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George Skelton

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.

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