Showing of Floyd documentary canceled after protest

— A group of Central Connecticut Student University students and allies protested the screening of the documentary “The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM,” to be hosted by the Turning Point USA student chapter, which ultimately canceled the public screening on Thursday night.

One of the student protesters, Malia Hunt, said the group protested the film because they felt showing the documentary would be at the expense of many students’ comfort, safety and well-being, especially students of color and other historically marginalized groups on campus.

Hunt said that, as a young Black woman, it was “extremely triggering” for her to have Candace Owens, the Black woman who was the producer and presenter of the documentary, try to discredit and invalidate the murder of George Floyd.

“To have them … try to debunk Black Lives Matter as an organization and thus a movement, it was very triggering and infuriating, especially as, you know, as Black students, and as the Black community. We really are trying to continue to grieve and heal from that death, plus all the other Black lives that are still being lost to police brutality and racism in general,” she said.

The description for the film says, “In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, the media concocted a narrative that justified a summer of worldwide riots and helped contribute to the rise of Black Lives Matter who used the chaos to raise $80 million dollars.” The film reportedly examines Floyd’s character and how BLM donations were used.