Does Freedom Of Speech Give Us The Right To Offend? | Trisha Unnikrishnan

Does Freedom Of Speech Give Us The Right To Offend? | Trisha Unnikrishnan | TEDxNPSISSingapore

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Freedom Of Speech and Offense, how often do they exist hand-in-hand? Trisha Unnikrishnan tackles this question through this speech, delving into the differences between speaking up against a person and speaking up against a belief. I'm a 16 year old student at NPSi, just entering the IB programme. Other than attending MUNs, I enjoy reading, writing, traveling, swimming and watching TV shows that usually dictate my short-term career goals. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@mayanktiwari2504 3 жыл бұрын

"If liberty means anything at all, it means right to tell others what they don't want to hear." - George Orwell

@Highlyguided40 2 жыл бұрын

I just got banned from a spiritual store in Minneapolis Where they provide tarot readings because I dared tried to share my opinion on something that was contentious and was immediately shut down from expressing my point of view and it solved nothing. The store said I would be a better fit where other stores express the same views as me- which is freedom of speech. I’m calling out the tarot reader who have not evolved their thinking in 2022 where they have 20 years experience just reading not really expanding consciousness for themselves and society!

@awddfg 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the topic. If someone says something that would derail something good, they should be silenced. Plus, freedom of speech also means freedom of actions. If you yell offensive things and you get beat up, too bad.

@awddfg Жыл бұрын

@@AlexClayland1232 Lol like that will work. You're not listening to reason. People won't care about the law. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be difficult to call the police when you are dead for saying something offensive. Now go out and insult someone and see what happens.

@Crazylegoman3791 Жыл бұрын

@Cherished Cat Lover free speech isn’t going away at all. Actually it’s the exact same way as it was in the 50s and 60s. Our cultural values just changed. Plus we have the internet now and we all know that the first amendment obviously doesn’t exist there because it’s not a government operated network. What I wanted to say was on the tip of my tongue, but basically KZfaq and other social media platforms are allowed to censor content they disagree with because they’re not government owned. That goes both ways and a right wing website can censor someone who is liberal. I’m just explaining my understanding of the United States law and how it relates to this. I might be wrong though.

@Jdesroyer Жыл бұрын

Have you people never had bad interactions with others, I dont get it, human beings are not entirely moral creatures, anger is a very normal human emotion, and with it comes offensive words and language, the fact that we think stifling the darker parts of the human psyche is the solution or morally correct, is asinine. People who talk like this sound like born again christians trying to police the world, sanctimonious pricks, the lot of you.

@Mouse2379 5 жыл бұрын

Can you have free speech without the right to offend? Seriously, you can't say anything to 100 random people without offending at least some of them. Not anything important anyway.

@bigvinnie3 3 жыл бұрын

right you dont have a right to not be offended.

@ablestarofficial8117 3 жыл бұрын

Ever see that holiday South Park where they're measuring how offended people get? It's pretty great. "Camel."

@keithcharles7169 3 жыл бұрын

I e euphemisms cannot work

@xavierjose1490 3 жыл бұрын

I don't believe that circumcision is equatable to FGM

@daimolight 2 жыл бұрын

It depends on your approach and what exactly it is you have to say. Questioning something is not wrong but it should based on logic and wanting to understand something with an open mind. Of course, people who ask and question should also be open to admitting when wrong when pointed out. That’s the point of two way dialogue. It should never be about silencing others just because we don’t feel comfortable about what they’re saying. Now if the person expressing their opinion is totally unreasonable about defending their prejudices even when it’s been proven time and again that they have unfair ways thinking but they still insist on saying mean things or worse- hate speech…then that’s another story. But in general, people should be allowed to voice their opinions or ask about things. they should also be allowed to watch what they want and read what they want and look at whatever they want on the internet…it’s their life and it’s not for others to control. No one should try to own anyone.

@abraham2217 3 жыл бұрын

”In order to think , you need to risk being offensive” Jordan B peterson.

@rakshitbhoj9987 3 жыл бұрын

I saw that interview he is fab

@seanisgone5413 3 жыл бұрын

Like what exactly

@riccfire 3 жыл бұрын

in order to think, you need to risk being judged.

