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I'm ashamed of myself as I write this, because about five years ago I laughed at this joke. I'm writing about it as a 'full disclosure' sort of thing and then I'll go on to why I'm choosing to write about it today.
( Awkwardly cut for length, serious suicide triggers and slight child rape/murder triggers. )
And that, finally, is the thrust of my argument. We're saying these things to people over speech. Hate speech, some of it, but still, speech. I may loathe Clint McCance on principle, but dying in a fire for being a bigot is cruel and unusual punishment. I'm NOT saying that we shouldn't call out the bigots or tell them that their behavior is inexcusable, please don't get me wrong here. I'm only saying that we shouldn't sink to their level as we are doing so.
And for the record, Harry Potter rocks! (The books, not the movies, but that's a whole other rant...)
( Awkwardly cut for length, serious suicide triggers and slight child rape/murder triggers. )
And that, finally, is the thrust of my argument. We're saying these things to people over speech. Hate speech, some of it, but still, speech. I may loathe Clint McCance on principle, but dying in a fire for being a bigot is cruel and unusual punishment. I'm NOT saying that we shouldn't call out the bigots or tell them that their behavior is inexcusable, please don't get me wrong here. I'm only saying that we shouldn't sink to their level as we are doing so.
And for the record, Harry Potter rocks! (The books, not the movies, but that's a whole other rant...)
