> "Somebody should be free to say women aren't human, and you (and everyone else) is free to say that's totally stupid and bigoted."
No. It's even a crime in some countries.
In France for example, the law prohibits you to hold racist speech, to incite to violence and hatred against people based on their religion, sex, handicaps, origin,...
This has nothing to do with free speech, it's about living within a group that comprises more than just yourself.
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Re: Agree overall
Date: 2012-10-08 02:44 am (UTC)No. It's even a crime in some countries.
In France for example, the law prohibits you to hold racist speech, to incite to violence and hatred against people based on their religion, sex, handicaps, origin,...
This has nothing to do with free speech, it's about living within a group that comprises more than just yourself.