College criticizes PSU comedy present set to function Proud Boys founder

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Penn State College group is dealing with backlash from college students and college school after planning an on-campus comedy show that includes the founding father of the far-right group Proud Boys.

The nonprofit scholar group Uncensored America is drawing criticism for internet hosting a comedy present that includes Proud Boys Founder Gavin McInnes and conservative media contributor Alex Stein.

“We would like it principally to be an occasion the place everyone comes collectively and laughs slightly bit,” Uncensored America Founder Sean Semanko mentioned.

College leaders released a statement on Tuesday, saying, “The kind of rhetoric these audio system frequently interact in doesn’t symbolize the values of Penn State, our scholar organizations function impartial of the College and are free to sponsor applications or audio system of their selecting with out censorship.”

“They’re two censored comedians which were censored on social media and from varied organizations and different teams,” Semanko mentioned. “We wish to give them the chance to listen to their facet of issues since we’re a free speech group. We wish to give them the platform to be who they’re and inform the jokes that they need. We might do this for anybody, left, proper, heart, irrespective of political alignment.”

The college introduced further occasions to be held on the identical day because the comedy present, together with keynote speeches and unity gatherings.

Uncensored America is continuous to carry the occasion, even after the backlash.

“Lots of people have been saying plenty of issues about us, concerning the audio system, that’s utterly false, complete lies, they’re not listening, not participating,” Semanko mentioned. “They’re simply saying issues that they know nothing about, and I encourage them to come back and have interaction with us.”

The present shall be carried out on campus on Oct. 24.