Overview
- A clip that showed Florencia Peña’s eight‑year‑old son saying a classmate “was literally the girlfriend of the whole class” was replayed across outlets and became the focal point of the dispute.
- Journalist Laura Ubfal linked that remark to micromachismo and referenced 'incel' discourse in comments she made on Tuesday, which provoked immediate condemnation from Peña.
- Peña called the linkage dangerous and hurtful to her child and said she was being publicly assailed; fellow presenter Marley and others publicly defended her and urged attention remain on recent femicides.
- Ubfal later clarified she never said Peña’s son ‘was an incel’ and said her intent was to open a debate about cultural micromachismos rather than to attack the child.
- Reporting remains split over whether Peña will pursue legal action as she says she will 'evaluate' options, and the episode has reopened debate about exposing children on television and media priorities during a wave of gender‑based killings.