Freedom of speech has always been a topic of conversation on whether or not we really have it, or it’s portrayed like we do so the American people can be content. There is plenty of proof on the fact that our freedom of speech is actually being taken away from us. Even now as our generation is more open minded, it doesn’t mean that we allow for anyone to have what they think is right, heard. Then whenever we question that our right is being taken away, we are meant with critiques that we are just babies and Liberal snowflakes that don’t really know what it is to not have freedom of speech.
There are cases like with what happened with the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, which was taking a stand by kneeling during the national anthem as a way to protest against …show more content…
Like in the movie Trumbo. In the film the main character, Dalton Trumbo, was part of the Hollywood 10 who were blacklisted by the government and sent to jail. Dalton Trumbo was a Communist and the others were liberals or democrats. At the time they created a group called the House Un-American Activities Committee that would gather evidence on how them working in the movie industry was helping them spread their message to others to become unpatriotic or turn them into communist. They went to court and refused to answer their questions on whether or not they had a communist agenda or were helping the soviets in any way. Even though they were blacklisted for their personal beliefs, the Hollywood 10 would continue to write screenplays under fake names. Trumbo even won an academy award for his screenplay. By the early 60’s they were taken off the blacklist after years of torment by others that didn’t give them their right to be whoever they wanted to be. They weren’t pushing their agenda on anyone, just trying to educate and were blacklisted over an irrational fear because they spoke their
There are cases like with what happened with the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, which was taking a stand by kneeling during the national anthem as a way to protest against …show more content…
Like in the movie Trumbo. In the film the main character, Dalton Trumbo, was part of the Hollywood 10 who were blacklisted by the government and sent to jail. Dalton Trumbo was a Communist and the others were liberals or democrats. At the time they created a group called the House Un-American Activities Committee that would gather evidence on how them working in the movie industry was helping them spread their message to others to become unpatriotic or turn them into communist. They went to court and refused to answer their questions on whether or not they had a communist agenda or were helping the soviets in any way. Even though they were blacklisted for their personal beliefs, the Hollywood 10 would continue to write screenplays under fake names. Trumbo even won an academy award for his screenplay. By the early 60’s they were taken off the blacklist after years of torment by others that didn’t give them their right to be whoever they wanted to be. They weren’t pushing their agenda on anyone, just trying to educate and were blacklisted over an irrational fear because they spoke their