I Hate Myself

Would you defend the right of someone to tell lies about you if you had little opportunity to fight back? Hate speech is typically born of false premises that lead to prejudice, and it tends to target groups speakers perceive as particularly vulnerable. To combat such prejudice, some have proposed laws which would limit the right to engage in discriminatory speech. Even so, hate speech remains largely legal, at least within the United States: banning any form of individual expression – as…

monarchies, even though monarchies are newer and are based on more modern principles. I am not advocating for monarchies what so ever, I just wanted to point out that even though democratic principles are extremely older than dynastic principles, we have found ourselves going with an older methodology. This shows that humans may revisit certain ideologies from the past, and this can be a very good thing in some cases. Hate speech laws could impede our civilization from accessing some of these…

should be limits to this right that Americans have, Freedom of Speech. Many citizens are against different forms of hate speech, yet still understand that hate speech is protected under the first amendment. Hate speech is a way for people to express themselves and defend what they believe in. If the United States were to put…

study is hate crime, and its impact on Canadian Muslim families. The hypothesis is that hate crime is having an effect on Muslim families, and recent events are acting as a catalyst. There exist numerous sub questions and propositions. What constitutes a hate crime, what do Muslim families think, does hate crime cause Muslim families to be more vigilant, is hate crime a predominant issue within Canada, does the ethnic background of the person have an effect? My proposition is that hate crimes…

The Right to Not Be Offended Throughout recent years, the American right to freedom of speech has come under scrutiny from people of different demographics, religious beliefs, and political ideologies. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” According to…

Recently, political correctness has swept into the forefront of modern day culture. The term has come to mean a variety of things, but at its core is an idea that words and actions should not offend or make anyone uncomfortable. However, South Park has managed to remain strong to its roots by still being inflammatory and offensive with the series continuing to draw heaps of criticism from many different groups. While South Park may not conform to what polite society expects, it manages to…

While I may share some views with the protesters, I do not think the way they protest is right. They may be right with their views but they make them invalid by threatening people and ultimately take away their right to free speech. I'm willing to bet that all of the protesters despise the KKK and what they did but, they are using the same tactics that the KKK used to try and suppress the rights of minorities. The can be stopped by the exact laws that stopped those they despise. I think it's…

Speech codes in our society are beginning to infringe upon our freedom of speech and we must put an end to it. I personally think it’s great that SIUE does not have a speech code. If one were to ever be put in effect I feel that it would cause more trouble than help. If one is ever issued I feel like it would spark a movement between staff, students, and administration. I personally would not stand on the side lines and watch my freedom of speech be taken away without a fight. As Jim…

Overview of Sociology 131 PART I (SUMMARY) Intersectionality: Intersectionality, is “we are not just men or women. We are a white, middleclass, married woman-once catholic, now Evangelical Christian- with a two year old…”(Wade & Ferree, 2015,84). My favorite thing about this is the idea of belonging to multiple groups. The reason is because I can now have many shared experiences. For example I know the struggles of being a woman and the struggles of being non-white. I know the culture behind…

considered politically correct, the more people are being alienated. According to Paul Austin Murphy of the American thinker, if an off color joke can be taken the wrong way and become hate speech, then actual hate speech can be taken as a joke. If actual hate speech is taken as a joke then it will spread. Then if that hate speech effects the right people then disgruntled reactionaries will come fourth and there may be a problem as they would have been experiencing actual oppression unlike those…