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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
all you say is indeed simple and well and good and TRUE.
However, just because someone feels something is racist does not make it so. Just because someone feels something is sexist, or homophobic, does not make it so.
Freedom of speech is freedom of ideas, even ugly, repugnant ones.
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It kind of does.
When people claim that, chances are it's true.
I'm tired of debating this neoliberal idea of "freedom of speech" that overrides that idea of "freedom of dignity". It's wrong. Freedom of speech is not freedom to be an asshole and get away with it.
However, if you think freedom means you have the right to say repugnant things, then I shall have the right to tell you how repugnant they are.