PM22 – the Podcast Movement conference currently in Dallas – is facing criticism after an online apology for allowing Ben Shapiro to be “present.”
Among the attendees at PM22 was Ben Shapiro. Shapiro is a conservative pundit.
He visited the conference’s expo center, where The Daily Wire—the conservative news site Shapiro co-founded – had rented a booth.
He took some pictures with attendees and moved on. There were no statements – no politics – he just visited. This caused earthquakes in the social media community requiring PM22 to apologize for him being present.
PM22’s tweeted “The pain caused by this one will always stick with us. We promise that sponsors will be more carefully considered moving forward.”
Dallas Fire Rescue battled a three alarm fire yesterday, but there are no reports of response to the conference for attendees in pain. Mr. Shapiro generously stands at 5’7 begging the question who did he cause pain to by being “present?”
The Daily Wire is an American conservative news website and media company founded in 2015. It’s founders are political commentator Ben Shapiro and film director Jeremy Boreing.
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The Podcast Movement website claims to be the “ultimate annual destination for diverse speakers, education, networking, and groovy parties.”
It appears, like George Orwell’s Animal Farm, they want diversity, just not right of center diversity.
The Daily Wire which has tweeted a clip of some of Shapiro’s activity is even getting support from the likes of liberal Yashar Ali.
Shapiro has made a career of mocking college campuses that refuse right of center speech.
One attendee said he expected Shapiro will make use of this experience where his presence was so frightening to further push his goals.
PM22 media representatives have refused to respond to multiple requests for comment not unlike recent antifa groups who threatened city officials attempting to address homeless conditions.