You can't make this up. University of Manchester in the UK is hosting a public debate. The topic is “From Liberation to Censorship: Does Modern Feminism Have a Problem with Free Speech?”
From the article:
Initially, two journalists, Milo Yiannopoulos of Breitbart and Julie Bindel of the Guardian, were invited to speak at the debate. Both have since been barred from attending because their opinions are considered too offensive.I don't know Bindel. I have read some of Yiannopoulos's articles and seen him on TV. He is wickedly quick witted and often uncomfortably explicit in his language. That said, the only threat he represents is that nobody likely to be put up against him in the debate will beat him in an argument. He is a very good debater with a command of the facts, a feisty debating style and an ability to take the mickey out of his ponderous interlocutors.
But really. Couldn't they have maintained a little mystery as to the answer before the debate? "Does Modern Feminism Have a Problem with Free Speech?" Well, clearly, Yes!
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