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Originally Posted by Sigaba
Your point raises a key question. Should free speech be limited because we find examples odious?  |
After posting I found myself pondering that as well. As much I hate to say it, no you cannot limit freedom of speech no matter how foul it appears. It is a really dicey issue in that you would merely be eliminating one problem for another.
Actually, my daughter and I had that conversation last year. She wanted a Che Tee , Che looked 'Hot' and 'it is only a T-Shirt Dad'.
So I asked my daughter if she who Che was, she answered ' he's the guy with the Beanie and Goatee on the T-Shirts'. Yes, but what did Che do? She said/asked 'Wasn't he a President, Soldier or something....I dunno'.
I told her to read up on him, she did and she changed her mind on the T-shirt.
My daughter also had a teacher that year who preached that Obama was going to save the world and change the USA.....REALLY??? 1. Ask your teacher when Obama become President of the World. 2. Ask her how Obama can make any changes without first going through the House and the Senate?
End result, she pissed the teacher off.
So maybe the solution is providing a thorough and better balance of education, and maybe re-runs School House Rock.