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Yavin4

(35,445 posts)
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 10:31 PM Feb 2017

What has Milo Yiannopoulos ever done in his life to warrant being invited to speak

on a college campus or on TV or get a book deal. His accomplishments seem pretty mediocre. He makes highly insensitive remarks without producing an iota of hard data to back them up. Yet somehow, we're supposed to take what he says seriously. Why?

It just seems as if for White males, you can be less than average but you can still be successful if you're "politically incorrect" or insult groups that are outside the majority.

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What has Milo Yiannopoulos ever done in his life to warrant being invited to speak (Original Post) Yavin4 Feb 2017 OP
Gamergate HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #1
He's gay and a supporter of tRump.....now days that's Gold. a kennedy Feb 2017 #2
Because he validates the hate that the GOP runs on. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #3
who takes him seriously? He's a buffoon doing the Westboro Baptist grift. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #4
He needs to be deported. roamer65 Feb 2017 #5
Pissing off the left Pachamama Feb 2017 #6
It's people's reactions to him Yupster Feb 2017 #7
it's College Republicans who usually invite him to speak . the best for others would be to ignore JI7 Feb 2017 #8
 

HoneyBadger

(2,297 posts)
1. Gamergate
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 10:54 PM
Feb 2017

Probably the most famous nerd under 40 besides Zuckerberg, another white male. Certainly more famous than the likes of Pony Ma, the most famous nerd in Asia.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
3. Because he validates the hate that the GOP runs on.
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 11:07 PM
Feb 2017

If he were demanding equality for LGTBQ people he would not be promoted by the GOP. As Lenin would have said, he is a useful idiot.

roamer65

(36,745 posts)
5. He needs to be deported.
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 11:11 PM
Feb 2017

He's a non-citizen spreading hate in the United States. Send him back to Britain or Greece.

Yupster

(14,308 posts)
7. It's people's reactions to him
Sun Feb 19, 2017, 12:04 AM
Feb 2017

If people would just ignore him, no one would know who he was or care.

JI7

(89,259 posts)
8. it's College Republicans who usually invite him to speak . the best for others would be to ignore
Sun Feb 19, 2017, 12:09 AM
Feb 2017

him . he is an attention whore .

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