Creating a literary work by a woman is not a punishment, but a recognition.Senators from the MORENA, PRI, and Citizen Movement parties have demanded that Paco Ignacio Taibo II, director of the Economic Culture Fund (FCE), offer a public apology for his 'sexist and biased' comments about literature written by women.Last week, Taibo II stated in 'La Mañanera del Pueblo': 'Well, I do know of a poetry book written by a woman, horribly and disgustingly bad. Just because it was written by a woman? It doesn't deserve for us to send it to a community hall somewhere in Guanajuato, dude.'In response, the president of the Senate's Gender Equality Commission, Malú Micher, lamented that these statements erase women's literary production.While recognizing Taibo II's career as a reading promoter, she insisted: 'He must learn from this lesson and offer the corresponding apology, because even if it was not his intention, he ended up offending women.' 'I think Paco needs to learn to recognize a little more the work of women. His comments were extremely offensive and require a public statement,' she highlighted.She emphasized the need to research and promote women's literature, proposing that the federal and local culture ministries allocate resources to document and promote the work of female writers throughout history.'He has to rectify this, and that includes offering an apology. That response was unnecessary and it offended us,' stated the Morena senator for Guanajuato.Taibo II denounced censorship of Russian books at the Guadalajara FIL: 'It's a boycott against culture.'It was noted that even if Taibo II did not intend to offend, his words are perceived as misogynistic and show a lack of recognition for the historical contribution of women to literature.