@riccfire 3 жыл бұрын

in order to think, you need to risk being denied.

@riccfire 3 жыл бұрын

in order to think, you need to risk being wrong.

@erikrooyakkers4632 3 жыл бұрын

She’s talking about intolerance; meanwhile, I’m trying to tolerate the camera coming in and out of focus!

@basarthewarrior 2 ай бұрын

Yes

@sandymullican 3 жыл бұрын

I find the camera person's inability to keep the camera focused offensive sarcasm :)

@femily7914 3 жыл бұрын

I do too and as a film major I am not being sarcastic lol

@gray41462 3 жыл бұрын

Can here to say… auto focus going crazy…. Film students flip your lenses to manual!!!

@femily7914 3 жыл бұрын

@@gray41462 lol fr as a film student this was a nightmare

@BuzzLightyear66 2 жыл бұрын

I find your sarcasm offensive sarcasm :)

@snafukilljoy204 5 жыл бұрын

Yes it does

3 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't

@kouroshrm7 3 жыл бұрын

@ No matter what opinion you have some people will get offended by it, There is NO opinion out there that satisfies everyone.

@hyfade1245 3 жыл бұрын

@ nobody said that you cant

3 жыл бұрын

@@hyfade1245 can't what??

@hyfade1245 3 жыл бұрын

@ my comment was to phrase "i can say that"

@waragainstmyself1159 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it does. The End.

@VTheMighty 3 жыл бұрын

@ wrong

@VTheMighty 3 жыл бұрын

you are correct

@DEEORM 3 жыл бұрын

@Rerun Bubba Spudskin So if someone calls me the n word that is Freedom of speech

@matexf4c 3 жыл бұрын

@@DEEORM yup if you don’t like it please go back to Africa

@tavernburner3066 3 жыл бұрын

@@DEEORM yes

@openmicrach2201 3 жыл бұрын

The reason why "protest songs" no longer get an audience is that they are preaching to the choir. If your song doesn't offend anyone, then you are not making a protest, you are merely singing the virtues of the status quo.

@markusbisma5015 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it absolutely does. We have to open to different perspective. To know why someone offend us is more valuable than being offended.

@baricade47 5 жыл бұрын

Why, yes... yes it does... (call to violence/action is a different story)

@Anonymous-411 3 жыл бұрын

No it's not. If you hurt someone then expect to be hurt back. Newton's Third Law 😉

@Anonymous-411 3 жыл бұрын

@@dvd8369 sure but you poke a Bee's nest, they'll sting you to death; they won't just poke back.

@fireking6710 2 жыл бұрын

No it doesn’t

@Kaledrone 2 жыл бұрын

@@Anonymous-411 Yes I agree, we must hurt every single left winger on the planet and let their corpses rot because they are hurting the entire planet.

@fireking6710 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kaledrone Bruh and you call me the s head

@richardparke4105 4 жыл бұрын

Without the right to offend there is no such thing as free speech. Inoffensive speech has never needed protection

@zenzo4815 3 жыл бұрын

Let me ask u a question r u offending ppl frm speech r ppls getting offended by ur speech And plz don't ask whts the difference

@richardparke4105 3 жыл бұрын

@@zenzo4815 I'm assuming you're asking: Are you deliberately offending people with the speech you use or is it happening incidentally? My answer is simple: does it matter? If I were to engage in discussion over a political hot potato like (for example) trans rights, there is precisely ZERO chance of me offending nobody in that debate, and I know that going into it. So my choices are either that I refuse to get involved with an important issue of the day 'less I offend someone or I enter into it with the full knowledge that I will be offensive. Now that's a personal decision for me to make, but I should absolutely have the right to choose the latter option and BE offensive.

@colonelradec5956 2 жыл бұрын

@@zenzo4815 your speech offends me, jesus chist 😂 i hate grammar nazis but jesus. i don't even know what your asking and i doubt im alone in that.

