Forbes Drops Contributor for Column on ‘Drunk Female Students’ and Frats

Forbes magazine has dumped contributor Bill Frezza after a controversial column he wrote about how drunk female students are a threat to fraternities all over the country.

Frezza contended that fraternities simply don’t have proper guidelines in place to deal with drunk girls who show up, and “it is precisely those irresponsible women that the brothers must be trained to identify and protect against, because all it takes is one to bring an entire fraternity system down.”

And hours after his column got noticed, Forbes told the New York Daily News that Frezza is no longer a contributor. Frezza still stands by his argument, and is glad that his piece helped spur on a conversation.

The tone of the conversation, however, didn’t sit well with Frezza one bit:

The swarm is attacking. First time I've been on the receiving end of this. No attempt at rational discourse. SILENCE THE BLASPHEMER!

— Bill Frezza (@BillFrezza) September 24, 2014

The line to mischaracterize my opinion, shut down debate, and throw me under the bus forms on the left. Fascinating.

— Bill Frezza (@BillFrezza) September 24, 2014

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