Ann Coulter, whose right wing rants almost defy description, was heckled into stopping her speech at the University of Connecticut yesterday.
Coulter appearances are really more of a circus act than anything else. She is so bizarre one would think she can’t possibly be serious about anything she says.
Unfortunately these days, who knows.
Coulter's appearance prompted protests from several groups, including Students Against Hate and the Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center. They criticized her for spreading a message of hate and intolerance.
Eric Knudsen, a 19-year-old sophomore journalism and social welfare major at UConn, didn't attend the speech. "We encourage diverse opinion at UConn, but this is blatant hate speech," said Knudsen, head of Students Against Hate.
Jorge Cruz, a 5th-semester psychology major said, "I can't believe we paid to support racism. She produces hate-crime."
Queers United Against Discrimination (QUAD), the Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center, the Rainbow Center and Students Against Hate sponsored an alternative event to Coulter’s night club act.
"Mainly our goal was to throw this counter Coulter event," said Samantha Harrigan, a 3rd-semester pre-communications major and a member of the organization.
"We're really trying to deter people from going," Harrigan said as students handed out fliers instructing people to walk out of the Coulter speech at 7:45 p.m.
The alternative event included speakers from the UConn community sharing their experiences with discrimination and hate, even in today's society.
The message of alumni and current UConn students was not to be anti-Republican or anti-religion. Chris Albert, a graduate student, is a Christian and a marine. He feels that people like Coulter threaten the three most important things to him - God, his country and his family. He feels Coulter's opinions are an example of "false patriotism."
Whatever, dude. Sources: Editor and Publisher, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Daily Campus (UConn)
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