@zenzo4815 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardparke4105 I'm not saying u shd not offend anyone, there will be always sm ppl who will get offended with wht ever u say And fr ur example it depends on trans wht topic ur talking with and wht solution ur proposing 👀

@zenzo4815 2 жыл бұрын

@@colonelradec5956 👈ohhh a online jobless gramerien in the comments ppl, ya ur definitely alone 😂and I can see thats y 😂😂

@floofygod 3 жыл бұрын

My family always told me you can say whatever you want, as long as you have the strength to defend against the reaction.

@jayantiraphael8655 2 жыл бұрын

Your family sounds really abusive. And pretty authoritarian. It's very simple everybody should carry a weapon, you have the right to say whatever you want if somebody puts their hands on you or takes away your autonomy you have the right to delete them from the planet

@claudeyaz 2 жыл бұрын

That is a huge issue now, many people only believe in freedom of speech, if it means, "I am free to speak, and no one is allowed to disagree with me, or they are violating like Freedom," that is why they are so mad about losing control of Twitter. They like being able to ban anyone who disagrees with them

@rachelseebalack3500 2 жыл бұрын

No strength required to operate a firearm.

@floofygod 2 жыл бұрын

@@rachelseebalack3500 there's strength required in pulling the trigger.

@CreamCobblerFiend Жыл бұрын

Should you have to defend yourself from physical assault just for the words you used? Isn't there a point when a person's forceful reaction is not justified and is in fact criminal?

@Fuckblmfuckpalestine 5 жыл бұрын

Freedom of speech is freedom to say what we wish regardless of offending others. If I say something and you just so happen to get offended your probably gonna have a long day

@Fuckblmfuckpalestine 4 жыл бұрын

@riikerman you can't freely threaten people? One thing to wish someone dead another to say you want to kill them

@trorisk 4 жыл бұрын

That's crazy. The whole liberal philosophy since the Enlightenment is about freedom of speech. As an atheist I am offended by the manifestations of religious expressions. I consider these expressions supports the hatred of religions (homophobia, misogyny, xenophobia, etc.). But as a trul liberal I accept to be offended by these expressions. People who want to criminalize the expression are reactionaries who ignore themselves, inquisitive, heirs of Torquemada. A misconception cannot be refuted if it does not express itself. We can't fight intolerance by being intolerant.

@aadityamurali18 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fuckblmfuckpalestine Should insults be protected by free speech. Should people be allowed to deliberately insult others. I'm ok with criticism. I think that should be allowed. But I'm not sure about insults.

@energeticyellow1637 3 жыл бұрын

@@aadityamurali18 insults are protected by free speech, they do not hurt anybody.

@aadityamurali18 3 жыл бұрын

@@energeticyellow1637 I agree. But I'm asking how can we rationalize it? We don't allow people to be violent because it causes physical pain. When people use abusive words it causes emotional pain but we allow it. Why do we allow emotional pain but not physical pain. I say it's because emotional pain is less damaging than physical pain. Do you agree?

@gratefulapostate3123 3 жыл бұрын

Of course it does! If the only speech that was acceptable was speech that nobody took offense to, we'd be a society of deaf, mutes.

@lostwisdom4462 3 жыл бұрын

Well said

@shamtradtam3769 2 жыл бұрын

At first, I thought this would be a student criticizing free speech. Thankfully, I'm happy to have been proven wrong. We need more enlightened youth like you

@BuzzLightyear66 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that too

@shamtradtam3769 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexClayland1232 Aama, varanum. Vandha nalla irukkum

@TheACMonti 4 жыл бұрын

not gonna even watch it, just came here to write YES, it does. because the alternatives are gruesome. These clowns...

@massimocasella4201 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe Government Is A Good Thing.

@TexasTeaHTX 3 жыл бұрын

@@massimocasella4201 Government needs to be as small as possible.

@jamesholder86 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, offending is OK. Freedom of speech only becomes very important when we do offend. When we are in total agreement, freedom of speech is not necessary.

@colonelradec5956 2 жыл бұрын

correct lol if you agree why would anybody want to silence your freedom of speech 😂

@friartuck7842 3 жыл бұрын

If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear George Orwell

@DhruvPatel-zg1zs 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. without offending someone you can't do a single thing or can't complete single sentence.

