Students Protest University of Iowa Matt Walsh Visit

Anti-trans conservative commentator Matt Walsh visited the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, April 19, to promote his documentary film “What is a Woman?”
Around 500 people arrived to attend Walsh’s lecture and question-and-answer session. Tensions rose as hundreds of people protested in and outside of the Iowa Memorial Union. The protesters gathered in the area of North Madison Street and blocked traffic from leaving the area after the event.
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[@thefamilymans2545]

I don't understand the point of this; is this to show how protesters can do great harm to their own causes? Because if so, well done.

[@noahjwhite]

The point is probably virtue signaling and demanding attention. Very similar to a child’s temper tantrum.

[@David-ob1jc]

If these freaks are what our university is turning out then I say we pull all public funding from the university.

[@DragonLegion232]

Imagine trying to get to a hospital for a family member and you get blocked by these people.

[@JohnMc1776]

OC spray or 2A.

[@Kjfsparky]

Amazing video made me like and appreciate matt Walsh even more

[@AbhishekSharma-pz1go]

World need more ppl like matt to stand against insanity

[@Kingthere]

"he's not welcome" LOVING ACCEPTING COMMUNITY

[@BrozusFilms]

Accepting community rejects bigot spreading bigotry that would splinter said community

[@alchemicColored]

you cannot welcome a fascist without harming everyone in your community. it's absurd to think that trans people should accept a person who literally wants them dead.

[@galuxius1861]

Self proclaimed facist isn't welcome? NO WAY

[@gregdrake5069]

My favorite parts of this is the girl at 3:42 so quietly and meekly saying the chant and then the big ugly creature at 4:00 walking with its first up as if its MLK Jr

[@FrostBlizzard]

so, are you going to yell about trans right when God or His Son appear?

[@bboythekidstudios]

I'm real, God isn't.

[@antilenin]

Jesus and God would oppose trans rights? Why? He did not create us each male and female, that is a lie. What is XXY or XYY? What is intersex?

[@doot1176]

how do you know Hinduism or Buddhism or any other religion isn't real/ true

[@antilenin]

@@doot1176 We don't

[@doot1176]

@@antilenin exactly, Frost Blizzard is so dumb

[@josephk7530]

I’m proud of my alma mater. No way I’ll agree with intolerance.

[@amantedelcane420]

They don't even know why they're so angry 🤦‍♂️

[@lordoflight2113]

Idk, if a large speaker said that you didn't have a right to exist and that your kind needed to be wiped out, you'd probably be angry too.

[@mv3380]

​@@lordoflight2113 Exactly why they are angry. He never said that yet you believe the lie. Get help

[@murderface15g13]

@@lordoflight2113 The "I read everything I know about Matt Walsh on Media Matters" starter pack.

[@Blitz9H]

@@lordoflight2113 You mean like Obama, and Biden and the Clintons said about Christians and gun owners

[@jasonlee8359]

@@lordoflight2113 Nobody ever said that anyone else didn't have the right to exist. Stop the pathetic hyperbole. This just shows you can't really argue your position from objective, scientific reality. You can only misrepresent people who can and then scream like a bunch of spoiled children.

[@colskizz6504]

I’ve never understood the blocking of the cars. That would be so annoying😭

[@hazelmarie3219]

That’s literally the fucking point

[@colskizz6504]

@@hazelmarie3219 easy there Hazel

[@michaelpierson7653]

I'm damn proud of all my friends and everyone else who came out for this. I've never felt more a part of this community. Together, we can fight the hate in our city, state, and country. Go Hawks.

[@Blitz9H]

You are promoting hate and calling it tolerance. Seek help

[@jasonlee8359]

Acknowledging objective, biological reality is not hate. Screaming expletives at people is.

[@ERMAC4482]

Passing a bill that you need to be 18 before any type of surgery is not only morally correct but also logical as even at 18 our decision making isn't the best . The left thinks every kid in the world is trans.

[@apwmojack]

how about this stop going after children and there would be no issue can ya do that or must to groom childre3n have men in dresses twerking in front of them ado you have to surgically mutilate sterilize and chemically castrate children . or can you let them make a decision for themselves when they are adults. if your answer is no . then hate is what you deserve .and why dosew this whole ideology and movment come from the work of 2 pedophiles . kinda weird then you go after kids its almost like you want to normalize pedophilia and yto fuck the kids

[@curtisjeffries-ki2do]

YOU are the HATE.

[@sixchuterhatesgoogle3824]

I'm starting to think that "stupid" and "immoral" are synonymous.

[@atsuhiroyorozuya526]

I wish they would have such enthusiasm against tuition raise while back. Well, most of them were not born then tho.

[@donaminta]

never been so proud to be part of this school!!!!!

[@ep1cg4m3r69]

you should be ashamed. you are promoting fascism.

[@Kingthere]

im sorry to hear that

[@nabi-misters]

😂

[@leadtheway_now]

So funny when fascists call others they don't agree with fascists 😂

[@Lakerspwn1]

Lol the people crying fascism are the ones trying to control thought and speech 😂😂😂😂

[@feliciawillson3345]

What rights don’t they have???

[@antoniocarlosoliveira9146]

They always want to play the victim cause if they admit they have equal rights , it’s game over and they lose their “ victim privileges “ , they will always create new problems and then blame on the system , saying they are discriminated against .

[@sixchuterhatesgoogle3824]

They don't have the right to molest children... yet.

[@wokeitofflee9797]

Not allowing different ideas and speach is fascism. And no one is phobic of you, how dare you lable people.

[@williamhomer2238]

An accumulated IQ of 12😂

[@Lakerspwn1]

Sorry what rights don't they have exactly?

