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A discussion on black conservativism that took place on the UW-Madison campus and was broadcast live on Zoom Saturday was interrupted by what appeared to be a coordinated protest when someone hacked into the online portion, insulted speakers with vulgar language and was joined by a handful of others who exposed themselves onscreen nude or masturbating.
They did not show their faces.
I was attending the on-campus discussion of “Black Conservatism: The Past, Present, and Future” when the incident occurred. Hosted by the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy, both the live and online portions of the event were projected onto a large screen behind the panel in an auditorium in the Fluno Center. Attendees, including an eight-year-old girl, were subjected to the language and images.
Some attendees responded in horror while others laughed derisively.
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