Judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial is facing backlash for making an off-handed joke about Asian food in the courtroom
is facing backlash for making an off-handed joke about Asian food in the courtroom Thursday.
“I hope the Asian food isn’t coming … isn’t on one of those boats in Long Beach Harbor,” Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder said ahead of a lunch break.that has left boats standing idle for days waiting to come ashore, left a bad taste among some in the Asian community. John Yang, the executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, a group dedicated to advancing civil and human rights for Asian Americans, slammed the comment as “definitely not okay.”
“Seriously, this remark can only be seen as a joke at the expense of Asians/Asian Americans. During a trial that clearly has race implications, no less,”
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