{"id":1005173,"date":"2021-11-12T21:29:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T02:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1005173"},"modified":"2021-11-12T21:29:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T02:29:56","slug":"the-epitome-of-white-privilege-the-medias-worst-reactions-to-the-kyle-rittenhouse-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-epitome-of-white-privilege-the-medias-worst-reactions-to-the-kyle-rittenhouse-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Epitome Of White Privilege\u2019: The Media\u2019s Worst Reactions To The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-epitome-of-white-privilege-the-medias-worst-reactions-to-the-kyle-rittenhouse-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1005173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kyle Rittenhouse represents \u201cwhite privilege\u201d and the triumph of vigilantism, according to the coverage of numerous legacy media outlets and personalities this week.<\/p>\n<p>CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/12\/opinions\/kyle-rittenhouse-crying-ahmaud-arbery-killed-joseph\/index.html\">posted<\/a> an article stating that Kyle Rittenhouse \u201crepresents the epitome of [w]hite privilege in America run amok.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A few sources appeared to attempt a preemptive conviction of Rittenhouse, whose trial resumes on Monday morning. CBS Mornings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/straight-up-libelous-cbs-posts-tweet-claiming-rittenhouse-murdered-two-men-ahead-of-trial-verdict\">wrote<\/a> on Twitter this Thursday that \u201cKyle Rittenhouse testified in his murder trial yesterday, breaking down in tears as he told the jury he murdered two men at a Black Lives Matter protest last year in self-defense.\u201d Rittenhouse did not admit he committed murder; under oath, he testified that he did not intend to kill two men, but shot them in self-defense after their actions made him fear for his life.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">bang up job, guys. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bhQVfYMcpZ\">pic.twitter.com\/bhQVfYMcpZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BecketAdams\/status\/1458793465932877824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some implied that the trial\u2019s outcome is a foregone conclusion \u2014 in part because of Judge Bruce Schroeder\u2019s ringtone. During court proceedings on Wednesday, the judge\u2019s cell phone went off and many believed that it played Lee Greenwood\u2019s 1984 patriotic hit \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-KoXt9pZLGM\">God Bless the USA<\/a>,\u201d which was often played at rallies for former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have a crystal ball, all right? What I know is the law, and what I know is what white people are willing to do to defend white supremacy,\u201d Elie Mystal, Nation magazine\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/authors\/elie-mystal\/\">justice correspondent<\/a>\u201d and a frequent contributor to both CNN and MSNBC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/11\/11\/kyle_rittenhouse_takes_stand_in_murder\">told<\/a> \u201cDemocracy Now!\u201d host Amy Goodman. Mystal added that Judge Schroeder gave him \u201cthe impression of a biased, racist judge, with his Trump rally cellphone, that [sic] is trying to get Rittenhouse a walk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was able to say two weeks ago the boy was going to walk,\u201d Mystal said of the 18-year-old young adult.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elie Mystal (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElieNYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ElieNYC<\/a>) predicts Rittenhouse will walk in part because the \u201cbiased, racist judge,\u201d who has a \u201cTrump rally cellphone\u201d ring. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What I know is the law, and I what I know is what white people are willing to do to defend white supremacy.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fPrBKtXd1N\">pic.twitter.com\/fPrBKtXd1N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1458829846453395456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ringtone echoed in the legacy media\u2019s collective imagination. The Daily Beast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedailybeast\/status\/1458545018071834625\">tweeted<\/a>, \u201cThe judge presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial apparently forgot to silence his cellphone when the proceedings returned from lunch, revealing to the world that his ringtone is Lee Greenwood\u2019s cheesy patriotic anthem \u2018God Bless the U.S.A.\u2019\u201d In an article republished by Yahoo! News,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Rittenhouse represents \u201cwhite privilege\u201d and the triumph of vigilantism, according to the coverage of numerous legacy media outlets and personalities this week.CNN posted an article stating that Kyle Rittenhouse \u201crepresents the epitome of [w]hite privilege in America run amok.\u201dA few sources appeared to attempt a preemptive conviction of Rittenhouse, whose trial resumes on Monday morning. CBS Mornings wrote on Twitter this Thursday that \u201cKyle Rittenhouse testified in his murder trial yesterday, breaking down in tears as he told the jury he murdered two men at a Black Lives Matter protest last year in self-defense.