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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I'm trying to think of a downside to living in a world where using racist or homophobic language is utterly unacceptable, where bigots know their vile views are unacceptable and my gay and coloured friends no longer have to worry about getting beaten up by some bunch of yahoos randomly, I'm having a hard time thinking of anything right now
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Don’t conflate language and assault. That’s just silly.
And no, you’re not being ‘needlessly obtuse’ to have a legitimate discussion on censorship of the arts. No one here is suggesting needlessly egregious use of offensive language is a freedom of speech issue.