There’s a conversation to be had on what people call “political correctness”, but the speakers here deserve backlash if you look into them. For example, here’s an article from a libertarian, fully ready to have a talk on “PC”, discussing one of the panelists there:
Other Pieces on him:
Here’s the most important piece: analysis showing exactly why this thread even exists:
http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/04/how-breitbart-is-milking-the-milo-yiannopoulos-campus-outrage-outrage-cycle.html
Long story short - focus on the people on the stage, not the students in this case.
The idea of a “regressive left” is very silly to me as someone who goes to a politically moderate college. I would love to discuss in more detail but I don’t think this needs to get that that political.