It looks like professional troll Milo Yiannopoulos, who is gay, may have finally taken things a step too far.
He was supposed to speak at this week's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), but the American Conservative Union, which runs the annual event, rescinded its invitation after video showed Yiannoprickolos expressing his support for relationships between “younger boys” and older men.
In the video interview, Yiannoprickolos argued that “you can get quite hung up on this child abuse thing," and added that these intergenerational encounters allowed "those younger boys [to] discover who they are." UGH!
During the interview he was challenged on this point, with the interviewer arguing that it sounded like "Catholic priest molestation."
“But you know what? I’m grateful for Father Michael. I wouldn’t give nearly such good head if it wasn’t for him,” Yianmoronulos replied. UGH! UGH!
For once, Yianno-penishead was forced to backtrack. He turned to Facebook to post a denial of having ever supported paedophilia, and, of course, claimed the video had been “selectively edited."
“I did say that there are relationships between younger men and older men that can help a young gay man escape from a lack of support or understanding at home," he wrote. "That’s perfectly true and every gay man knows it. But I was not talking about anything illegal and I was not referring to prepubescent boys."
In a second post he added: "But I do understand that these videos, even though some of them are edited deceptively, paint a different picture.”
The left has always had an issue with Yiawatchamacallit -- with his endless attacks on women, the trans community and others under the LGBT umbrella -- but the release of the video proves that his home on the right is a tenuous one at best. Why? Because it was shared on social media by a conservative group called The Reagan Battalion (a group unhappy he was invited to speak at CPAC in the first place).
And when it rains it pours! Yianodummybum's work as editor for right-wing blog Breitbart may also be in jeopardy!
Fox News reported that he could get the boot as the site's technology editor because of his comments.
But perhaps the biggest slam? Simon & Schuster, which was roundly criticized for paying him an advance for a book, announced last night that the deal is off! The news was shared in a tweet (ironic as Milo was banned for the platform last year).
Statement: After careful consideration @simonschuster and its @threshold_books have cancelled publication of Dangerous by Milo Yiannopoulos
Schadenfreude -- the satisfaction of someone else's misfortune -- never felt so good.
Video surfaces of Milo Yiannopoulos defending pedophilia, ACU board reportedly not consulted on CPAC invite [
The Blaze]
CPAC cancels Milo Yiannopoulos’ keynote address after controversy over comments about sex with minors [
Salon]
Milo Yiannopoulos Responds to Video Outrage: ‘I Do Not Advocate’ for Pedophilia [
Mediaite]
