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South Carolina students oppose Kamala Harris 'roast' featuring far-right Proud Boy host
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/17/south-carolina-university-kamala-harris-roast-proud-boys-hostStudents at the University of South Carolina are calling on their school to cancel a scheduled “roast” of Kamala Harris, an event they believe “encourages racism, homophobia, and sexism” on campus, especially as one of the speakers is the founder of the far-right Proud Boys.
The graphic posters advertising it refer to the vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee with a crude sexual insult, and although organizers present it as a “comedy”, many view it as a subterfuge for spreading hateful and violent rhetoric. An online student petition condemning the event has received over 26,000 signatures.
The event will be hosted by Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, and is scheduled for 18 September on university grounds in downtown Columbia.
The graphic posters advertising it refer to the vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee with a crude sexual insult, and although organizers present it as a “comedy”, many view it as a subterfuge for spreading hateful and violent rhetoric. An online student petition condemning the event has received over 26,000 signatures.
The event will be hosted by Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, and is scheduled for 18 September on university grounds in downtown Columbia.
McInnes will be joined on stage by Milo Yiannopoulos, an extremist rightwing media personality also known for espousing misogynistic, racist, and transphobic ideologies.
University events are by no means new for Yiannopoulos, who told a crowd at the University of Massachusetts in 2016 that “feminism is cancer” and advertised a similar speech at Penn State University with posters reading slogans such as “Pray the gay away”.
McInnes is known for his affiliation with the alt-right group the Proud Boys, which he founded in 2016. Often violent, they have been labeled a terrorist organization by New Zealand and Canada since he left. Many members align with white supremacist, antisemitic or Islamophobic ideologies. Their leader, Enrique Tarrio, is currently serving a 22-year sentence for seditious conspiracy and other convictions following the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The Proud Boys are all-male and known for inciting political violence at events.
University events are by no means new for Yiannopoulos, who told a crowd at the University of Massachusetts in 2016 that “feminism is cancer” and advertised a similar speech at Penn State University with posters reading slogans such as “Pray the gay away”.
McInnes is known for his affiliation with the alt-right group the Proud Boys, which he founded in 2016. Often violent, they have been labeled a terrorist organization by New Zealand and Canada since he left. Many members align with white supremacist, antisemitic or Islamophobic ideologies. Their leader, Enrique Tarrio, is currently serving a 22-year sentence for seditious conspiracy and other convictions following the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The Proud Boys are all-male and known for inciting political violence at events.
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