Self-loathing ex-gay conservative Milo Yiannopoulos, white supremacist Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnis and a cohort of fellow racist and antisemitic MAGA provocateurs are polishing their pitchforks for a scheduled roast of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, scheduled for September 18 at the University of South Carolina (USC).Yiannopoulos and McInnis will serve as roast masters, Ms. Harris will not be in attendance, and nearly 24,000 USC students, faculty and alumnae are calling for its cancellation. Related Milo Yiannopoulos is having a hard time being an ex-gay The antisemites sodomy-free pledge is mired in misogyny. The evening event, scheduled in the ballroom at Russell House on the USC campus, is sponsored by a student chapter of Uncensored America, a group claiming to be a nonpartisan organization fighting for freedom of speech. Dive deeper every day Join our newsletter for thought-provoking commentary that goes beyond the surface of LGBTQ+ issues Subscribe to our Newsletter today But beyond inviting two humorless and far-right extremists to host a comedy roast, the group tipped their malign hand with a promotional flier for the event that pictured Harris between Yiannopoulos and McGinnis with her name spelled Cumalot and semen dripping from her mouth. MILO (@Nero) & GAVIN McINNES (@censoreddottv) will be roasting @KamalaHarris at the University of South Carolina on September 18th!Get your tickets now!Use promo code WILLIEBROWN for 20% off (one week only).https://t.co/0cM3RwWy11 Uncensored America (@UncensoredAm) August 20, 2024While the school community has expressed disgust with the implied endorsement of the roast by the university, the schools administration is holding fast to its free speech defense of the partisan political gathering cloaked as comedy.University President Michael Amiridis and chairman of the universitys Board of Trustees Thad Westbrook said in a statement that USC is steadfast in safeguarding the First Amendment rights of our students, even when we may be offended by their choices and statements.We do not know what the speakers plan to say during the event, but they have used vulgar language in promotional material, and they have said troubling and offensive things in the past. As a university, we denounce hate and bigotry, the men said.Hate speech has long served as a weapon to undermine the progress of our nation, they added, even as they planned to enable it on the South Carolina campus.In aletter to Amiridis, Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, was adamant the roast had no place in civil political discourse on a college campus. [The NAACP was] compelled to write this letter because of the blatant sexist and racist nature of the event, the advertisement for it, and the potential for violence on campus because of the proposed event, Johnson wrote. If South Carolina Universitys leadership values their Black students, its only right they shut this event down, Johnson continued. Our nations schools must remain havens for learning, not platforms for hate. It is imperative that the university takes swift action in this matter and protects the campus community from patterns of divisiveness and degradation.