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Racist L.A. City Council Members Caught on Hot Mic

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L.A. City Council members apologize for offensive remarks heard in leaked audio
Two members of the Los Angeles City Council released apology statements Sunday after a report published by the Los Angeles Times included transcribed leaked audio of offensive and racist remarks that were made during a private meeting. A third council member claimed to have no recollection of the conversation.

In the leaked audio, which was summarized by the Times but was originally posted to Reddit and remains readily available on social media, Council President Nury Martinez can be heard making derisive and racist comments about the child of Mike Bonin, the council member representing the 11th District.

Bonin, who is white, has an adopted son who is Black. In the leaked audio, Martinez can be heard describing Bonin’s son as “ese changuito,” or that little monkey, according to the Times. At one point, Martinez also refers to Bonin as a “little bitch.”
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Check out this cowardly deflection: In leaked audio, L.A. council members make racist remarks, mock colleagues

Herrera didn’t respond to several requests to comment but Julie Gutman Dickinson, a lawyer representing the L.A. County Federation of Labor, sent a letter saying the conversation was “recorded in violation of California’s privacy and recording laws on LA County Federation of Labor property.” If The Times published information from it, “it is condoning this illegal conduct,” she added.
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Apparently the racists in this case are Hispanic, and of course, Democrats.
 
No surprise!

As my city of Los Angeles becomes more Hispanic each day, there will be more misunderstandings between the Hispanic community & the shrinking African American community (now down to about 9%).

A few years ago, the janitors' union agreed to reserve a quota of jobs for African Americans.

And it was agreed a few years ago, too, to draw the City Council election boundaries so that at least one of the 15 members will be an African American for the next 30 years.

In the coming decades, the matter of "racism" will cease to involve Caucasians. It will refer to the relationship between Hispanics and African Americans.
 
TheParser said:
As my city of Los Angeles becomes more Hispanic each day . . .
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Imagine that! A city named El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora Reina de Los Angeles has a large Latino population, and been this for some time.

Ever drive El Camino Real? Seen the missions? Can you correctly pronounce La Jolla?

Animosity towards Bonin, my councilman, could also be that he is gay, and married to his partner. But then our councilman who preceded Bonin was also gay — City Hall should be used to it by now.
 
venice_ca said:
Imagine that! A city named El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora Reina de Los Angeles has a large Latino population, and been this for some time.

Ever drive El Camino Real? Seen the missions? Can you correctly pronounce La Jolla?

Animosity towards Bonin, my councilman, could also be that he is gay, and married to his partner. But then our councilman who preceded Bonin was also gay — City Hall should be used to it by now.
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Is that what justifies the racist comments?
 
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Schism said:
Is that what justifies the racist comments?
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My response is directed to Parser’s comments, which I quoted.

I’m constantly surprised when someone who lives in Los Angeles is surprised that there still is a significant Latino presence — a majority in fact. Given the number of cities, streets, geographical features with Spanish names, you would think that this would be difficult to forget.
 
venice_ca said:
My response is directed to Parser’s comments, which I quoted.

I’m constantly surprised when someone who lives in Los Angeles is surprised that there still is a significant Latino presence — a majority in fact. Given the number of cities, streets, geographical features with Spanish names, you would think that this would be difficult to forget.
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I didn't read that in his comments at all. 'There has always been a large Hispanic community and it's growing daily', he said.
 
Schism said:
I didn't read that in his comments at all. 'There has always been a large Hispanic community and it's growing daily', he said.
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Parser made no mention of the current size of the Latino population.
TheParser said:
As my city of Los Angeles becomes more Hispanic each day, there will be more misunderstandings between the Hispanic community & the shrinking African American community (now down to about 9%).
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Since Parser claims to have lived here in Los Angeles for a long time, he should also be aware that Central Americans (refugees and their families) have been the dominant presence in South Central for 30 years as more and more Blacks have joined the So Cal dream of a large house and property in the exurbs.
 
1. This whole ugly affair just proves what I have always known: Things will get really ugly as the Caucasian majority continues its inevitable decline in numbers & influence.

2. Since the 1960s when Caucasians decided to open up society to everyone, they have played the honest broker that saw to it that all non-Caucasian groups got a fair share of the American pie.

3. As Caucasians fade from the scene to be replaced by Hispanics, the African American population will come to realize belatedly how Caucasians were their best friends.

4. There are some optimists who say they see a bright future for this nation. They are probably just whistling in the dark.
 
TheParser said:
2. Since the 1960s when Caucasians decided to open up society to everyone, they have played the honest broker that saw to it that all non-Caucasian groups got a fair share of the American pie.

3. As Caucasians fade from the scene to be replaced by Hispanics, the African American population will come to realize belatedly how Caucasians were their best friends.
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A willful misreading of recent history of Los Angeles which deliberately ignores the events of August 1965 and April-May 1992.
 
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poweRob said:
As opposed to someone on the right when they espouse bigotry they get more support from the right.

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Anyone who is against reparations is a bigot?
 
PoS said:
Anyone who is against reparations is a bigot?
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No one said that at all. Not even close.

Calling anyone who would be the recipient of race-based reperations "criminals" is the definition of a racist bigot.
 
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Schism said:
L.A. City Council members apologize for offensive remarks heard in leaked audio


Check out this cowardly deflection: In leaked audio, L.A. council members make racist remarks, mock colleagues



Apparently the racists in this case are Hispanic, and of course, Democrats.
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These particular Democrats should not be in their positions, and no one should vote for them. Racist people should have no place in American politics.

Would you say the same about Republicans who make racist comments?
 
venice_ca said:
A willful misreading of recent history of Los Angeles which deliberately ignores the events of August 1965 and April-May 1992.
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The use of the word caucasians is a dead giveaway.
 
PoS said:
Anyone who is against reparations is a bigot?
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Anyone who thinks that black people want reparations because they want to be rewarded for being criminals is a bigot.
 
lwf said:
These particular Democrats should not be in their positions, and no one should vote for them. Racist people should have no place in American politics.

Would you say the same about Republicans who make racist comments?
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There is really no such as racist people. There are racist ideas.
 
lwf said:
Anyone who thinks that black people want reparations because they want to be rewarded for being criminals is a bigot.
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And this from a guy who made a fortune off the free labor of black players.
 
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j brown's body said:
There is really no such as racist people. There are racist ideas.
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I find that making this distinction falls on deaf ears. People use "racism," "bigotry," and "prejudice" as synonyms often enough that they officially are synonymous. Only social scientists tend to make the distinction that "racist" applies to established systemic oppression and not a racially bigoted person.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racist
 
TheParser said:
As my city of Los Angeles becomes more Hispanic each day, there will be more misunderstandings between the Hispanic community & the shrinking African American community (now down to about 9%).
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Misunderstandings? A Black child was called a "monkey" for cryin' out loud!
 
beefheart said:
She apologized, said she was ashamed, and she resigned.

Something that the trump crowd would never do.

www.nbclosangeles.com

Nury Martinez Resigns as LA City Council President Over Recording That Included Racist Slurs

Nury Martinez announced Monday that she will resign as Los Angeles City Council President.
www.nbclosangeles.com www.nbclosangeles.com
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Nope. She got caught on audio. Her contrition is manufactured. Her resignation was forced.

Racists exist within Democratic Party circles just as it does in all human circles or all skin colors.
 
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