@mement0_m0ri 4 жыл бұрын

This talk should be one word long. "Yes."

@danm7596 3 жыл бұрын

Anes is right. It should be two words long. "Absolutely yes."

@fireking6710 2 жыл бұрын

Your right one word long “no”

@exterminator4808 2 жыл бұрын

The main thing is what people consider offensive today. If something very normal makes you offended, then the problem is with you, not with the person who is supposedly 'offending' you.

@benjiboi3514 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it does because freedom of speech is universal, it applies to everyone equally. The problem with freedom from offense is that it's not measurable or even definable in any useful way that doesn't positively disadvantage all parties involved. Our legal systems are based on intent, intent matters and we're able to scale punishments according to intent. Offense is personal and unscalable. I know someone recently who had a run in with a client of his over an unpaid bill, things got a bit heated, the client hit him, he retaliated and in the process called him a f++++t. The police got involved, the client walked away with a warning, the guy I know got a criminal record for hate speech. This is the backward culture we're living in all as a consequence of creating protected groups with undefinable offense at its heart.

@iampogostick3193 Жыл бұрын

I think in your example the intent of the word was to offend. Even though things got heated the person said something that was with the intent to hurt this persons feelings. In forming an opinion about someone/things you don’t have to like someone and you can voice that opinion but it should not be the intent to offend a person based on his beliefs and personal opinions. (In your case I probably would’ve got the police involved before it got heated but that’s just speculation and i don’t know the details so it could be different)

@YasselAlvarez33157 3 жыл бұрын

What if we find offensive everything you say and won’t allow you to say anything you want except what we want you to say?

@kumargaurav9212 2 жыл бұрын

Freedom of Expression doesn't need to be in sync with not offending someone. People will always find reasons to be offended by something. But that does not mean that we should misuse this power. You can keep your points respectfully and without unnecessarily attacking someone. There are people who misuse this ability on Internet being rude and offensive, for instance labelling somebody as a 5yr old etc and passing judgement about a person you've never even seen.

@TheTaysoren 2 жыл бұрын

What I think you're saying is that people SHOULD be civil. I agree with that. Even though I believe people should be civil, we cannot force civility through regulation. Because someone will inevitably choose for the rest of us what "civility" means, and force it through the power of the state.

@kumargaurav9212 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTaysoren Agreed. Fair use of this right should not come by force. Also fair use can be subjective. What I meant was that "freedom of expression is no excuse for rude behaviour and neither is feeling offended to that of Freedom of Expression".

@blacklabsmatter3632 Жыл бұрын

Right to free speech is meant to protect the speech people don’t like. Otherwise there’s not point to it

@aaronsilver-pell411 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. next.

@x.m.doodles 4 жыл бұрын

We uphold the right to our opinions and expression but we should not weaponize these ideas.

@jayantiraphael8655 2 жыл бұрын

That's your particular take on this.. if somebody has the freedom of speech as long as they're not making a call to action to take away somebody else's autonomy or to commit a crime, your flavor of how they use their freedom of speech does not matter and they get to wield it in any way they see fit. It's very simple if you don't like the way that somebody else behaves or the way that they think you can easily walk away and not associate yourself with them. You don't have to get offended by staying around them and listening to them. You have your own autonomy just walk away from them and don't associate it's really easy.

@mahlawn2808 Жыл бұрын

Isn't the whole deal of freedom of speech that it goes two ways? If you offend someone with your words, they too can offend you with _their_ words.

@drsamuelk Жыл бұрын

Why can't freedom of speech allow us to be vocal in a court of law. Is our Judiciary still in the dark middle ages? 1) Why should we all rise when the Judge enters? 2) Why are we not allowed to speak out of turn? 3) Why can't we raise our voice against the judiciary? 4) Why can't we use verbal profanities against a judge/lawyer in a court of law? Even if there are laws against this, why should we follow them? Shouldn't it be a personal choice? 5) Are these laws out-dated? 6) Can we have these rules thrown out? 7) Perjury should be allowed as a part of freedom of speech and considered as a form of personal expression. 8) Why can't we sue the judiciary? Isn't it unfair? 9) Why do our judiciary set an environment of intimidation. 10) People should enter a court of law without fear or the feeling of intimidation.

