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Alt-Right Creep Milo Under Fire For Seemingly Defending Pedophilia In 2016 – Pedestrian TV

This article deals with some heavy themes, particularly involving child abuse, so if you reckon you might find it a bit uncomfortable, feel free to click away.

If you're unfamiliar with Milo Yiannopuolis, let me give you a quick bio: he is a huge fuckwit.

If you're unfamiliar with the alt-right, they too are a bunch of huge fuckwits. They are largely comprised of younger conservatives who insist that they aren't racist but staunchly advocate for a white "ethnostate", because they believe society can only function if it is racially segregated. These people see Milo as something of a silver bullet, because he is both gay and of Jewish ancestry, therefore he can't possibly be criticised, right?

Unfortunately for them, they're about two decades behind where we're at with progressiveness: we absolutely can criticise people regardless of their race or gender or orientation, because we treat everyone like they are people now. Wild.

This is particularly important because he uses his position as one of those rare famous conservative gay people to heavily criticise other gay people, who he has repeatedly described as deviants suffering from a psychiatric disorder. What a delightful man.

The man generates a lot of controversy, most of it because he either willfully says awful shit to shit-stir because he's a borderline sociopath or says awful shit that he genuinely believes because he's a borderline sociopath, so it's not unremarkable to see him in the headlines.

He's landed himself in quite a lot of trouble this time, though, after video surfaced of an appearance he made on a podcast in 2016 in which it seemed very much like he was advocating for pedophilia,like so:

"This arbitrary and oppressive idea of consent which totally destroys, you know the understanding of many of us have the complexities and subtleties and complicated nature of many relationships.

"You know people are messy and complex and actually, in the homosexual world particularly. Some of those relationships between younger boys and older men, that sort of coming of age relationships.

"The relationships with those with older men have helped those young boys discover who they are. And give them security and safety, provide them with love and reliable and sort of a rock. Where they cant speak to their parents."

"Youre misunderstanding what pedophilia means. Pedophilia is not a sexual attraction to somebody 13-years old who is sexually mature.Pedophiliais attraction to children who have not reached puberty. Pedophilia is an attraction to people who dont have functioning sex organs yet. Who have not gone through puberty. Who are too young to be able to understand. That is not what we are talking about."

Asked to clarify if he's advocating for these "cross-generational relationships", he says that he is:

"Yeah I dont mind saying I dont mind admitting that. And I think particularly in the gay world and outside the Catholic Church if that is where some of you wanna go with this. I think in the gay World some of the most important enriching and incredibly the mm you know life affirming, important shaping relationships very often between younger boys and older men, they can be hugely positive experiences."

After the video surfaced, Milo responded lengthily on Facebook, calling the people who misinterpreted his comments "idiots":

"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.

"If it somehow comes across (through my own sloppy phrasing or through deceptive editing) that I meant any of the ugly things alleged, let me set the record straight: I am completely disgusted by the abuse of children."

He goes on to say in that in his time as a journalist he "outed" three pedophiles, and that he chose his words poorly:

"I shouldn't have used the word "boy" when I talked about those relationships between older men and younger gay men. (I was talking about my own relationship when I was 17 with a man who was 29. The age of consent in the UK is 16.) That was a mistake. Gay men often use the word "boy" when they refer to consenting adults. I understand that heterosexual people might not know that, so it was a sloppy choice of words that I regret."

I'm only bisexual so maybe I don't completely speak "gay", but I'm not so sure about that one. He also repeatedly used the age of 13 as an example, both in this interview and also He also says attacks like this are why gay people vote Democrat:

"This rush to judgment from establishment conservatives who hate Trump as much as they hate me, before I have had any chance to provide context or a response, is one of the big reasons gays vote Democrat."

"In case there is any lingering doubt, here's me, in the same interview the other footage is taken from, affirming that the current legal age of consent is about right: 'And I think the law is probably about right. It's probably roughly the right age. I think it's probably about ok. But there are certainly people who are capable of giving consent at a younger age. I certainly consider myself to be one of them, people who were sexually active younger. I think it particularly happens in the gay world, by the way.'"

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What a fucking creep. It'll be interesting to see what the Australian conservatives who fawn over him (Bolt, et al) say in response to this.

