It is illegal in France to insult someone on the basis of their race, sex, etc., etc. Even non-public speech of that type. 500 Euro fine. Up to 3000 Euro for re

It is illegal in France to insult someone on the basis of their race, sex, etc., etc. Even non-public speech of that type. 500 Euro fine. Up to 3000 Euro for repeat offenses. I believe a couple provinces of France still have blasphemy laws. And, then there is Holocaust denial... For better or worse, the US legal system is far more liberal than France’s when it comes to speech. (As for the relative sensitivity of individual citizens of either country to foul language, I don’t know. Depends where you are, I guess.)