The judge presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, made a joke Thursday that critics slammed as racially charged and inappropriate at the expense of Asian people. “I hope the Asian food isn’t coming ... isn’t on one of those boats from Long Beach Harbor,” Judge Bruce Schroeder said as the court was preparing to adjourn for lunch, evidently referring to the supply-chain backlog at the California port. “Maybe I’m supposed to applaud him for not saying ‘Oriental food,’” Yang tweeted. https://t.co/TctwetwAPp — John C. Yang (@johncyangdc) November 11, 2021Others said the comment’s effect was to suggest that food from Asian cultures comes in by boat. And he said Asian food - which further connects the Asian boats.

Source: Huffington Post November 12, 2021 04:12 UTC