Ximena Pichel, an Argentine model and actress known as "Lady Racista," has been widely criticized after videos surfaced showing her verbally insulting a Mexico City police officer and multiple security guards. The incidents include racially and classist-motivated insults directed at a transit officer in the Condesa neighborhood, as well as at private security personnel in Santa Fe and her residential building. The controversy began when Pichel was recorded refusing to pay a parking meter and subsequently insulting the police officer who approached her. Following the public backlash, Pichel issued a series of public apologies, acknowledging her behavior as a serious mistake and expressing deep regret. She stated that there is no justification for expressions that hurt, divide, or discriminate and emphasized that she is undergoing therapy. Pichel also provided her version of events in an audio statement, asserting that she is a good person and does not identify as discriminatory. Authorities from the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC-CDMX) are continuing to investigate the incidents. The case has sparked widespread discussion on social media and in the press about discrimination and conduct toward law enforcement in Mexico City.
Una mujer peruana fue denunciada tras agredir e insultar a trabajadores en un edificio de Narvarte, lo que desató indignación por su actitud prepotente y clasista. https://t.co/G7vQN7aw8Q
😱 Una mujer de origen peruano escupió y agredió a guardias de seguridad en la colonia Narvarte, CDMX. https://t.co/QhDjfXD1uf
🚨 #LadyPasoPeatonal: Mujer agrede a policías tras ser infraccionada en CDMX📽️ El video del altercado ya es viral. ¿Hasta cuándo la violencia contra autoridades? https://t.co/h3l4jpFBjO