# How does Milo Yiannopoulos exist, exactly? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 19, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298 "2016-07-19T08:46:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Blinkyandpinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@Blinkyandpinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blinkyandpinky)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/301 "2017-02-04T18:44:16Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > CRUSH their babies! Nothing like the joy of conservatives killing liberals and their children! Smash their skulls! Are you describing democrat abortions?🙂 Liberals thankfully do a wonderful job of murdering their own by the tens of millions, no additional outside help is needed. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/302 "2017-02-04T18:47:47Z")
> [@Blinkyandpinky](#): > > Are you describing democrat abortions?🙂 > > Liberals thankfully do a wonderful job of murdering their own by the tens of millions, no additional outside help is needed. Yes! Celebrate their deaths! Take joy in the blood and destruction! Dance in the blood and guts for it is a good thing! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN WITH BLOOD! ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/303 "2017-02-05T17:56:43Z")
[The Onion gets close to the truth](http://www.theonion.com/video/5-things-know-about-milo-yiannopoulos-55215) 5 things to know about Milo Yiannopoulos. Sometimes satire says it best. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/304 "2017-02-05T18:10:32Z")
> [@Blinkyandpinky](#): > > No, it is more correct to say that I am a big fan of self defense. > > It is groups like the antifa thugs and the black clad cowards that are the violent animals. So you never made any remarks about how good it is that YOUR side (supposedly) has all the guns and (supposedly) can’t wait to come for the rest of us? All I can say at this point is. I hope you fucking try. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/305 "2017-02-06T05:05:28Z")
My guess would be that there was Tequila involved. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/306 "2017-02-06T10:25:27Z")
Tequila? Mexican drink? Nyet! A good American booze - Vodka. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/307 "2017-02-06T12:42:32Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > [The Onion gets close to the truth](http://www.theonion.com/video/5-things-know-about-milo-yiannopoulos-55215) 5 things to know about Milo Yiannopoulos. > > Sometimes satire says it best. Kinda love point 2. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/308 "2017-02-08T00:28:50Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > This is a slight side discussion (and do you really have to accuse me of lying so often?) – apparently **madsircool** really does think universities should be inviting assholes like this one to speak, while I do not. > > Then why did you insist they were “campus Democrats”? Hell, do we even know if the violent ones were students? I made the assumption that they were affiliated with the violent rioters. Perhaps I’m wrong. That said, it’s no more egregious than the constant aggregation of conservatives, republicans, advocates of free speech, etc with racists, bigots, xenophobes, and _shudders_ deplorables. Seeing that the majority of anti free speech rhetoric and violence is coming from the left my assumption seems reasonable. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/309 "2017-02-08T00:35:40Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > I made the assumption that they were affiliated with the violent rioters. Perhaps I’m wrong. That said, it’s no more egregious than the constant aggregation of conservatives, republicans, advocates of free speech, etc with racists, bigots, xenophobes, and _shudders_ deplorables. Thanks for answering. Such broad-brushing is always unwise, IMO, and always wrong. It’s also easy to avoid – just make an effort to be specific, and accurate, when accusing someone or some group of doing something bad. > [@](#): > > Seeing that the majority of anti free speech rhetoric and violence is coming from the left my assumption seems reasonable. You have asserted this over and over again with no more than anecdotal support, IMO. I certainly don’t accept this just because a few posters are saying it again and again. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/310 "2017-02-08T00:42:02Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > Seeing that the majority of anti free speech rhetoric and violence is coming from the left my assumption seems reasonable. Thanks for the laugh. You should apply for Sean Spicer’s job. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/311 "2017-02-08T00:43:40Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Thanks for answering. Such broad-brushing is always unwise, IMO, and always wrong. It’s also easy to avoid – just make an effort to be specific, and accurate, when accusing someone or some group of doing something bad. > > You have asserted this over and over again with no more than anecdotal support, IMO. I certainly don’t accept this just because a few posters are saying it again and again. The tactic extremely widespread so it must have some merit as unfortunate as that might be. Truth is, humans may be more emotional than rational. > [@mhendo](#): > > Thanks for the laugh. You should apply for Sean Spicer’s job. Are the benefits good? ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/312 "2017-02-20T07:10:14Z")
