Milo Yiannopoulos At UC Davis After Cancelled Event

DAVIS (CBS13) -- It was round two on Saturday for controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, who was invited to speak on social media and censorship at UC Davis.

Yiannopoulous feels he was censored when his Friday evening event was canceled due to safety concerns. So on Saturday, he set out to have the last word.

"The consequence of shutting down free speech are always worse than allowing it," he told CBS 13.

Yiannopoulous lead a march around campus on Saturday to protest Friday's cancellation. He also finally addressed students and his supporters.

"This is a university. This is a place you're supposed to be able to hear anyone. I don't have opinions that are particular outrageous, I just say I them in outrageous ways of course, because I like attention," he said, which drew laughs from the crowd of over 100 people.

Yiannopoulous is touring college campuses across the country, in part to promote his new book "Dangerous." The group Davis College Republicans invited to speak at Davis because of his conservative views.

"On a daily basis, students are denied conservative view points, so we thought it would be necessary and requisite to bring someone like Milo to campus," said Andrew Mendoza, the executive director of the group.

Yiannopoulous' statements have been controversial. He's called birth control a "mistake" and said that women are "happier in the kitchen." He has criticized feminism, Islam and labeled Black Lives Matter as a hate group.

Despite such sentiments, many welcomed his Davis visit.

"I just want him to say whatever he wants to say. That's the freedom of speech. That's why he is here," said Nicholas Francois, a Davis student and self-proclaimed LGBT Republican.

But just like Friday, protesters interrupted the impromptu event.

"You're an idiot, yelled one person in crowd.

"Are you a student?" Yiannopoulous asked.

"I don't think you should be here," fired back Aidan Scott, a Davis student.

That was followed by loud chants of "Free speech! Free speech!" and "First Amendment" from the crowd.

"In order for them to rant about protecting the freedom of speech, you need to explain to me what it is that you're trying to get across first, other than just hate messages," said Scott.

Scott says Yiannopoulous is very media savvy, which can be a big appeal to young students, who may lack real-life experience with some these big issues and topics.

"There are reasons why we see these people as bad, and it's not just snowflake liberalism," he said.

Yet Yiannopoulous maintains there is double standard for conservatives on college campuses. He says he has a right to be heard.

"I want as many people to express themselves in as many ways possible, but not violently," he explained.

Yiannopoulous has been active on social media posting about the alleged violence from Friday's protest.

UC Davis issued a statement saying they are "disappointed" about canceling the event, but the universioty and campus police are refuting claims as to how "violent" the protest was.

Yiannopoulous is scheduled to speak at UC Berkeley in February.

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