BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A prominent alt-right activist visiting the University of Colorado railed against feminists and liberals and made jokes about Muslims, overweight people and others as about 200 people demonstrated against him, the Boulder Daily Camera reports.
The paper says Milo Yiannopoulos gave a talk Wednesday titled "Why Ugly People Hate Me" in which he argued that the most beautiful people have conservative views and that "liberalism is the refuge of the joyless and unattractive people."
Milo #Yiannopoulos takes stage in #Boulder. Starts by saying American 2017 is already brilllant, particularly b/c #DonaldTrump is President. pic.twitter.com/leBtq6xMTl
— Jennifer Kovaleski (@JennKovaleski) January 26, 2017
Milo Yiannopoulos is an editor at the alt-right website Breitbart News. The alt-right is an offshoot of conservatism mixing racism, white nationalism and populism. The paper says he was cheered by many in the audience of about 400 in an auditorium on the campus.
100+ people holding up signs, chanting to protest controversial conservative Milo Yiannopoulos' speech at #CU Boulder. #Yiannopoulos pic.twitter.com/9LY0wXquw6
— Jennifer Kovaleski (@JennKovaleski) January 26, 2017
Outside the auditorium, protesters said Yiannopoulos spews hate speech, the paper reported.
Police take 2 protesters into custody after #Milo speech in #Boulder. Crowd yelling at police. @DenverChannel pic.twitter.com/KIOSqbK3yu
— Eric English (@EricEnglish777) January 26, 2017
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