Should Freedom Of Speech Be Regulated

In modern times, many issues with freedom of speech and whether or not offensive speech should be regulated have occured. Freedom of speech is vital to a functioning democratic society. However, that being said, it is important to be respectful of others and use terms that are not offensive to them. Gender neutral pronouns, which provide a safe and welcoming environment for everyone, should be used according to what each individual person requests, but they should not become the law. Freedom of speech should still be protected. Gender neutral pronouns allow for people to feel safe and protected in an environment. They help the person to feel respected, and valued by others around them. Nonetheless, there should not be a law that requires the gender pronouns a person requests to be used. Freedom of speech must still be protected, as it is part of not only America’s constitution but many other countries. To add onto the argument for freedom of speech, it is not …show more content…
He essentially stated that if there was a large enough problem, people would have already adapted and adopted new solutions to it. For instance, there was never a law passed to state that women must be called Mrs. after they were married instead of miss, it simply evolved over time as more and more people used it, and now it is common use. Thus, if this were a larger issue then there would already be more solutions to it. Peterson also acknowledged that it is good to regulate speech sometimes, such as when people wrongfully deny that the Holocaust occured, but in terms of gender neutral pronouns, speech should not be regulated. He states that the truth is much greater than the kindness, and thus no laws should be made. This however, is a rather harsh look on the topic. People should always try to call others by their respective pronouns and what they would like to be called, but there is no need for a law to be put in