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Title: When does free speech become hate speech?
Post by: LostInTime on March 06, 2007, 09:43:20 AM
Post by: LostInTime on March 06, 2007, 09:43:20 AM
Link (http://www.statepress.com/issues/2007/03/06/news/700161)
Using the words is offensive to her, but they're generally said out of ignorance and not hate, Larson said.
And even though the words might not be used in a negative way, they are still rooted in something that makes them offensive, Larson said.
It's the same case as if someone were to say they were "gypped," a word derived from gypsy, she said. There have been instances when people have used the word out of malice, she said.
Just last week, Larson said she was called a "dyke."
And though she wouldn't expect punishment at the college level, Larson said she hopes professors would address these terms if they were used in a classroom.
Hmm, I use the word dyke and most of my lesbian friends do as well. Then again it is usually said in a loving or playful tone and I seriously doubt that the person who called Larson that had the same tone of voice.
Using the words is offensive to her, but they're generally said out of ignorance and not hate, Larson said.
And even though the words might not be used in a negative way, they are still rooted in something that makes them offensive, Larson said.
It's the same case as if someone were to say they were "gypped," a word derived from gypsy, she said. There have been instances when people have used the word out of malice, she said.
Just last week, Larson said she was called a "dyke."
And though she wouldn't expect punishment at the college level, Larson said she hopes professors would address these terms if they were used in a classroom.
Hmm, I use the word dyke and most of my lesbian friends do as well. Then again it is usually said in a loving or playful tone and I seriously doubt that the person who called Larson that had the same tone of voice.