The man who was met with violence while attempting to speak at some of our most “prolific” and “esteemed” colleges, Milo Yiannopoulos, formally resigned from his position as Senior Editor for conservative news site Breitbart on February 21.
The outrage, of all things, came after selectively edited clips of interviews presented Yiannopoulos as if he supports pedophilia. He does not. They left that out.
The media made it seem as if Yiannopoulos was cut because he is a pedophile or holds the views of a pedophile. Half-truths are a whole lot of failed responsibility on a journalist’s part.
These questionable ethics of the reporting of this particular news story are concerning as it raises an ugly behavior that must not go unnoticed: the tendency of society to blame homosexuals for its ills.
Specifically, anything sexual. The “T” of LGBT is the latest scapegoat for society. Suddenly transgender people are the number one problem, and which bathroom they’re going to use to commit sex crimes against children within.
This perpetuates the idea that gay and transgender people are sexually criminal by nature. That’s even more dangerous of an idea to spread than being simply violently criminal–the world does not react to sexual offenses like robbery.
The most “dangerous” or offensive thing Milo said on pedophilia was probably his allusion to his sexual prowess being a result of his own molestation by a catholic priest.
As someone who has a history with abuse, myself, I appreciate his humor.
While I may not share many views with Yiannopoulos, I don’t believe I need to dictate how people should respond to their abuse, so I certainly don’t need others policing a survivor’s response.
The number one reason people don’t like him is because he makes people uncomfortable. This astounds me, as I know a good amount about Milo’s beliefs. Why be upset about a quality that is absolutely positive for free speech? It’s quite essential to the preservation of your rights, as well.
We should all be incredibly vigilant of how society treats those who voice messages it disapproves of. Voices can be misrepresented and done so for political gain. I suggest noticing it before you’re the victim.
Milo expressed that in the gay community, once boys get of age, it’s not unusual for them to date older men. Now, I’m going to blow your mind here: once heterosexuals get of age, it’s not unusual for them to date older people.
Yet, society is absolutely, categorically, disgusted at him. Some of these journalists felt it was ethical to ignore that gay people use the term “boy” to refer to almost all men in their reporting.
If I call up my friend to talk about some boy I went on a date with for our girl talk, or want to have a boy’s night out, I’m not dealing with literal children in either scenario.
I find that omission fascinating, because the only purpose I could see to do that would be to misrepresent someone for monetary gain. Color me surprised.
Heaven forbid a 16-year-old boy dates someone 18 or 19. This is our nation’s top priority.
This is what the media has done. In exchange for a political hit job, they’ve sent one sentiment to the gay community: we will strategically use you for our own goals, regardless of consequences.
Milo’s voice was deemed so dangerous that these powerful figureheads and industry were willing to have gays take one for the team just to get a leg up on silencing him.
The media has tried everything else. They throw around “Nazi,” “white nationalist,” “Islamophobe,” “racist,” and “misogynist” so frequently and without any qualifier nowadays that nothing could stick.
Left with no politically correct or identity-politics-propelled bullet in the chamber, they dusted off an old classic: men, homosexuality and sexual criminality. It was time to get serious.
I simply refuse to partake in the press’s latest round of Russian roulette for encouraged social persecution.
The same sentiment just gets repeated: gays are ruining our society. I cannot count how many times we must have ruined it by now, nor do I have enough tinfoil to keep up with it.
In the same interview that got so unethically edited and further unethically reported on, Milo affirms that he believes the age of consent laws to be “about right.” For the unfamiliar, Yiannopoulos hails from the UK, where consent laws are 16.
To further evidence Yiannopoulos’ vapid, pedophilic behavior, in the deplorable’s journalism career, he actively pursued, outed and brought pedophiles to justice. Deplorable. Sad! Imagine if these clickbait journalists would do the same.
Shame on you, Yiannopoulos; how problematic. I hope you disappear with my own rights, so society can be comfortable. Meanwhile, I guess we’ll have to stick out the “gays are dangerous sexual deviants” stereotypes.
A simple fact-check may have lead the rational individual to a more informed perspective.The issue is that of course, rationality is not the desired destination when someone is offended or uncomfortable.
However, it should be. When it’ is not, groups of people usually fall victim to plights they are not responsible for. Because something was uncomfortable, innocent people have to suffer. What a waste of free speech is it not to discuss this.
Barton Kleen
Executive Editor