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Advertising and alt-right propaganda – The Guardian

In your intriguing piece on M&C Saatchi (How will the ad agency that demonised the left now take on the alt-right?, G2, 16 February), Matthew Collins is quoted as sceptical because he says: No ad can convince people that their lives are better than they actually are. But in the Soviet Union that is what happened. In Susan Richards revealing account of Russians waking up to realitywhen the iron curtain was lifted, Epics of Everyday Life, she asked a woman recovering from the shock how could she have believed the propaganda when her familys experience was so different.We thought we were the exception, was the answer. I wish M&CSaatchi luck, but agree with Collins that jobs and improved local circumstances would be more help. It is also the best way to turn young offenders away from crime. But dont forget many of those on the far right supporting Ukip and Trump are in work. They all need hope, not hate, to change their nihilistic worldview. Attention must be paid. Roger Graef Visiting professor, Mannheim Centre for Criminology, LSE

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Alt-right group launches petition demanding ABC sack Yassmin Abdel-Magied – The Sydney Morning Herald

More than 11,000 people have signed a counter-petition demanding ABC "publicly condemn and fire" Muslim youth activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied, following her appearance on last Monday's episode of Q&A.

The Change.org petition, launched by right-wing news site Altcon News, is a retort to another petition launched by Muslim leaders earlier this week in support of Abdel-Magied, which received just under 2,500 signatures.

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Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie took on seemingly every other panellist during a heated discussion that ranged from childcare to sharia law. Vision: ABC TV

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The Health Services Union are calling for ambulance services to be free nationwide, like they are for firefighters and police.

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Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie took on seemingly every other panellist during a heated discussion that ranged from childcare to sharia law. Vision: ABC TV

In the petition, Altcon'sauthors accuseAbdel-Magied of "blatantly lying to the public about the merits of Sharia Law", of which she is a follower.

They cite Sharia's"oppressive impact it has on non-Muslim groups, homosexuals and women", and call on the public broadcaster to "reassure the tax-paying public that they condemn her rhetoric and that Australians obey one set of laws".

Altcon News, who "pride [themselves] on being politically incorrect" on their website, have previously launched a Change.org petition demandingthe Quranbe removed from sale in Australia.

Abdel-Magied, a host on ABC 24's weekend show Australia Wide, was forced to defend her faith in a much-publicised exchange on last week's episode, after Tasmanian senator Jacquie Lambie yet again fumbling over the religious framework she's long railed against suggested Australia should take a leaf out of Donald Trump's pages and "deport all Muslims who support Sharia law".

"People talk about Islam without knowing anything about it, and they're willing to negate any of my rights as a human being, as a woman, as a person with agency, simply because they have an 'idea' of what my faith is about," Abdel-Magied told Lambie, before criticising the senator's focus on its "oppressive" tenets.

"Islam to me is the most feminist religion: we got equal rights well before the Europeans. We don't take our husbands' last names because we aren't their property. We were given the right to own land... The fact is, in Sharia it says you follow the law of the land you are on," she said.

The exchange drew comment from across the political divide, with our old Minister for Women Tony Abbott criticising Abdel-Magied's feminist defence of Sharia, while even musicianSolange Knowles Beyonce's sister tweeted in support of the activist from across the globe.

In a video produced for Junkee that's been viewed almost five million times, Abdel-Magied sought to further dispel the myths associated with Sharia following her Q&A appearance.

"Sharia is not a system of laws like Australia's legal system... Sharia is about a Muslim's personal relationship with their God... In fact, I'm religiously obligated to follow Australian law," she said.

She also acknowledged the fundamentalist interpretations of Sharia overseas, that have seenthe religion labelled "oppressive" by anti-Muslim crusaders such as Altcon and their petition supporters.

"Saudi Arabia doesn't allow women to drive. No other Muslim country has that law. It's cultural, and reflects the conservative and patriarchal nature of that society not what Sharia stands for," she said.

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George Takei Claims His Trump Poll was ‘Hijacked by Alt-Right … – Mediaite

Twitter Polls are best used for things like figuring out what the best side is at Thanksgiving Dinner (stuffing) or how sick it would be if Dave Navaro were your father (hella sick). Twitter Polls are NOT best used for things relating to politics. Because the last election. Apparently everyones favorite USS Enterprise helmsman George Takei didnt get that memo.

Saturday saw the outspoken liberal taking to the microblogging platform with a question for his followers: Trump says the media is the true enemy of the American people. So lets take a poll. Who do you think does MORE HARM to the American people? He provided two possible responses: The un-fair news media or President Donald Trump.

After a few hours and upwards of 70,000 votes, the results were (pretty surprisingly) neck-and-neck.

Displeased with those results (and what liberal wouldnt be?), Takei promptly deleted the post altogether. His followers took notice, and, jeez, they werent happy.

And just like Vanessa L. Williams, we went and saved the best for last:

Dont worry, this doesnt end there.

Takei would then try to put more of his foot in his mouth by tweeting the following:

Sour grapes, sour grapes! In perhaps the smartest move in this odd social media chess game, Takei would delete this gem of Internet wisdom not long after it was posted.

Live long and prosper, Mr. Sulu; those alt-right, virgin trolls are coming for blood.

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