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The Triggering
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The Triggering: Has Political Correctness Gone Too Far? was an event hosted by the College Republicans Club of the University of Massachusetts Amherst on April 25, 2016, featuring former philosophy professor and host of The Factual Feminist YouTube series Christina Hoff Sommers, political commentator Steven Crowder and former Breitbart senior technology editor Milo Yiannopoulos. The topic of discussion was the effect of political correctness on free speech, and whether political correctness culture has grown to be detrimental. Additional topics included social justice, feminism, trigger warnings, and microaggressions. Some students attending began protesting mid-event, accusing the panelists of hate speech and demanding that they leave campus. Event As Kyle Boyd, president of the UMass Amherst College Republicans, introduced the topic and attempted to begin the discussion, he was interrupted by the shouts of both protesters and supporters. The interruptions and protests continued throughout the event, with protesters catcalling the speakers, One protester, a Hampshire College student named Cora "Trigglypuff" Segal, was recorded repeatedly shouting "Keep your hate speech off this campus!"<ref name="Advocates"/> All proceeds from the event were donated to charity.<ref name="Calendar"/> See Also
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