Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis upset Sheriff Alex Villanueva when she recently pointed out that law enforcement clearly engages in systemic brutality and racism. An anodyne enough observation, yes, but one that so rankled Villanueva that he thought it appropriate to go live on Facebook and refer to Solis using a slur.\n
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that law enforcement clearly engages in systemic brutality and racism. An anodyne enough observation, yes, but one that so rankled Villanueva that he thought it appropriate to go live on Facebook and refer to Solis using a slur.
Solis, a child of immigrants from Nicaragua and Mexico, called Villanueva’s reference “highly unprofessional, inappropriate, racist and sexist.” “It doesn’t just malign me, but women everywhere,” Solis said in a statement to The Times. “The sheriff needs to recognize his influence and be a good role model, as I am sure I was not the only one offended by his slur.”LA county leaders, but Villanueva’s comment was too far for many in the area’s Latinx community.
Sandra Messinger Cypess, who has studied the historical figure for several decades, told the paper that
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