George Skelton: De León and Cedillo abetted Martinez's racist talk. Now they're paying the political price
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 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 not appreciated.
The offender will
