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De León and Cedillo abetted Martinez's racist talk. Now they're paying the political price

Por: Los Angeles Times Politics October 13, 2022

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The first step toward purging racism from our midst is to not talk like a racist. That’s because talking like a racist is being racist. Ditto for bigotry. Or homophobia. A second step is to not tolerate someone else talking like a racist — whether it’s hate speech or a so-called joke. Racism in any form isn’t funny. It’s offensive. So, when someone is talking like a racist, a listener should tell the person to cool it. That stuff is... + full article



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