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  1. goldenquagsire

    Racism & Other Prejudices

    Some of the most significant, influential anti-racist literature in history. By your criteria we would lose To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Sawyer, countless others. We'd lose modern literature written by minority writers who include derogatory language because it is part of their experience. Also...
  2. goldenquagsire

    Racism & Other Prejudices

    But that's the whole point of... well, any form of art you can think of. Getting the reader to see from the point of view of another person, regardless of how far removed the subject may be from their lives. It shouldn't matter what the reader's background is: if the author is effective, they...
  3. goldenquagsire

    Racism & Other Prejudices

    No, you're missing the point of my argument. Censoring slurs doesn't take away rights but creating legislation against hate speech opens up loopholes and precedents which can be exploited to everyone's detriment. I'm not against the idea of censoring hate speech, and tbh I'm not sure I would...
  4. goldenquagsire

    Racism & Other Prejudices

    The slippery slope fallacy doesn't really apply here. Legislating speech, even for a noble cause like preventing discrimination, creates a precedent which governments can exploit. For example, businesspeople can use laws against hate speech to gag those who condemn their business practices on...
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