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https://abc7.com/racist-rant-video-la-deputy-bodycam-footage-san-dimas/10576960/Body camera footage shows a woman unleashing a racist tirade on a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop in San Dimas.
In the video, the woman is heard telling the deputy, "You're always going to be a Mexican. You'll never be white, you know that, right?"
"You'll never be white, which is what you really want to be," she says after signing a citation. "You want to be white."
I sure don't want her teaching my kids
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)northern European birth family: There's lots of white people who are a waste of air. And
the same is true for other ethnic groups. It's just human nature.
Ocelot II
(115,732 posts)that I'm somehow "better" on account of it. In fact, there are plenty of examples of the fallacy of white supremacy besides this ridiculous woman; Donald Trump would be Exhibit A.
Bettie
(16,110 posts)is that in each and every grouping, the assholes are the loudest and most visible, generally speaking.
luckone
(21,646 posts)Good personal investment in this racist society . Otherwise she could have said all those things she accused him of and maybe others would have accepted her version
Why does she think he wants to be white ?
ripcord
(5,408 posts)She got caught using her phone while driving so she went racist as a defense.
dalton99a
(81,515 posts)Says white woman with white Mercedes-Benz who can't afford a house
highplainsdem
(49,000 posts)but non-blurred video and some news articles show she's black. She reportedly had been teaching at LA community colleges but according to TMZ has not been employed by LA community colleges for at least four years:
https://www.tmz.com/2021/05/04/woman-racist-tirade-latino-cop-traffic-stop-calls-him-murderer/
West LA College and LA Southwest College both say the woman -- whom we're not identifying -- hasn't been on their staff since 2016 and 2017, respectively.
They also say she hasn't been employed by any institution in the Los Angeles Community College District since the end of the Spring semester in '17 -- unclear if she's still teaching anywhere else at this point.
White supremacy and white racism are by far the biggest racism problem in our society. But there are some racists in other demographic groups.
Her treatment of that policeman was inexcusable.
lame54
(35,293 posts)intheflow
(28,476 posts)I also assumed she was white, and as she's blurred out to protect her identity, it's hard to tell. But there's a moment, at 1:57, where the film transitions from a closeup of his star-spangled pen writing the citation to him handing her the ticket where her hand is not blurred. It does look like Black skin.
This makes sense why she'd start off out of the gate with, "You want to murder me." And also with her going on with "You'll never be white," as that is a fairly common critique of cops of color, that they're trying to assimilate to white culture but will never be able to attain it because white culture will never accept them as true equals.
lame54
(35,293 posts)Wingus Dingus
(8,054 posts)These are people with functional lives and families, too, they don't make the news usually. Just average American assholes, slinging racial insults when they're angry.
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)They have put the anger and hate behind them, and are speaking reasonably to reasonable people.
Their message is resonating wildy throughout all reasonable Peoples of All Color skins and sexualities and economic backgrounds.
Because BLM is speaking the Truth without rancor or prejudice.
Individuals like this woman are Racist. Despite whatever genetic ancestry or social background they come from.
The times they are a changin'....
Traildogbob
(8,748 posts)All people of all backgrounds have racism, but no race, has the mouth machine of Fox and White Wing Christian radio that stokes and encourages violent attacks against the white people. Those having racist feelings against whites, have much more reason to hate the white race. We have a history, that started back with the those fine Christian settlers Rick Santorum so fondly remembers, from HIS history book.
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aggiesal
(8,916 posts)intheflow
(28,476 posts)Mexico is a huge country with a colonialist history. Indigenous Mexicans' are Brown, sharing a gene pool with Amerindians. Many others are Brown via historical rape, same as in the US. Where did you get the idea that Mexicans are all white?
aggiesal
(8,916 posts)But Mexicans are white.
Especially those with Hispanic background.
It was the racist lady's assumption that Mexicans are not white, which in fact they are.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)With any luck, she'll connect the diligent attention she gets going forward with this incident.