Take away the right to say fuck and you take away the right to say fuck the government.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Restricting profanity limits the ability to criticize authority effectively.
- In plain terms
- If you ban swear words, you also ban swearing at the government.
- What can you take from it?
- Free speech includes the right to offend.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should limits words be banned?
Another view
Not all offensive speech is political.
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