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So this is the crux of the problem right here. The government of Quebec fined a comedian $30 000 for making a joke about a handicapped person. I think the iss
by jariel 6y ago
So this is the crux of the problem right here.
The government of Quebec fined a comedian $30 000 for making a joke about a handicapped person.
I think the issue is that 'Freedom of Expression' ought to exist - it's #1 in Canada and #2 Ammendment in the US, but there's no such thing as 'unrestricted' speech, and, institutional controls are going to have to be in place.
If you're plotting with your buddies to walk into the post office and murder someone ... well I'll bet most people think your Signal channel should be snared.
If you want to call a Female Trans person a 'He' because that' what they are biologically, even if they present themselves as a She ... well, most people think that should be legal, but there are absolutely people with power who want to make that a form of hate speech.
On Twitter right now, I'm thankful that they are adding notes to indicate that specific actions of election fraud.
But they have also indicated they will ban you for 'dead naming' or 'misgendering' a Trans person.
So you know the Actress 'Ellen Page' is now trans, so 'he' is now 'Elliot Page'. Fair enough. But if you literally use the term 'Ellen Page' or refer to them as 'She' - you could be banned. Which is ridiculous.