The head of SLU's College Republicans said the school would not allow the school to host women's sports activist Paula Scanlan.
Dylan Mulvaney, one of the most prominent and controversial transgender people in America today, is scheduled to speak Monday at Saint Louis University, a Catholic-Jesuit institution.
The event will be hosted by the private institution's Student Activities Committee and Critical Issues Committee, which, according to its Instagram bio, strives to “spark conversation, engage critical thinking, and have fun.”
Mulvaney will “talk about his experiences as a transgender actor, activist, and content creator,” according to the university’s website.
Mulvaney made national headlines after becoming Bud Light's spokesperson, sparking a massive backlash and seeing Anheuser-Busch lose customers and its stock price fall through a boycott.
Fox News reported in March that the company had seen sales in the U.S. market decline “primarily due to lower sales of Bud Light.”
that much St. Louis Post Dispatch Mulvaney's pending visit has raised concerns among some students, the report said.
But conservative activists were quick to criticize the decision. Some took to social media to call it “shameful” and “woke trash.”
Alexandra Leung, president of the SLU College Republicans, said her student group has no plans to protest the event, although she said Mulvaney's message contradicts SLU's Catholic teachings.
“Mulvaney’s comments were deemed disrespectful and derogatory toward women and SLU’s core mission,” Leung said in a statement.
She said College Republicans tried to have women's sports activist Paula Scanlan speak the day after Mulvaney's visit to balance perspectives, but were told by the school that security would not accommodate their request. said.
that much let go Mulvaney did not report how much he was paid for speaking.
like college fix As previously reported, social media influencers were paid between $25,000 and $40,000 for campus visits in 2023.
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