Constitutional rights advocate Kyle Rittenhouse has fired back after his event was canceled because his “values” conflict with those of the “woke crowd.”
A brewery in Texas canceled an event featuring Rittenhouse because the venue claimed the event doesn’t reflect its values.
Southern Star Brewing Company in Conroe, Texas, canceled the “Rally Against Censorship” featuring Rittenhouse on January 26.
The brewery said: “Southern star brewery is an apolitical organization.
“But we feel that this event doesn’t reflect our own values and we could not in good faith continue to rent our space for the event on 1/26.
“We don’t do rallies, we make beer for people who like beer.”
Rittenhouse fired back: “It’s really disappointing to see that places continue to censor me and not allow my voice and many other voices to be heard because they bend to the woke crowd.
“I’ll keep you guys updated on the event on the 26th that I was supposed to speak at.
“I don’t support companies who don’t support the first amendment.”
It’s really disappointing to see that places continue to censor me and not allow my voice and many other voices to be heard because they bend to the woke crowd. I’ll keep you guys updated on the event on the 26th that I was supposed to speak at. https://t.co/bKOyvZQyb2
— Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) January 13, 2023
According to The Texas Tribune:
“The Jan. 26 event was also set to include a leader of TEXIT, a group that advocates for Texas to secede from the United States.
“The event organizer is Defiance Press, a Conroe-based publisher behind titles including ‘Corona-fascism’ and a biography of Joe Arpaio, the former Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff who refused a judge’s order to stop racial profiling by his department.
“Defiance Press describes itself as ‘active in the fight against censorship through publishing conservative books which have been widely censored from mainstream media’ and has also published materials that support Texas leaving the United States.”
According to Newsweek:
At the time of publication, an Eventbrite page for the rally still listed the brewery as hosting the event.
VIP tickets were available for $275 per person or $500 per couple.
Those who purchase VIP tickets to the event are promised to “get acess [sic] for meet & greet with Kyle Rittenhouse personally and get their pictures with him, drink tickets, swag, etc.”
A poster for the event says that Rittenhouse is an inspiration for “countless patriotic and freedom-loving Americans.”
The poster also touts Rittenhouse’s “Media Accountability Project,” which he said last year was established to raise funds for suing media outlets and individuals spreading “lies.”
“He is also fighting against left-wing political pundits who are happy to see the country fall apart as well as big tech tyrants whose censoring has destroyed the fiber of America,” the poster adds.
A message from us at Southern Star: pic.twitter.com/v10pHCai2l
— Southern Star Brewing Co. (@SouthernStarBC) January 13, 2023
😂😂😂😂
When you get blocked by a company just because you call them out for censorship. pic.twitter.com/S541c81Sdn
— Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) January 13, 2023
“If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.”
Benjamin Franklin— Kyle Rittenhouse (@ThisIsKyleR) January 14, 2023