And now the fucker was on Bill Maher. And Maher _agreed_ with him on several subjects. > **[Bill Maher Somehow Finds Common Ground With a Jerk Who Thinks He’s a Provocateur](https://slate.com/culture/2017/02/watch-hbo-and-slate-give-milo-yiannopoulos-free-publicity.html)** > >   > [@](#): > > So did Bill Maher, champion of free speech, push back on Yiannopoulos’ ceaseless torrent of bullshit? Not exactly. When Yiannopoulos said “women and girls should be protected from men who are confused about their sexual identities in their bathrooms,” Maher replied, “That’s not unreasonable,” before referring to the transgender-bathroom issue as “weirdos peeing.” He also excoriated liberals for “[flipping] out at this little impish British fag, you fucking schoolgirls,” which gets to the heart of the common ground Maher found with his repulsive guest: The only acceptable reaction to self-styled imps saying horrible things is being too cool to care. Fucking hell. What the hell is wrong with you, Maher? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/313 "2017-02-20T07:15:10Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > Fucking hell. What the hell is wrong with you, Maher? Nothing that most of us didn’t already know about. The man’s a looneytarian smarm machine, even if I DO pretty much agree with him about religion in general. And he shares with Milo that “Aren’t I a naughty boy? Now go on Twitter and Facebook and give me more publicity for it. Quickly, now!” attitude. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/314 "2017-02-20T07:40:19Z")
Maher’s an anti-vaxxer. There’s no end to the stupidity those fuckers can get up to. If Bill Maher says anything smart, it’s only by accident. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/315 "2017-02-20T13:57:10Z")
God bless Larry Wilmore for speaking the truth. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@Rick\_Sanchez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Sanchez)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/316 "2017-02-20T14:22:11Z")
Milo came off as an unserious troll. Maher came off well because he actually treated him like an unserious troll. Jeremy Scahill came off as a histrionic crybaby, which is quite impressive since he didn’t even show up. Larry Wilmore came off as peevish, everyone on the internet pulling their hair out because they think Milo is literally Hitler come off worst of all. The guy’s a buffoon, not Goebbels. Chill out. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/317 "2017-02-20T14:37:29Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > And now the fucker was on Bill Maher. > > And Maher _agreed_ with him on several subjects. > > [Watch HBO (and Slate) give Milo Yiannopoulos free publicity.](http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/02/18/watch_hbo_and_slate_give_milo_yiannopoulos_free_publicity.html) > > Fucking hell. What the hell is wrong with you, Maher? Yeah, I wondered where the hell Maher was going with that, “That’s not unreasonable” comment. Especially given that Milo made the claim that trans people were more likely to be sexual predators. Seems like that’s something Maher would be yelling, “Cite?!” about. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/318 "2017-02-20T14:43:03Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Yeah, I wondered where the hell Maher was going with that, “That’s not unreasonable” comment. Especially given that Milo made the claim that trans people were more likely to be sexual predators. Seems like that’s something Maher would be yelling, “Cite?!” about. And to just further emphasize the BS in this claim, this quote is from the Slate link above, but I’ve seen the same referenced elsewhere. > [@](#): > > On transgender issues: Transgender people are “vastly disproportionately involved in sex crimes.” (This is technically true, according to the Justice Department, in the sense that trans people are disproportionately victims of sexual abuse and assault. “I don’t want these people around little girls in bathrooms,” Yiannopoulos added, lest anyone think he wasn’t being deliberately misleading.) IOW, they are “involved” in sex crimes at a much higher rate, but only because they are the FUCKING VICTIMS. How anybody defends this fucking douchenozzle is beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/319 "2017-02-20T20:12:09Z")
[CPAC rescinds invitation to Milo to speak](https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/02/20/breaking-cpac-rescinds-invitation-to-milo-yiannopoulos/). Why? Because, addressing age of consent laws, he said: > [@Milo](#): > > The law is probably about right, that’s probably roughly the right age, I think it’s probably about okay, but there are certainly people who are capable of giving consent at a younger age. I certainly consider myself to be one of them. > … > Pedophilia is not a sexual attraction to somebody 13 years old, who is sexually mature. Pedophilia is attraction to children who have not reached puberty. Pedophilia is attraction to people who don’t have functioning sex organs yet who have not gone through puberty. He claimed, later: > [@Milo](#): > > I do not support pedophilia. Period. It is a vile and disgusting crime, perhaps the very worst…There are selectively edited videos doing the rounds, as part of a co-ordinated effort to discredit me from establishment Republicans, that suggest I am soft on the subject. Oh, gosh, Milo. Are people misrepresenting you and smearing you in a dishonest fashion, for crass partisan purposes? Is it leading to stress in your life to experience this? I AM SOOOOO SORRY! That must be AWFUL! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298/320 "2017-02-20T20:22:14Z")
Also, CPAC says: > [@CPAC](#): > > We initially extended the invitation knowing that the free speech issue on college campuses is a battlefield where we need brave, conservative standard-bearers. C’mon, where’s your need for brave, conservative standard-bearers now? Where’s your respect for free speech? Don’t you value a free, open exchange of ideas, CPAC? Just because someone advocates actions that harm people with little means of defending themselves, that’s no reason to silence them, is it? Be proud of your support for free speech, CPAC! Let him use your stage as a platform for pro-man-boy relations! What are you, liberals? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-milo-yiannopoulos-exist-exactly/760298.md?page=17)