@blangh 2 жыл бұрын

I'm offended by anyone who would even ask this question, but that doesn't give me the right to prevent them from saying it.

@AndyEbersole 8 ай бұрын

I can’t believe we are even debating this question 😂😂😂

@xNightHawk32 3 жыл бұрын

Well ‘certain people’ shouldn’t act like everything offends them.

@jenlaird1gmail Жыл бұрын

I don't even need to watch the video to answer that question. Yes, yes......and for those of you in the back, YES! Have a great day!

@rmp5s 2 жыл бұрын

"Does freedom of speech give us the right to offend?" Yup. /video

@brenthill3241 3 жыл бұрын

Freedom of thought gives the other person the right to be offended. 😀

@Brommear 3 жыл бұрын

Can we have freedom of speech and focus?

@romanengelbrecht6717 3 жыл бұрын

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” ― Søren Kierkegaard

@mibatten 3 жыл бұрын

i find talk of socialism offensive - people wanting to spend other people's money - but i think we all have the right to say what we want

@adrianmjade 2 жыл бұрын

If you’re using your freedom of expression to intentionally offend minority groups, maybe you don’t deserve that freedom

@omnivos 3 жыл бұрын

If offended, you turn around and leave. You don't prosecute or silence people. You can not control other actions. You can only control your own actions.

@begonia9461 3 жыл бұрын

@Johnny Jacobs well... you can’t leave people going around telling false information or something that u consider rude, in a way it’s like you’re telling them they are right but they aren’t

@conanboyle7 3 жыл бұрын

I think I'm in love with here. I have the exact belief.

@estella29736 3 жыл бұрын

Not in love but completely agree with her

@iampogostick3193 Жыл бұрын

A bit late to the party but I think we have the right to offend someone. It is what drives conversation and having a different opinion is completely natural. The problem is more that people voice these opinions in ways that are uncivilised and refuse to listen to other opinions. Like for instance: My neighbour. He is a friendly man who has a kind heart. He drives a nice car and likes to drive really fast through the neighbourhood. In my opinion that is dangerous for him and his surroundings because he could hit somebody. I voice my opinion and he gets offended by that. But instead of voicing his opinion on why drives fast and giving arguments on why he does that he starts to say things that have the intend to offend me. The difference is not in allowing different opinions that may offend someone but it’s the things that are said with the intent to offend someone. Like curse words, yes they can’t physically hurt someone but they can mentally. If you have a different opinion voice it but do it in a way that respects the person that is on the other end of the conversation. Should there be laws that punish people for saying curse words? In my opinion there shouldn’t because everybody can be civil in voicing their opinions. But it is good that there are some because not everyone is civil in voicing their opinion. Thx for reading/listening to my opinion. Peace

@snipymcsnip1 5 жыл бұрын

yes

@AVENUENIGHTS Жыл бұрын

Being offended is idiosyncratic and individual to the person who feels offended.

@dag4836 3 жыл бұрын

If you can’t handle it, that’s your problem. We want to shelter everybody. This is why people can’t cope.

@tarik6990 2 жыл бұрын

Freedom to offend doesn't exist. With that being said, a lot of people like to imagine a world where freedom of speech means freedom from consequences is the goal. That concept is flawed but a lot of people tend to think it's something they want. The reality is that it's a naive way to consider freedom as you then enable oppression/persecution of others which is inherently preventing freedom.

@tommclarty17 3 жыл бұрын

YES. If we didn’t have freedom of speech, this woman wouldn’t be allowed to speak. Period.

@Anonymous-411 3 жыл бұрын

Why? Would her mouth disappear? Unintelligent people shouldn't talk anyway.

@bigtobacco1098 2 жыл бұрын

@@Anonymous-411 goof..... because for centuries women weren't given political voices.... jeezus mind numb

@andreitaker3527 6 ай бұрын

I forgot who said this to meand it goes like , "you can say anything you want but don't get mad when you have to face the consequences".

@garrysmodsketches 6 ай бұрын

You could say this about the USSR: "You can criticize communism and Stalin all you want but don't get mad when you have to face the consequences (getting arrested and shot)."

