Deputy Schneider on Maldonado's Remarks: 'She is Obsessed with My Genitals'

Deputy Emilia Schneider has addressed recent controversial statements made by television personality Patricia Maldonado, who questioned Schneider's gender identity. Maldonado had previously referred to Schneider with masculine pronouns and terms, sparking multiple complaints to the National Television Council (CNTV) for alleged transphobic remarks. Schneider, a member of the Broad Front, stated she would not be drawn into a public argument with Maldonado. "She is a person obsessed with my genitals, with who I am, with treating me badly," Schneider commented in a podcast. She noted that Maldonado's remarks were among the most complained-about incidents at the CNTV that month. Schneider views the complaints as a validation from people who, even if they disagree with her, recognize a line of respect that has been established. She emphasized that Maldonado's comments reveal more about Maldonado herself than about Schneider.

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She is a person obsessed with my genitals, with who I am, with treating me badly.