("Privilege Grant") Milo Yiannopoulos opens college grant program 'exclusively for white men'

[KittyBubbleFlowers]

7 minutes ago, JaniceR said:

Whether I agree with this guys views or not, if it's his money and/or he is the one raising the money, he can give it to who he wants.

As an article I have already posted shows, he has not actually allocated any funds to anyone. Perhaps he is just trying to get a rise out of people. 

But that article that you posted is from August of 2016. Whereas the article that starts this thread is dated yesterday, February 2nd. The grant program started accepting applications on Tuesday, per the article, January 31st. 

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, KittyBubbleFlowers said:

And that Berkley protest that canceled Milo Yiannopolos' appearance had a very strange apology behind it and from of all people the UC Berkeley chancellor.  

 

The bolding and underline is my highlight. 

  "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the violence and unlawful behavior that was on display, and deeply regret that those tactics will now overshadow the efforts to engage in legitimate and lawful protest against the performer’s presence and perspectives...."

Performers? They were suppose to be protesters. 

UC Berkeley: We condemn the violence that overshadowed lawful protest

There is already a thread on this.

[KittyBubbleFlowers]

Just now, JaniceR said:

There is already a thread on this.

That wasn't a thread. It was a relevant connection to the OP. Thank you for telling us about the thread. Can you edit so that people reading this one can find it? 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, KittyBubbleFlowers said:

But that article that you posted is from August of 2016. Whereas the article that starts this thread is dated yesterday, February 2nd. The grant program started accepting applications on Tuesday, per the article, January 31st. 

Thanks for the clarification. My mistake.

[KittyBubbleFlowers]

Just now, JaniceR said:

Thanks for the clarification. My mistake.

Not a problem at all. 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, KittyBubbleFlowers said:

That wasn't a thread. It was a relevant connection to the OP. Thank you for telling us about the thread. Can you edit so that people reading this one can find it? 

Here is the thread I am talking about. It  goes through several pages talking about the Berkley protest.

 

[KittyBubbleFlowers]

1 hour ago, JaniceR said:

Here is the thread I am talking about. It  goes through several pages talking about the Berkley protest.

 

  Thank you  for adding that here. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, KittyBubbleFlowers said:

  Thank you  for adding that here. 

You're welcome.

[nebula]

On 2/3/2017 at 0:05 AM, SavedByGrace1981 said:

I have a couple of general comments regarding Mr. Yiannopoulos:

First off, he's in the same category of a lot of what passes for entertainment in the movies and on TV these days.  I often say to my wife - as we're watching an offensive show or an ad on TV - "we're not the target audience for this."  I hate to sound old and stodgy, but that's just the way it is.

Likewise, while I'm not sure exactly who Milo's target audience is, it's pretty clear it's not us.

So it is said his target audience is college age young adults.  Particularly the smug, arrogant leftist variety.  Fair enough.  But he has a problem there, as well.  Part of his 'shtick' seems to be to use satire, sarcasm and cutting (often rude) humor with the intent, I suppose, to cause the 'other side' to see the absurdity  of some of their positions.

His challenge there, however, is many on the hard Left HAVE no sense of humor.  Plus, they do not see their positions as absurd.  Rather they see them as reality and unassailable.  The hard Left is not used to being challenged - it does not know how to deal with it.

I suppose in this political and culture 'war' we find ourselves in, we should be thankful for any allies we have - no matter what.  

I can agree with that - up to a point.  But I certainly cannot condone -especially as one who proclaims Christ - much of what Mr. Yiannopoulos says or does.

Blessings,

-Ed

A decent assessment, I think.

I agree he is an ally in the cultural war, and for that I stand by him. 

But I accept that he most likely is not a Christian, so I can't hold him to Christian standards.

Now, is he effective? That's the question.

[ruck1b]

What kind of ally is he? Im a black man. Is he my ally? 

What "standards" will you hold him to since you dont believe him to be Christian and therefore not held to "Christian  standards"? 

 

Edited February 7, 2017 by ruck1b