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| Milo Yiannopoulos Disinvited From CPAC Over Pedophilia Commentary |
| 2017-02-21 |
| [MEDIAITE] According to Townhall editor and frequent Fox News contributor Guy Benson, controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos has been disinvited from speaking at the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in DC, a report that was quickly confirmed by the ACU Chair. Yiannopoulos’ initial invitation drew criticism, especially after a questionable clip emerged on social media revealing the Breitbart editor appearing to at least "advocate" for pedophilia. The clip, which was first put online by The Reagan Battalion, quickly made the rounds Sunday; Yiannopoulos says in the video: In the homosexual world, particularly, some of those relationships between younger boys and older men -- the sort of ’coming of age’ relationship -- those relationships in which those older men help those young boys discover who they are and give them security and safety and provide them with love and a reliable, sort of rock, where they can’t speak to their parents. On Sunday night, board member Ned Ryan of the American Conservative Union noted on social media that the board was not consulted regarding Yiannopoulos’ appearance. Matt Schlapp later announced that President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... would also be a confirmed guest for the conference. Moments ago Schlapp returned to social media with a full statement regarding Yiannopoulos’ status as a CPAC guest.slack-imgs "Due to the revelation of an offensive video in the past 24 hours condoning pedophilia, the American Conservative Union has decided to rescind the invitation of Milo Yiannopoulos to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference," the statement begins. In his original announcement celebrating the news that Yiannopoulos would take part, Schlapp noted, "We think free speech includes hearing Milo’s important perspective." However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... it would appear as if Milo Yiannopoulos -- who sat down with Real Time’s Bill Maher on Friday before the much-maligned video was released by The Reagan Battalion -- was unaware of CPAC’s sudden about-face regarding his invitation. Ryan Lizza of The New Yorker said that he spoke with the Breitbart editor about the news: Just minutes ago, Yiannopoulos took to his Facebook page to issue a lengthy response to the criticism he became embroiled in this weekend; however, it does not mention the status of his CPAC appearance in anyway specifically. "And I’ve repeatedly expressed disgust at pedophilia in my feature and opinion writing. My professional record is very clear," he writes. "But I do understand that these videos, even though some of them are edited deceptively, paint a different picture." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 Milo was talking about his own experience figuring out that he was gay. The hell you say. He's explicitly talking about "relationships in the homosexual world". He wasn't condoning pedophilia. Acording to him as long as boys aren't under 13 y/o or have "fully functioning sex organs" it can't be pedophilia. Clinically, who knows, he might be right. Regardless if he protests that it's "arbitrary", the age of consent is 16 y/o. And legally speaking he's advocating child molestation. Now the little beeyatch is blaming this on "establishment republicans that hate him as much as Trump". Didn't see that one coming - Not. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2017-02-21 18:30 |
| #13 For a clearer contrast on the subject, google Terrence Patrick Bean. Note too, the media response. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2017-02-21 18:17 |
| #12 I don't think Milo was condoning pedophilia. But I also don't think he's squared what happened to him and what (reportedly) frequently happens to young gay men. He states that HE doesn't feel he was a victim in his early (underage) encounters with grown men, but the law says otherwise, and I'm guessing most counselors would say say otherwise as well. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2017-02-21 17:51 |
| #11 That was my take anon1, but I have only seen transcripts, and I don't think the entire work, so. I do know quite a few groups have been trying to shut Milo down for a while, including a line abreast tantrum towards the publisher. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-02-21 16:50 |
| #10 Milo was talking about his own experience figuring out that he was gay. He wasn't condoning pedophilia. He speaks out against things like child marriage where 54-year-old men can abuse 8-year-old girls in places like Yemen because of the example of Mohammad. Child marriage is also allowed in saudi, lebanon etc The people criticising him have never spoken out against this. |
| Posted by: anon1 2017-02-21 16:39 |
| #9 Didn't Obama appoint a pedophile czar at one point? One of his less popular ideas, as I recall. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-02-21 12:55 |
| #8 A certain definition, mutatis mutandis, from "Devil's Dictionary" comes to mind. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-02-21 12:25 |
| #7 As a spectator - just pointing out the motivations of some folk who spent a lot of money and effort to accomplish this. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2017-02-21 12:04 |
| #6 Well Deacon, if you want to hear Milo's version you could simply click on the embedded link. But if you want a more detailed explanation you can go the NAMBLA website. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2017-02-21 12:01 |
| #5 I didn't hear Milo say anything about any particular age. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2017-02-21 11:32 |
| #4 If you listen to the original tape he wasn't condoning pedophilia. No of course not. Milo was just saying it's not a bad thing if "older men" diddle with "sexually mature thirteen year old boys". Another scalp for the #NeverTrump Gruppe. That and the #NeverSexualDeviant group. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2017-02-21 11:29 |
| #3 Another scalp for the #NeverTrump Gruppe |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2017-02-21 09:56 |
| #2 Fake News. Lena Dunham confesses to molesting her little sister and they don't squawk, Milo tells of his experience as a youth being molested and they bring out the lynching rope. It's all about power, baby. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-02-21 07:51 |
| #1 If you listen to the original tape he wasn't condoning pedophilia. Some versions have been edited to make it sound like he did. Why does the Left hate gay men? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2017-02-21 07:18 |