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riversedge

(70,008 posts)
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 09:43 AM Dec 2016

Breitbart writer targets transgender UWM student

Source: Milwaukee-Journal Sentinal


Karen Herzog ,


12:45 a.m. CST December 15, 2016
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A firebrand speaker who was permanently banned from Twitter for "inciting or engaging in the targeted abuse or harassment of others" blasted a transgender student by name at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, prompting the school's chancellor to immediately condemn the speech in a campus-wide email.

Breitbart writer Milo Yiannopoulos brought his "Dangerous Faggot Tour" to the Student Union at UWM on Tuesday night at the invitation of a new student group called Turning Point USA.

During his speech to a crowd the university estimated at 325 to 350 people, plus others watching via live stream on the Breitbart website, Yiannopoulos singled out a transgender student who had protested against a new UWM policy created for its recreation center's locker rooms.

The policy was adopted after the student — who is in the process of physical transition from male to female — used the sauna in the women's locker room last January. The new policy requires that "non-conforming genitalia be covered at all times," and the university added private showers and changing rooms with curtains to make that easier.

Yiannopoulos named and showed a picture of the student to his audience, and accused the student of being a man trying to find his way into women's bathrooms.

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Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2016/12/14/breitbart-writer-targets-transgender-uwm-student/95420206/



good article. Read the entire article to get the full story.
I am so sad that over 300 students-or whoever showed up for this hate event in Wisconsin.

Trump does the same-calls out individuals in his tweets. It is a dangerous time for the USA.
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Breitbart writer targets transgender UWM student (Original Post) riversedge Dec 2016 OP
What does "non-conforming genitalia be covered at all times" mean? oberliner Dec 2016 #1
for real Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #2
He claims to be gay. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2016 #4
He's a gay man who has a *thing*/fetish for AA men m-lekktor Dec 2016 #9
He's just a terrible human being in general. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2016 #10
That he is. He is quite popular on the alt-right despite their homophobia. nt m-lekktor Dec 2016 #11
One would think so. whathehell Dec 2016 #7
Backpfeifengesicht, thy name is Milo Yiannopoulos. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2016 #3
Someone is going to get killed. These people are going to start a civil war Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #5
It's also legally actionable slander and inciting violence. Why is Yiannopoulos not in jail? Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #6
Why hasn't he been deported to Great Britain? meow2u3 Dec 2016 #12
I'm not sure of the grounds for expulsion but I do wonder if Britain would accept him Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #13
Milo is a tool. forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #8
 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
1. What does "non-conforming genitalia be covered at all times" mean?
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 09:45 AM
Dec 2016

What is the difference between conforming and non-conforming genitalia?

Shouldn't it all be covered?

 
2. for real
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 09:51 AM
Dec 2016

Tired of seeing old men with their dicks out when I go to a public pool.
I also enjoy the irony of this Breitbart writer feeling the need to protect women from seeing penises. Like dude, just because they scream when you whip yours out has more to do with you than the penis.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,129 posts)
4. He claims to be gay.
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 09:56 AM
Dec 2016

Not sure if its for real or just a outrageous gimmick of his, but gay or not, he's an asshole of gargantuan proportions.

m-lekktor

(3,675 posts)
9. He's a gay man who has a *thing*/fetish for AA men
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 10:16 AM
Dec 2016

which he often cites as proof he isn't racist. He is a bully/internet troll/asshole.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,129 posts)
10. He's just a terrible human being in general.
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 10:18 AM
Dec 2016

And a reflection of the very worst that humanity has to offer these days.

meow2u3

(24,757 posts)
12. Why hasn't he been deported to Great Britain?
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 11:26 AM
Dec 2016

That's where he's originally from and he could never get away with such hate speech there AFAIK.

Could I have some Brits on DU confirm this?

Ford_Prefect

(7,865 posts)
13. I'm not sure of the grounds for expulsion but I do wonder if Britain would accept him
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 12:12 PM
Dec 2016

given the documented hate speech.

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