One person is speaking to the press about a protest to the event he organized; another person is commenting on the tone-deafness of the comment. Holding the lat

One person is speaking to the press about a protest to the event he organized; another person is commenting on the tone-deafness of the comment. Holding the latter to the scrutiny of the former and claiming that the latter is 'not allowed to say' what he said is an exceptionally absurd -- and frankly stupid -- argument.