This is Maria Cristerna. She is not your typical attorney. Instead of going for the big bucks defending dope dealers and child molesters, Maria is focused on protecting the helpless and mostly poor victims of abuse in her Mexican town of Guadalajara. Due to her somewhat unusual appearance, Maria has gotten opportunities to speak in front of large audiences about spousal abuse and offers her time to anyone seeking help or support.
It took quite a while for me to find anything positive about Maria. The media, including CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC have all posted condemnations of her online, simply because they do not approve of her appearance.
However, after scrolling more than 20 pages on Google, I found these words scattered about - “friendly”, “polite”, “quiet”, “patient”, “religious” and “loving, devoted mother”. All positive. Apparently some people took the time to meet with her before making derogatory accusations. Perhaps we should all do the same.