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Colorado woman hurls racial epithets at Latino family during Fourth of July pool party

A non-Hispanic white woman attending a Lakewood, Colorado pool party was captured on video hurling racial epithets against a Latino family, calling them “trash” for celebrating the Fourth of July

Stock photo of pool party (not from actual event)
Stock photo of pool party (not from actual event) | Shutterstock

July 7, 2023 9:15am

Updated: July 7, 2023 9:17am

A non-Hispanic white woman attending a Lakewood, Colorado pool party was captured on video hurling racial epithets against a Latino family, calling them “trash” for celebrating the Fourth of July.

The video, which was posted on TikTok page of a family member on Tuesday depicted an unidentified blonde female with sunglasses and a leopard pattern swimsuit making prejudicial comments.

“You have a f—king Mexican party in a pool. Trash,” the video depicts her saying.

She then noticed she was being recorded and tried to take the phone from the family. 

“You can’t do that. You can’t just record me,” she insisted while trying to take the smartphone.

The video then depicts the woman sitting on a lounge chair as she continued to complain about the presence of the Hispanic family.

“You’re nasty! You smell,” she shouted as she pointed to the Latinos. She then became so angry she had to be held back by another man who was ostensibly preventing her from lunging toward the family.

“Get the f–k out!” she yelled at one person who asked her to leave. “Go back down to Denver!”

Hispanics and Latinos make up nearly one third of the population in the Denver metropolitan area. Lakewood has a population 82% white residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 

“I live here, nowhere you ever came from, you f–king low-class slime,” she continued.

To date, it is unknown what sparked the feud, but the  TikTok user’s original post has been viewed more than 150,000 times.

Eventually, three police officers showed up to calm the woman down, but no criminal charges were filed.