And force from the world a patient smile

[yetregressing]

Dear internet: I need help

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[captaintwinings]

People like to claim that they have freedom of speech, but that doesn't mean "I have the right to say whatever I want and nobody can get mad." There are a ton of restrictions, including "fighting words" (which covers slurs such as the N word or "fag"), and libel and slander (which covers "homosexuality is wrong and you will go to hell"). Further, you can cite the government's use of free speech zones, which regulate the time, place, and manner of protests, but not their content. You are not stopping these people from saying what they want to say. You're not stopping them from starting their own blogs, or finding like-minded people's blogs or message boards and sharing their feelings, or talking amongst themselves in the real world. You're only preventing them from doing it in your personal space, which is your right

[yetregressing]

:)Thanks for all of this. I appreciate it SO much--especially the blog post, which I will add to my bookmarks to incorporate into a lesson about privilege (HELL YEAH I teach about privilege in GSA. It's hard. Hopefully this will make it easier).

We're definitely not doing a blog post about the specific event. We have drawn up a policy about commenting in our constitution (yeah, we now have a constitution 'cause we're nerds) and now need to decide whether or not to address said policy in its own blog post (in general, and without mentioning this specific event) or as part of a general post ABOUT the new constitution we're drawing up.

Thank you also for all the stuff at the beginning of this comment. I might snatch some of it if we DO do a blog post about our specific commenting policy, if you're okay with that. I'd credit you, if you'd like. <3

[lolandeqaf]

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