Threats of escalating violence caused Pennsylvania State University to cancel a speaking event Monday co-hosted by Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.
University administration previously denounced the event that was sponsored by a recognized student organization, Uncensored America, and was planned to feature McInnes and Alex Stein a comedian and BlazeTV contributor.
University officials decided to allow the “politically provocative comedy night” to take place in the interest of free speech.
“We must continue to uphold the right to free speech — even speech we find abhorrent — because Penn State fully supports the fundamental right of free speech,” the University said. “These two speakers and others like them are provocateurs, who intentionally use derogatory and hateful language to stir passions and widen divisions among us.”
Uncensored America was founded in 2020 by Trump field organizer Sean Semanko while he was attending Penn State University. The organization’s mission is to fight for free...
University administration previously denounced the event that was sponsored by a recognized student organization, Uncensored America, and was planned to feature McInnes and Alex Stein a comedian and BlazeTV contributor.
University officials decided to allow the “politically provocative comedy night” to take place in the interest of free speech.
“We must continue to uphold the right to free speech — even speech we find abhorrent — because Penn State fully supports the fundamental right of free speech,” the University said. “These two speakers and others like them are provocateurs, who intentionally use derogatory and hateful language to stir passions and widen divisions among us.”
Uncensored America was founded in 2020 by Trump field organizer Sean Semanko while he was attending Penn State University. The organization’s mission is to fight for free...
- 10/26/2022
- by Claire Franken
- Uinterview
Penn State pulled the plug on a speaking event hosted by far-right Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes less than an hour before it was set to take place on Monday, citing a “threat of escalating violence.” Administrators admonished McInnes’ allies for instigating unrest, but it multiple statements also slammed the students protesting, some of whom were pepper sprayed on their own campus.
Students had been calling for the event’s cancellation for weeks, citing McInnes and the Proud Boys’ history of provocation and violence. The Southern Poverty Law Center have...
Students had been calling for the event’s cancellation for weeks, citing McInnes and the Proud Boys’ history of provocation and violence. The Southern Poverty Law Center have...
- 10/25/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
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