Ex-LA Councilman Cedillo breaks silence year after racist tape leak, defends former colleagues

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Ex-LA Councilman Cedillo breaks silence year after racist tape leak, defends former colleagues
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Former Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo broke his silence in an exclusive interview with Telemundo.

caused furor and one of the biggest political scandals of recent years in Los Angeles politics, former Councilman Gil Cedillo is speaking out.over his participation in the 2021 conversation, broke his silence in an exclusive and defiant interview with Telemundo. Cedillo lost his subsequent reelection bid, but the now-former councilman insists he did not make racist remarks.

Cedillo, however, defended himself and his ex-colleagues, including Martinez’s use of “changuito,” arguing the term was offensive but not racist, and that people’s actions matter more than their words. If the word were racist, he added, “millions and millions” of Latinos would be considered racist. In his recent interview, Cedillo pointed to what he called his own short stature and dark skin, and claimed that a Oaxacan “leader” told him Oaxacans know how to take a joke.

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