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Hate speech does not equal free speech.
It’s scary how people hear ‘hate speech’ and assume it means all free speech.
If your comedy is racist, homophobic or anti-semitic then that’s problematic and you probably shouldn’t be saying it in the first place https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.scotsman.com/news/crime/val-mcdermid-and-rowan-atkinson-hit-out-scots-hate-crime-bill-2938396%3famp
It’s scary how people hear ‘hate speech’ and assume it means all free speech.
If your comedy is racist, homophobic or anti-semitic then that’s problematic and you probably shouldn’t be saying it in the first place https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.scotsman.com/news/crime/val-mcdermid-and-rowan-atkinson-hit-out-scots-hate-crime-bill-2938396%3famp
People in the replies not understanding the difference, here’s an example:
Free speech allows people to DISAGREE with a religion’s beliefs.
That is very different to statements of holocaust denial or saying anyone of a particular religion is a terrorist. That is HATE SPEECH.
Free speech allows people to DISAGREE with a religion’s beliefs.
That is very different to statements of holocaust denial or saying anyone of a particular religion is a terrorist. That is HATE SPEECH.
Hate speech targets an individual or group with hostility or prejudice on the basis of their actual or perceived race, religion, belief, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation.
