A 23-year-old Mexican social media influencer was shot dead at a beauty salon in Mexico while on a TikTok livestream.

Valeria Marquez, known for posting beauty and lifestyle content for her 200,000 followers, was at her Blossom the Beauty Lounge salon in western Guadalajara in Jalisco state on May 13 when the incident occurred.

The shooter reportedly rode up to the salon on a motorcycle before entering the building on the pretext of giving Marquez a gift, but instead opened fire.

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    2 days ago

    In running a search on the topic, I came across a wiki article, in which was stated the following:

    Up to a third of female murder victims in Mexico are murdered by their current or ex-partners.[5] This violence has been attributed to the backlash theory, which alleges that as a marginalized group gains more rights in society, there is a violent backlash from their oppressors.[1] Notably, Indigenous women—who make up 15% of the population—are at a higher risk of gender-based violence like femicide due to economic marginalization and limited access to health and government protections.[6] Additionally, with geographic isolation and gender inequality, there are minimal methods of effective intervention and victim support.[7] The response from the Mexican government has been minimal; there is very little legislation protecting women.[8] This lack of response further discourages individuals or groups from speaking out about or challenging this phenomenon.[2] Local police and government officials are known to dismiss instances of women going missing, and have been found to be connected to some cases of violence against women.[2] There have been many small feminist movements that have attempted to bring attention to the level of violence Mexican women face.[9] These movements primarily focus their efforts on demonstrations, sharing their own experiences, and creating works of art to express their frustrations.[2]

    Rather than post just the part about backlash theory, I copied the whole paragraph because it needs to be seen.

    The wiki article