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””
She wanted a mob to turn on her attacker so she could film that. She wanted a fight.
Another example of “reporting” from Lumpkin:
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“DOVER, Del. – A fourth of July celebration in Dover became the center of controversy after videos surfaced online of the Dover Fire Department washing off chalk art that was left on the sidewalk of Legislative Mall from a Black Lives Matter protest.
“They created murals and works of art. Pictures of George Floyd, things of that nature,” said Representative Sean Lynn (D-District 31).
The videos were shared dozens of times on social media angering many, including Lynn.
“They just kind of went out there and washed away what was found offensive, and that’s just not right.”
On July 4th, the city of Dover held a Back the Red White and Blue Rally sponsored by Councilman David Anderson, one day after the Black Lives Matter Protest. And according to Lynn, someone ordered the Dover Fire Department to come out and hose down some of the black lives matter chalk art the day of the event. . .”
Based on the history of hate crime reporting we MUST assume that the accusation is likely false.
If she had gone to cover a Hip Hop festival, she would have heard the word more than twice.
You left out “your father was the one I missed”, I used to get that a lot too.
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I never heard that one. That’s pretty bad. The worst for us was a war-traumatized man spit at my mother and told us to go back home.
I have to imagine she is used to that.
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