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Wisconsin Reporter Says She Fled Country Thunder Music Festival After a Man Called Her the ‘N-Word’
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Posted on 07/23/2023 6:30:41 PM PDT by Impala64ssa

A reporter for Milwaukee, Wisconsin station WTMJ-TV said on Twitter that she fled the Country Thunder music festival Friday night after a male patron twice called her the ‘n-word’ and people laughed at her instead of helping. The reporter, Taylor Lumpkin, apparently has not posted any video of the incident nor any video from her time at the festival.

Jason Aldean, who has drawn criticism from the left for his song “Try That in a Small Town”, played the song during his headliner set at the festival Saturday night. Wisconsin Speaker of the State Assembly Robin Vos (R) tweeted his support of Aldean on Saturday

Lumpkin wrote on Twitter Friday night, “Went to cover this event tonight for a news story. Left humiliated after a guy ran up and yelled at me (unprovoked), and called me a N***** twice. No one helped. Everyone stared at me, and laughed. Do better people.”

Lumpkin’s tweet has over 1.2 million views. She thanked supporters on Saturday, saying, “Thank you all for the outpouring of love and support you have shown me. It means more to me than you will ever know. Being a black, female journalist in this industry is difficult. But knowing so many are in my corner, gives me the strength to keep going. Love always wins”

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported a statement by WTMJ vice president and general manager Joe Poss:

“We are appalled that one of our reporters was subjected to a racial slur while producing a news story. We stand against all forms of racism and have a core commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion,” Poss said. “What happened to Taylor Lumpkin at a music festival should not happen to anyone, anywhere. It is painful and heartbreaking when something awful like this occurs. Our focus right now is on supporting Taylor.”

The festival also drew criticism from Wisconsin Public Radio reporter Corrine Hess for a Confederate battle flag being flown, “Seems pretty tone deaf for the Kenosha News to run front page photo of a Confederate Flag with a headline saying “Setting up to have a really great time””


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Tweets at link. Any receipts? She's a reporter. Did her crew or anyone in the vicinity record the incident?
1 posted on 07/23/2023 6:30:41 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
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To: Impala64ssa

Country music = racism
Patriotic music = extremist
Vintage rock music = homophobe
Classical music = white supremacy
Opera music = elitist
Bluegrass music = terrorist
Rap music with the “N” word = totally acceptable


2 posted on 07/23/2023 6:32:30 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (81 million votes my ass!)
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To: Impala64ssa

No noose is good news.


3 posted on 07/23/2023 6:32:34 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Impala64ssa

HOAX… Yet another SEEKER OF VICTIM STATUS.


4 posted on 07/23/2023 6:32:40 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX’)
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A reporter for Milwaukee, Wisconsin station WTMJ-TV said on Twitter that she fled the Country Thunder music festival Friday night after a male patron twice called her the ‘n-word’ and people laughed at her instead of helping.

None of this happened, and no one believes a word of this nonsense - not even the left-wingers who will go into hysterics over it.
5 posted on 07/23/2023 6:32:45 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Impala64ssa

Whatever happened to “sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me“?


6 posted on 07/23/2023 6:33:45 PM PDT by zeebee
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To: Impala64ssa

Smells like Fake News.


7 posted on 07/23/2023 6:34:22 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Tagline for sale.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Did they try to kidnap her too? 😏


8 posted on 07/23/2023 6:35:24 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me


9 posted on 07/23/2023 6:35:28 PM PDT by zeebee
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To: Impala64ssa

Never happened.


10 posted on 07/23/2023 6:36:32 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Impala64ssa

I’ll take “Things That Never Happened” for $200, Alex.


11 posted on 07/23/2023 6:38:40 PM PDT by DarrellZero
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To: Impala64ssa

Wait....that’s all it takes to make them flee??


12 posted on 07/23/2023 6:39:14 PM PDT by CodeToad (No Arm up! They have!)
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To: Impala64ssa

We all get called something if we stick around long enough stop being a victim!


13 posted on 07/23/2023 6:39:40 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump Lake 2024....Go down swinging!)
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To: Impala64ssa

Never go Full Jussie.


14 posted on 07/23/2023 6:40:54 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Impala64ssa

I got called chink and jap all my life. So what. It didn’t handicap me, even though Asians are now targeted by a racist group.


15 posted on 07/23/2023 6:42:06 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Lumpkin should have turned away, and continued on her duties. I don’t believe it happened.


16 posted on 07/23/2023 6:43:57 PM PDT by healy61 (.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Well was she? Just asking.


17 posted on 07/23/2023 6:44:50 PM PDT by technically right
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It happened — twice!

No video?

Twice seems like embellishment, as once would not have gained that much attention.

Skeptical.


18 posted on 07/23/2023 6:45:04 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Impala64ssa

BS


19 posted on 07/23/2023 6:45:17 PM PDT by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Does Jussie Smollett have a sister?


20 posted on 07/23/2023 6:45:59 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute. )
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