Gavin McInnes, the founder of the controversial Proud Boys extremist group, is scheduled to perform at Penn State in an event billed by organizers as a “politically provocative comedy night.”
“It’s important to have all voices at the table because if you don’t, all you do is radicalize people more and dive them crazy,” he said, adding that his group has hosted liberal performers in the past.
McInnes’ involvement has drawn condemnation from some students. The Student Committee for Defense and Solidarity at Penn State called on the university to deny Uncensored America permission to host the upcoming event. “Paying and platforming racist, homophobic, transphobic political agents within our academic community disrupts our university operations without adding anything of merit to our campus,” the group wrote inStein, the other performer at the event, is known for crashing city council meetings across the country, using the public comment portion to parody liberals. In July, New York Rep.
Semanko argued that people who disagree with McInnes and Stein should nonetheless attend the show and participate in the question-and-answer session afterward.This article tagged under:
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