Authors demand Taibo's resignation from the FCE

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Israel Sánchez

Mexico City (October 28, 2025) - 11:16 a.m.

A group of women protested at the FCE with the hashtag #PoemasHorriblesParaTaibo following Paco Ignacio Taibo II's misogynistic comments.

A group of women protested at the FCE (Central University of Madrid) using the hashtag #HorriblePoemsForTaibo following Paco Ignacio Taibo II's misogynistic comments. Credit: Héctor García

The protest arose after Taibo II made a comment against the "quotas" of books written by women that the FCE distributes in community libraries. Credit: Héctor García

The protesters announced they will continue with public readings of their "most horrible poems" as a way to vindicate the voice and talent of Mexican women writers. Credit: Héctor García

A group of women demanded the resignation of the director of the Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE), Paco Ignacio Taibo II , accusing him of being "a moral parasite in the body of national culture."