Hate speech is so subjective. Look at the fake hate speech in BYU/Duke situation. Then look at the real hate speech in Oregon/BYU situation.Boom wrote:You can't use or promote hate speech and not expect significant consequences. Most employers have long had zero tolerance for that. Kyrie and Kanye are not the examples you want to use for your political agenda.dd10snoop28 wrote: Additionally, there is a larger point in all of this:
Society, media, and politicians have become so "enlightened" that we are now arriving at the point that words are thought to be more dangerous than (1) threats of violence, and (2) actual violence. It used to be thought that if someone proposed a ludicrous idea, that you show them the flaws of their argument through the persuasive means of forming a coherent and reasonable rebuttal ... because, guess what? when you "cancel" someone and tell them they need to apologize, donate $$, and go through a "repentance" tour, what you have effectively done is created a "scared" people into not thinking for themselves.... People in society are becoming fearful of exploring independent thoughts/ideas that are not mainstream for fear of becoming the next Kyrie/Kanye. Obviously, I'm not saying that their ideas are good or bad. What I am saying is that the way to defeat "misinformation" is with the truth.... not by cancelling.
Another college team cancelled their game against BYU because of the fabricated hate speech. But then real hate speech happened, and Oregon did nothing really about it.
Hate speech is a political ideology, and is not consistent across hate. It's selective.
Which is why this Kyrie situation is silly to me, because there are many other examples of hate speech in professional sports that are not enforced. LeBron's consistent support for a country that treats humans like garbage. I have a Chinese co-worker who lived in the west countryside of China and she is heavily looked down on and her human rights are constantly being violated. She works in Shanghai but cannot own property there because of where she comes from. But LeBron is celebrated.
Again no consistency. It's all political.