LGBT student group to protest Steven Crowder event at SMU
OUTLaw, the LGBTQ law student organization at SMU, is organizing a protest on the SMU campus for Thursday, March 22, in response to “the university’s tolerance for homophobia and hate speech on campus,” according to OUTLaw President Joanna Pearce. The protest is in response to a planned event featuring right-wing commentator and “comedian” Steven Crowder, the man behind the “Louder with Crowder” podcast.
Crowder was recently had his Twitter account suspended for seven days after he posted an undercover video to his YouTube channel late Tuesday, March 13, in which he used a character named “SvenComputer” to crash a gender fluid panel at South by Southwest in Austin. The video, which at first included use of the word “faggot” but was later edited to exclude that language, has also been pulled from YouTube. (Notice the use of the word “fags” on the T-shirt Crowder is wearing on the flyer for the event, at right.)
Pearce said OUTLaw is working to organize “a large, peaceful protest comprised of members of the student body as well as members of the general public willing to stand together in unity against intolerance.”
The protest will take place Thursday, from 4-7:30 p.m., on the lawn directly across from McFarlin Auditorium, 6405 Boaz St., where Crowder will be broadcasting his podcast live from 7-9 p.m. Crowder’s appearance at SMU is sponsored by the SMU College Republicans. The SMU Republicans EventBrite invitation for the free event reads: “That’s right! Right-wing rabble-rouser, Steven Crowder will be broadcasting LIVE right here from the heart of SMU. Witness the non-safe-space-friendly program that’s been downloaded by millions, as well as banned in eight countries… including Yemen! Commentary, comedy and triggering followed by a live Q&A with your fellow classmates. “Louder With Crowder” Live! Come for the triggering, stay for the party.”
On his own Louder with Crowder website, Crowder wrote in response to news of the planned protest: “The more energy one has to dedicate to petty matters, the more one thinks a hashtag “affects change.” No. Which brings me to this gaggle of college crybabies who’re soiling their diapers over the mere thought of Steven Crowder dipping his triggering toes in their fragile camps waters.”
Hey Dallacevoice, I stumbled across this article looking for info on Crowders event. While I’m definitely “pro-Crowder” I just had to comment on how almost completely unbiased your article is. Much respect to you all.
Josh, I know what your mean. It is so hard today to find a news source that is unbiased these days.
If you don’t see the bias here, you’re not even looking. They’re promoting the protest, and have the word comedian in quotes. They obviously think the shirt means he’s a homophobe. They don’t know who he is, or what he stands for, and yet they take a single word in a photo and take that as sufficient reason to promote a protest against someone they couldn’t possibly be familiar with. If they were, they wouldn’t be promoting such a thing. He would fight for their freedoms any day of the week.
Dallas Voice, if you have ANY integrity, you’ll take down the protest details. Perhaps flip this and attempt to gain an interview with him. See what he really stands for before passing judgement.
“Pearce said OUTLaw is working to organize “a large, peaceful protest comprised of members of the student body as well as members of the general public willing to stand together in unity against intolerance.””
So help me understand. This is a protest OF intolerance AGAINST intolerance? Does anyone else see both the irony and the hypocrisy here?
Let the guy speak to his small group in peace.
Protesting only gives this guy more power and PR.
Stop trying to indoctrinate us! Your logic, reason, and common sense in not welcome. Nor is it covered by free speech. #hewillnotdivideus
To be fair. That is irony, which i did not notice at first. So yeah. How do you explain that irony?
The shirt actually says “Socialism is for Figs”, a direct reference to Che Guevara’s capture and execution in La Higuera, Bolivia, which means ‘The Fig Tree’ in Spanish. Just to be clear, Che Guevara was a rabid homophobe and murderer.
If you don’t believe in a person’s right to say things that you might find “grossly offensive”, then you don’t believe in Freedom of Speech.
The shirt says figs not fags.
What a shock this story is full of lies and incorrect information…
The Left in general is full of lies and misinformation.