@justinbunkley5052 Жыл бұрын

Galileo Free speech solved in one word. You’re welcome.

@ahmedabdi8025 2 жыл бұрын

Some people live to be offended and victimized, so who are you to deny them.

@maniac3607 3 жыл бұрын

Who defines hate speech?

@rachelseebalack3500 2 жыл бұрын

Right on. 100% agree that its pivotal for any democracy.

@andreitaker3527 6 ай бұрын

The thing is someone would always get slightly offended on what you say that you might as well shut up in which would made someone also offended because you're not talking to them.

@david-dj8or 3 жыл бұрын

A cover up needed to take place at my work so my employer put in a written false report about me so I would take the blame. I told other staff the true story and was sacked. My union told me the employer has the right to sack me for saying something that brings them into disrepute and it don"t matter if I told the truth and it was what they done which caused the disrepute.

@ichiru6637 3 жыл бұрын

We live in a culture where everyone is on their period 24/7.

@bluebotlivingston6016 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely. That doesn't mean that it's advisable but of course the right must be there.

@littleturtle1610 Жыл бұрын

If a person can't speak then they'll just go to plan number two.

@yesfredfredburger8008 2 жыл бұрын

Good journalism afflicts the comfortable and comforts the afflicted

@TheZarric 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Without offense, there would be no leverage to make sense of a situation to gain middle ground.

@TheZarric 3 жыл бұрын

@Johnny Jacobs Middle ground expired 16 decades ago when dems forfeited their citizenship and attempted to claim states as their own personal property.

@Rob337_aka_CancelProof Жыл бұрын

For the record I'm not sure I won't offend anyone because I don't care if people are offended by things I say because I don't say things just to hear my own voice I see them because I want them to be heard and if you disagree fine we can agree to disagree tour we can't but there's new scenario where things I see are contingent upon anyone else's approval.

@boojeboy1 Жыл бұрын

Yes it does. Freedom of speech means I get to call your ideas, beliefs, and outfit completely ridiculous.

@tiffsaver 2 жыл бұрын

Language is always subject to context and interpretation. I believe in "Rules of Engagement." In other words, not using racial slurs, personal threats, or libelous comments. There are already existing laws against that, and can end up with you in court. But just because you find something "offensive" is part and parcel of free speech. Had King George not been 'offended' by Thomas Paine, there would be no United States.

@princesswellapugoy 3 жыл бұрын

I came here for my thesis😶

@alfonstabz9741 Жыл бұрын

Free speech is and inherit right to every human being. It's main use is to express what you think is true. And what you think is true might be offensive to somebody and that's consequence not the purpose.

@AmericanStateNationalA.R.R. 2 жыл бұрын

Government will never banned free speech. Always want to know what we think.

@a1scooter1 2 жыл бұрын

I'm offended I should have to answer this question so I'm going to say there is no comparison. Freedom of speech is very important to everyone. Being offended is an individual's problem.

@ShoaibAQKhan 3 жыл бұрын

Majid Nawaz is not a Muslim. He wants to reform Islam because it doesn't align with his carnal desires. Quran is a divine book and he can't know more than the Creator can he? If someone thinks that Quran is not a book from God then of course he has the right to reform but first he needs to prove it isn't from God and for that he needs to have a proper debate with the Scholars of Comperative religion like Dr. Zakir Naik. Ask him if he has the balls to do that!

@Kue27 2 жыл бұрын

I think we need to consider a question, what do we consider freedom of speech? If we think that the definition of freedom of speech is to be able to say anything without consequence then almost no countries have freedom of speech. In America during the Cold War you had the ability to talk about communism but there would be consequences for it since at the time America was trying to do a crack down on communism. You can't yell fire in a movie theater when there is none because people would be thrown into a state of panic. This is a direct contradiction to our definition of the freedom of speech people believe in. Now the other side of the spectrum for example is the total control China has on people's speech. There is so much you can't say that it restricts ideas and objections to injustices. My point is there needs to be a balance in freedom of speech, complete freedom of speech can lead to discourse and needles suffering. While a complete control on freedom of speech will lead to injustice and being unable to bring about progressive ideas in society. A middle ground of sort. What could be an example of this middle ground? How about the rule of not being able to insult in a specific group of people with relation of religion, or ideas, or race, with certain exceptions. The exceptions would be like in a court room, or a official debate, or a any other event necessary to have a progression in ideas that would require to have complete expression of speech as a necessity to talk about anything that might offended or insult the group of people. So such a rule would probably ban unnecessary insults that don't progress any idea and just serve to mainly insult a certain group of people. I would be interested in what you all think in this scenario.

