University students "In Tears" and "Feeling Hurt" after Milo lectures red pill truths

[CynicalContrarian]

Pity I'm not in America.

Sounds like the "safe space" market is ripe for exploitation...

 

[spokepoker]

They should make these "safe spaces" charge by the hour. Put a bill reader on the door, after hour is up, space become "unsafe", ie, door unlocks or Milo's speech starts playing.

 

[262]

^ But then they'll need a safe space from the safe space bills! Especially if they do surge pricing like Uber does.

 

[Conscious Pirate]

RE: University students "In Tears" and "Feeling Hurt" after Milo l...

More on students reactions to this stop of the Dangerous Faggot Tour. Tactics sound familiar to anyone here?

Pitt Student's Family Harassed Over Milo Yiannopoulos Event

University of Pittsburgh student Doug Steeber has been harassed by his classmates following an event the College Republicans club hosted with Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos.

Over the past week, Steeber has been on the receiving end of a vicious campaign that has involved students calling Steeber’s parents at their home late at night. Despite the threats against Steeber and his family, the University has yet to make a statement condemning the behavior.

Yiannopoulos spoke at the University of Pittsburgh on February 29th at the invitation of the school’s College Republicans club in an event that stirred significant controversy on the campus. Although tensions were high in the days leading up to Yiannopoulos’ lecture, the event went smoothly with the exception of a few interruptions from student protesters.

The University of Pittsburgh College Republicans and Steeber attended an open forum hosted by the student government the day following the event, which was held so that students could voice their complaints about Yiannopoulos’ visit. Steeber took to Twitter to share anecdotes from the forum, detailing that one student called the club’s event “an exercise in systematic oppression” and that others collapsed into tears at the microphone.



After it was revealed that Steeber was posting about the forum on social media, Steeber claims that he was “screamed at” and he later deleted his account. Steeber woke up the following morning to find out that someone had created an account impersonating him on Facebook, which contained the photos and personal contact information of Steeber and his parents.

The situation escalated further when fliers began to appear around campus with a picture of Steeber, accusing him of making fun of sexual assault survivors. The flier included the personal phone numbers for both of Steeber’s parents, with the suggestion that students call them. As a result of the fliers, Steeber’s parents have received several hang-up calls and his mother received an anonymous e-mail requesting information about her whereabouts.

The Steeb

Despite the harassment that Steeber has endured, the University has remained silent. Intercollegiate Studies Institute President Christopher Long came to Steeber’s defense in a letter that asks the the school’s Chancellor, Patrick Gallagher, to denounce the harassment aimed at Steeber and his family.

Despite what Steeber has endured over the past week, he seems committed to continuing in the fight against political correctness and over-sensitivity on campuses and is currently talking with a detective from the University of Pittsburgh police to address the threats. In a statement, Steeber made it clear where he stands now in the aftermath of the chaos.

I have no issue with being challenged on my opinions, but to encourage the harassment and threatening of my family is unacceptable.

:agree:

 

[cascadecombo]

they may well more than make up for in increased intelligence

I am of the opinion that you give the current generations far too much credit.

 

[EvanWilson]

RE: University students "In Tears" and "Feeling Hurt" after Milo l...

It's because the youth of today are the first generation to have the idea drilled into their heads that "emotional abuse" is equally if not more damaging than physical abuse. I'm not saying emotional abuse isn't bad, but because of this we have an entire generation of a culture that equates any form of negative emotion with "violence" and have been bred to be genuinely afraid to have their feelings hurt.

With this, dissenting opinions that wander from the party line are deemed "dangerous" because it may somehow lead to other people feeling guilt, shame, discomfort, whatever. It has worked, and has worked well.

Emotional Abuse being the same or worse than physical abuse

I seem to remember a scene from the Woody Allen movie, Manhattan. In that movie there is one scene where Allen's character is at a diner party, and some blue blooded lady is talking about how sarcasm is worse than physical violence. I think they are talking about opposing a third world dictator or something just as bad. Allen's character chimes in with 'I think bricks and bats are more effective.'

 

[alecks]

Milo is the only gay I enjoy listening to

 

[They Call Me Mister Tony]

Likewise.

This guy is a great speaker.