Overview
- During a televised event, FCE director Paco Ignacio Taibo II described a woman’s poetry collection as “horribly, disgustingly bad,” drawing accusations of misogyny.
- Senators from Morena, PRI and Movimiento Ciudadano demanded a public apology, and PRI’s Carolina Viggiano called for his resignation, noting the comment was made in front of the President.
- Senate Gender Equality Commission chair Malú Micher urged cultural authorities to fund research and programs that document and promote women’s literary production.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will keep Taibo in his post and announced a separate collection focused on women writers.
- Taibo has not apologized and defended his record in a video emphasizing quality over quotas, as protests, an open letter by more than 100 cultural figures, and scrutiny of the ‘25 para el 25’ plan—only seven of whose titles are by women—intensified ahead of its mid‑December launch of 2.5 million free books.