Comment on Neil Gaiman: Why defend freedom of icky speech? parentComments−jaysonelliot15yPopular speech doesn't need defending.If you don't believe in the freedom of "unquestionably wrong" speech, then you don't believe in freedom of speech.−_wp3r15yThis is the same premise style argument in reverse. Save one child and such. Disagree with one part and your completely against. My statement is that freedom of any kind including speech is not black and white.−jaysonelliot15yExcept that it isn't.You're suggesting that there's an absolute concept such as "wrong" speech, and that you're somehow capable of defining and legislating that.
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Popular speech doesn't need defending.
If you don't believe in the freedom of "unquestionably wrong" speech, then you don't believe in freedom of speech.
This is the same premise style argument in reverse. Save one child and such. Disagree with one part and your completely against. My statement is that freedom of any kind including speech is not black and white.
Except that it isn't.
You're suggesting that there's an absolute concept such as "wrong" speech, and that you're somehow capable of defining and legislating that.