\u201d Rittenhouse did not admit he committed murder; under oath, he testified that he did not intend to kill two men, but shot them in self-defense after their actions made him fear for his life.bang up job, guys. pic.twitter.com\/bhQVfYMcpZ\u2014 tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) November 11, 2021Some implied that the trial\u2019s outcome is a foregone conclusion \u2014 in part because of Judge Bruce Schroeder\u2019s ringtone. During court proceedings on Wednesday, the judge\u2019s cell phone went off and many believed that it played Lee Greenwood\u2019s 1984 patriotic hit \u201cGod Bless the USA,\u201d which was often played at rallies for former President Donald Trump.\u201cI don\u2019t have a crystal ball, all right? What I know is the law, and what I know is what white people are willing to do to defend white supremacy,\u201d Elie Mystal, Nation magazine\u2019s \u201cjustice correspondent\u201d and a frequent contributor to both CNN and MSNBC, told \u201cDemocracy Now!\u201d host Amy Goodman. Mystal added that Judge Schroeder gave him \u201cthe impression of a biased, racist judge, with his Trump rally cellphone, that [sic] is trying to get Rittenhouse a walk.\u201d\u201cI was able to say two weeks ago the boy was going to walk,\u201d Mystal said of the 18-year-old young adult.Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) predicts Rittenhouse will walk in part because the \u201cbiased, racist judge,\u201d who has a \u201cTrump rally cellphone\u201d ring. &#8220;What I know is the law, and I what I know is what white people are willing to do to defend white supremacy.&#8221; pic.twitter.com\/fPrBKtXd1N\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 11, 2021The ringtone echoed in the legacy media\u2019s collective imagination. The Daily Beast tweeted, \u201cThe judge presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial apparently forgot to silence his cellphone when the proceedings returned from lunch, revealing to the world that his ringtone is Lee Greenwood\u2019s cheesy patriotic anthem \u2018God Bless the U.S.A.\u2019\u201d In an article republished by Yahoo! News, The Wrap called the enormously popular song \u201cjingoistic.\u201d MSNBC host Joy Reid also commented on the ringtone. Others claimed the ringtone did not sound like the patriotic anthem.The judge presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial apparently forgot to silence his cellphone when the proceedings returned from lunch, revealing to the world that his ringtone is Lee Greenwood\u2019s cheesy patriotic anthem \u201cGod Bless the U.S.A.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/qPykKuV8PM\u2014 The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 10, 2021Huh\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/rH0L3ZYmJ6\u2014 Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid \ud83d\ude37 (@JoyAnnReid) November 11, 2021CNN\u2019s Don Lemon said Rittenhouse had become a symbol of citizens taking the law into their own hands. \u201cIt is the ultimate degree of entitlement,\u201d said\u00a0Lemon on the network\u2019s \u201cNew Day\u201d program Friday morning. \u201cThat\u2019s vigilantism. That\u2019s not what \u2013 people are not supposed to be vigilantes. We\u2019re not supposed to be taking justice into our own hands. \u2026 If I see someone breaking the law, I call the cops.\u201dNumerous commentators diminished the impact of Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s sobbing openly on the stand, saying the teenager plotted his own breakdown to build sympathy with jurors.CNN\u2019s Ana Navarro, once lauded as a Republican pundit, tweeted, \u201cKyle Rittenhouse shot and killed Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and injured Gaige Grosskreutz, now 27. Think about how much their loved ones have cried, real anguish and grief, not crocodile tears.\u201dKyle Rittenhouse shot and killed Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and injured Gaige Grosskreutz, now 27. Think about how much their loved ones have cried, real anguish and grief, not crocodile tears. pic.twitter.com\/7CFizX88xt\u2014 Ana Navarro-C\u00e1rdenas (@ananavarro) November 10, 2021\u201cThat acting job of the crying? I can\u2019t even look at it,\u201d said \u201cThe View\u201d co-host Joy Behar the morning after his testimony. \u201cThat is one of the worst acting jobs I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201dUSA Today offered its op-ed page as a platform for attorney Carli Pierson to describe \u201cKyle Rittenhouse\u2019s crocodile tears\u201d as \u201ca nauseatingly melodramatic performance\u201d in which \u201che\u00a0choked back snot\u00a0as he appeared to sob about how he feared for his life.\u201dMSNBC\u2019s ReidOut blog rated his breakdown as mere \u201cwhite crocodile tears,\u201d and \u201ca\u00a0Razzie-worthy\u00a0performance.\u201d Rittenhouse\u2019s \u201cacquittal would set a dangerous precedent, but it could be the finale we\u2019re headed toward.\u201d\u201cA sobbing Kyle Rittenhouse already won \u2014 even before his trial is over,\u201d wrote Issac Bailey, professor of public policy at Davidson College, for NBC News THINK. \u201cIf convicted, he\u2019ll become a right-wing martyr.\u201dRittenhouse\u2019s attorney, Mark Richards, claimed in court Friday afternoon that Rittenhouse suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of the chase and attack he endured before the August 25, 2020, shooting at the heart of his trial.The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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