Melina Abdullah, who happens to be the co-founder of the Los Angeles branch of Black Lives Matter, has blasted Kyle Rittenhouse following his Fox News interview in which he claimed his support for the organisation.
BLM Co-Founder Slams Kyle Rittenhouse’s Support For The Organisation-‘People Know What It Is’
Kyle, for his part, shocked the world when he claimed that he supported Black Lives Matter, with many people feeling that this was a PR move in order to improve his reputation.
This was deemed to be particularly insulting given that Kyle’s actions had killed two people and injured another following protests in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Given that Kyle was acquitted on all charges, people began to feel that this was simply rubbing salt into the wound. At the time of the incident, Kyle had said: “I’m not a racist person.
“I support the BLM movement. I support peacefully demonstrating.” Naturally, Melina was not going to take these comments lightly.
She felt that this statement was completely disrespectful as it attempted to whitewash the actions that Kyle had done in taking two people’s lives.
During an interview with TMZ, Melina said: “They’re using tools. They are a propaganda machine that’s used to make the nonsensical seem to make sense.
“And so they want to make Kyle Rittenhouse both a young hero of white supremacy but also not be a blatant white supremacist.”
By doing this, there is a danger that Kyle’s actions are going to stoke further division. Ever since the verdict was made, Kyle has attempted to get his side of the story across.
Unfortunately, however, this is only going to alienate people against him. This is particularly true when we look at his prior social media activity, which would suggest that he needs to be more mindful of what he posts.
Melina’s following comments confirmed as much: “He’s declaring this support for Black Lives Matter… We see all over his social media him throwing up white supremacist signs, and people know what it is.”
This is a critical moment for Kyle, given that he does have an opportunity to reach out to the other side. But in doing so, he may end up causing more harm than good.
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