not waste food at meals. This is classic Ko, making a gaffe and not owning up to the mistake. The TPP hit back, saying that candidates surnamed White in the US would also use “vote White” as a slogan. Aside from the “vote white, vote right” slogan that the party pulled from its Web site for fear of offending the US, the TPP has never done any soul-searching, as it never suffers from Ko’s gaffes. Even though the KMT has an open-minded faction that supports gender equality, it has never openly condemned Ko’s sexism and misogyny.
