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University of Washington says group ‘recognized it was inappropriate & decided not to do it’
An event advertised by the University of Washington in which a pro-abortion group planned to have students “shoot nerf guns at dart boards of political figures” did not take place Monday, as initially planned.
Ari Hoffman, an editor at The Post Millennial, confirmed Monday morning on X that the student organization Seattle Green Wave decided not to go through with the activity.
“The planned activity certainly did not represent the values of the UW & the student group organizing that activity recognized it was inappropriate & decided not to do it even before University staff contacted them,” the university told Hoffman in a statement.
“They did not bring any Nerf guns to campus & the event description has been updated to be accurate about what is actually taking place,” the university stated. “The UW is committed to discussion & debate that is constructive, and the University opposes violence or allusions to violence.”
Seattle Green Wave posted a photo of its campus event on its Instagram page Monday, showing a table with pro-abortion buttons and stickers, and boxes of PlanB birth control pills.
Originally, the student-run “reproductive justice” organization had advertised the shooting activity as part of its Green Wave Carnival on campus.
“Shoot nerf guns at dart boards of political figures, compete in a water balloon toss, paint tote bags or flowerpots and enjoy a red bull Italian Soda with a local reproductive justice group,” a screenshot of the original event advertisement stated.
Hoffman shared the screenshot Sunday on X, expressing concern about the nature of the event “less than 2 weeks” after conservative leader Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University. He also mentioned the two assassination attempts on President Donald Trump’s life.
Jason Rantz, a conservative talkshow host in Seattle, described the activity as “dangerously tone-deaf” in a column Monday.
“While Nerf guns are toys, the imagery of shooting at politicians should strike everyone as dangerously tone-deaf at a time when the country is still processing the assassination of a high-profile conservative leader,” Rantz wrote at Seattle Red.
“This episode reflects a broader trend on college campuses where progressive groups normalize hostility toward political adversaries. While organizers may have intended the game as satire, context matters—and joking about political violence just days after Kirk’s murder, and the day following his memorial, was bound to generate outrage,” he wrote.
On its website, Seattle Green Wave says its members range in age from 14 to 25, and its activities include partnering with the Women’s March and fundraising for the Northwest Abortion Access Fund.
“We are officially a-political, i.e., we do not associate with a specific political party, however, we are on the side of human rights, which tends to fall on the left side of the spectrum,” its website states.
The student group wants “the federal government to pass a Constitutional Amendment to protect women’s health and the freedom to do with their bodies as they please without government interference,” according to its website.
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