Absolutely not, unless it's in the workplace. People should be protected under The Discrimination Act in the workforce. One of my ex-boyfriend's best friend's got described as "the big homo" by a guy who hated him at his work. He worked for a massive mining company. Anyway, he sued and was award $710,000 or something like that. It was ****ed.
But in the privacy of their own homes, or even in public, people should be allowed to say what they want, provided it isn't a threat of terrorism or murder or anything like that.
Free speech slays at all times, because the pendulum might swing the other way and we could be the target of imposed silence. People should be allowed their opinions, because I'm allowed to mine.
No. Freedom of speech. And, that's a very slippery slope. An example would be how many people perceive things that aren't really racist as being racist.
Absolutely not, unless it's in the workplace. People should be protected under The Discrimination Act in the workforce. One of my ex-boyfriend's best friend's got described as "the big homo" by a guy who hated him at his work. He worked for a massive mining company. Anyway, he sued and was award $710,000 or something like that. It was ****ed.
But in the privacy of their own homes, or even in public, people should be allowed to say what they want, provided it isn't a threat of terrorism or murder or anything like that.