Difference between revisions of "Freedom from being offended"
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[[Freedom of speech]] grants the offended party the right to state the fact of their offended-ness, and to attempt to convice the other party to change what they are saying; only in the case of [[hate speech]] is any right generally given to legally suppress or prevent the speech of the offender. | [[Freedom of speech]] grants the offended party the right to state the fact of their offended-ness, and to attempt to convice the other party to change what they are saying; only in the case of [[hate speech]] is any right generally given to legally suppress or prevent the speech of the offender. | ||
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| + | * '''2006-08-20''' [http://publiuscicero.blogspot.com/2006/08/town-square-test.html The Town Square Test]: references the [[wikipedia:town square test|town square test]] | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 4 December 2006
Freedom from being offended is not generally recognized as a legal right. Unfortunately, many people tend to take it as such, or at least to use arguments which amount to a statement that freedom from being offended trumps (is more important than) freedom of speech.
Freedom of speech grants the offended party the right to state the fact of their offended-ness, and to attempt to convice the other party to change what they are saying; only in the case of hate speech is any right generally given to legally suppress or prevent the speech of the offender.
Links
- 2006-08-20 The Town Square Test: references the town square test