[@SamsungS23Ultr]

To legally force people to call the what they want to be called

[@Lakerspwn1]

@@SamsungS23Ultr nobody has that right because it doesn't exist

[@SamsungS23Ultr]

@@Lakerspwn1 they're claiming it is

[@thomaspate9328]

The right to equal and fair protection under the law.

[@ianfrye7900]

@@thomaspate9328 good news for them then, because they already have that! Can they go home now?

[@jillm9801]

America has fallen. Hate to think what it's going to be like in another 20 years - scary stuff!!!

[@lordoflight2113]

I'm sorry you feel that way, friend, but this is only one night. The world is changing faster than ever thanks to technology giving everyone a voice, so it might seem scary. However, everyone still has a space to do as they wish

[@ayden_clisham]

Minorities that you hate are granted full rights?! TERRIFYING!!!

[@wokeitofflee9797]

This reminds me of the CCP's "cultural revolution" a clear marxist tactic.

[@leadtheway_now]

Fascists calling people they don't agree with fascists 😂 the irony is heavy

[@alchemicColored]

hi! we don't want to forcibly sterilize or kill people with right-wing beliefs. neo-nazis want to remove anyone who doesn't fit in their perfect, cookie-cutter patriarchal world, through sterilization and murder in many cases. It's pretty clear who is and isn't the fascists here. hope this helps!

[@leadtheway_now]

@@alchemicColored I'm an immigrant to this country, I dont subscribe to left or right, that's why I see things as they are.. and what I see is the left people in this country advocating for child sterilization and mandated speech, making everyone bends over to their will..otherwise they're labeled bigots and other despicable names.

[@ratkinning]

​@@leadtheway_now"I don't subscribe to left or right views. Anywho, I will now make a straw man of the left while cheering on the people who want to put me against a wall"

[@JohnMc1776]

Shame on the police who let this go on.

[@alchemicColored]

YES! I love shaming police :) ACAB

[@toe.snatcher94]

shame on the police who allowed students to practice their first amendment right?

[@ianfrye7900]

It is crazy that some people can watch this behavior and not be completely disgusted. These children curse, spit and stick their middle fingers up every other second. In any previous generation, this would have been unacceptable but now we live in a completely degenerate culture where this behavior is not only tolerated but encouraged. Way to turn people away from your cause. Not that there was a chance of convincing sane people of this trans nonsense anyway.

[@curtisjeffries-ki2do]

Observable facts is not fascism.

[@galuxius1861]

The man literally called himself a theocratic facist

[@carissaprice4373]

Trans people are whole, lovable and worthy. But you dont get to label others if you wish to promote love and acceptance. You are being hateful toward others and accusing them of hating you. It is a frenzy that no one even understands but it is harmful. There is a binary for a reason. And you are the fringe. You will not force others to change for your comfort. But you are a part of us too. We are one people. Division only benefits the 1%.

[@Kingthere]

i have met around 11 trans people, these are the most hating toxic people i have ever met

[@PBosco]

They appear to be full of misguied hate. They are dangerous.

[@alchemicColored]

These accusations are, for the most part, supported by evidence. That evidence being the fact that these people went to see Matt Walsh, a man who has consistently called trans people pedophiles, degenerates, and mental patients. He hates us. People who went to this talk, who support him, hate us. The only thing we are trying to force you to do is to respect us.

[@galuxius1861]

Matt walsh, self proclaimed facist who believes in genocide is just as valid as trans people?

[@crgirl5353]

So proud, no room for hate in Iowa City, picked the wrong town

[@pizzagui2pizza437]

Lol the cognitive dissonance with the left is stammering

[@gushippo643]

beautiful!

[@ep1cg4m3r69]

these children throw tantrums and shout slogans because they cant think for themselves

[@theycallmehoipilloi5495]

As usual, the police were out there doing a great job. I wonder how many of those poor aggrieved people were actually students.

[@fokthewef]

Reminds me of the whole hippy movement of the 70s. They all realised in the end that this drug induced dream was just nonsense. 😂😂😂 Kids these days have no clue what life has reserved for them. I've seen a dozen who's woken up from this absurd idea that they can transition, only to find that it wasn't the experience they thought it was going to be. There's no going back

[@hdc36969]

Way to go SF

[@ep1cg4m3r69]

do you support fascism?

[@ep1cg4m3r69]

@@wjjajshshdbdnnsndhbauhwhshs you don’t understand what fascism is. that’s the problem. You support fascism while claiming to be progressive/democrat.

[@oliviamcomer]

🏳‍⚧💕🤍💙

[@mv3380]

Not sure why you support mental illness.

[@curtisjeffries-ki2do]

No Ukraine flag? Where are the pronouns?

[@ep1cg4m3r69]

olivia doesnt have an original thought in her head

[@pieynot9084]

So much for the tolerant left 🙄

[@thinkaboutit.2997]

Trans Trend.

[@hardthinking]

As much as I dislike Matt Walsh and consider him a pseudointellectual, this was kinda cringe.

[@JohnMc1776]

Sorry you’re such a dolt

[@galuxius1861]

He called himself a theocratic facist

[@Ducafihabanno]

​@@galuxius1861if is seriously or not I don't care,he is right, shut up , trans are degenerates,if you want to be feminine became a femboy

[@Kingthere]

transphobia woooooooooo

[@DragonLegion232]

🙃

[@brandiehopkins3538]

Poor he/she doesn't know what to do 😂

[@Ducafihabanno]

They are from reddit r/LGBT

[@oldrick1038]

Mmm I love living in a red sane state … thx Kim😘