SINGAPORE, Aug 23 — A viral TikTok video of presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian’s past Facebook posts about “pretty girls” has sparked strong reactions from critics and...
SINGAPORE, Aug 23 — A viral TikTok video of presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian’s past Facebook posts about “pretty girls” has sparked strong reactions from critics and supporters alike, on whether it is acceptable behaviour for someone seeking the country’s highest office.“These are such horrid skin-crawling posts. When called out, he said people find it ‘enjoyable’ and only a small minority are offended.
Some people also weighed in on whether the Presidential Elections Committee should scrutinise a candidate’s social posts before granting him a Certificate of Eligibility. Online reactions aside, some supporters of Tan who gathered at the nomination centre for the Presidential Election on Tuesday morning told TODAY that they did not see anything wrong with his posts.
“I think you are losing the whole picture; what the nation needs is an independent separation of powers,” the 53-year-old said. Writing on professional networking platform LinkedIn on Monday, she said: “I am offended and appalled. Not just for myself but for all women who are subjected to this objectification. And women are 50 per cent of the voters.”
“It denies the whole personhood of the female. It devalues her contribution except as eye candy or to service ageing male health. It is a demeaning depiction of an entire gender.”Amid the controversy, another matter being debated is the role of the PEC and how far it should delve into a candidate’s life before issuing the Certificate of Eligibility.
Ho, who is also the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, also said that it is “unfair to ask the PEC to be a morality police” and that “ogling at girls in and of itself is human nature” and womanising is not a crime even though society may frown on it.
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