@95700272 Жыл бұрын

To find the truth, you must risk offence: Jordan Peterson

@nullpointer7809 Жыл бұрын

Yes as long as what you are saying isn't personal or insulting the person in front of you, as for his ideology or beliefs, then you are allowed to shred that as you see fit

@dwayne_ 3 жыл бұрын

What if I accuse someone of doing something illegal with little to no evidence. And that persons reputation is effected badly by it. Is that still acceptable?

@fender0942 3 жыл бұрын

That’s called defamation

@rboidavenboi6335 2 жыл бұрын

Also making a false police report is illegal. But mainstream media gets away with defamation non stop. Just look at how much they lied on trump

@galenrichards1972 2 жыл бұрын

that isn't free speech, free speech doesn't give you the right to defame or slander a person. You can lose big money in court over it lmao

@suhaanakhanna9943 5 жыл бұрын

that's my best friend

@ablestarofficial8117 3 жыл бұрын

The truth offends liars. What are you trying to say?

@BuzzLightyear66 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone should have the right to offend because we become more tolerant by hearing what we find offensive. Offending others also allows us to learn what people find offensive which helps our respect for others to grow

@ViktorScberg 2 жыл бұрын

Certainly we don't have a right not to be "offended"

@harveygracia8673 2 жыл бұрын

If the kkk can’t express .then I can’t express so freedom is gold

@kingjeremysircornwell7847 4 жыл бұрын

the one and only freedom, that we all have. every thing ells is slavery. $$$$$$$$$$

@Douglas1102 3 жыл бұрын

Freedom of Speech has nothing to do with rights, it's a belief. It means you believe those that you completely disagree with have the same rights and opportunities as you to speak. The Government did not invent the idea.

@joanmccants7088 2 жыл бұрын

That Is Contrary Terms. People Don't Have The Right To NOT Respect Your Comments About Particular Topics. That Is Very Often Confused & Taken As A Personal Insult.

@xavierjose1490 3 жыл бұрын

But how do you question the beliefs without questioning the person? Should you be like a 4chan user? Like 4chan's rude demeanor?

@wayfarer7071 3 жыл бұрын

Every person has a choise to be offended or not to be offended

@itsmeagain0 5 ай бұрын

but the same liberals cancelled many people. somehow the people who thinks that patriarchy is an offence been a human who just affirms what someone told because you can see things happening that way but ignore to question the other way. for those people this freedom to express should be limited because a right cannot be complete without an immediate responsibility attached to it. but when was the world fair? it never was and never will be.

@criptard Жыл бұрын

Does being offended enable any rights? In the US free speech and guns keep us free. The gov continuously tries to take those away.THEY CANT!!!! foff

@Squirrelex 8 ай бұрын

Yes it does and here's why.... If you make it a crime to offend someone, then the crooked people out there are going to find a way to manipulate it for personal gain. Someone can simply just pretend to be offended by something just to get another person in trouble.

@cedenoh33 4 жыл бұрын

If you don’t want it in Singapore. Fine! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸We’ll keep it! Thank you very much!

@akshaydubey627 2 жыл бұрын

Dispute ideas as it's dialogue not individual as it's offence!

@moazamkhan 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Done. Thanks.

@dmitrykarkov4747 2 жыл бұрын

YOU decide how offended you get. Free speech doesn’t change just because you have feelings. Freedom has a cost. People have the freedom to do “x” Therefore, since there are bad people, “x” will inevitably be used in a destructive or harmful way. That’s how it works. If you don’t like freedom, go live in North Korea.