I support trans (and all LGBTX) people being a protected class that cannot be discriminated against, but I don’t like laws criminalising speech.
This is coming from someone who is minority in my country, have experienced a good share of racial discrimination. Why? I come from an oppressive country where speech is criminalised. I treasure freedom of speech, even if I find what you’re saying disgusting.
> The bar for prosecution is high, requiring direct incitement against people or language that dehumanises them, she said.
This bar isn’t very high. Lots of words can be seen as “dehumanising”. If you go through the comments on a porn page, you will find tens of thousands that could meet this barrier for criminal prosecution, and I think that’s just wrong.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 12.5 ms ] threadThis is coming from someone who is minority in my country, have experienced a good share of racial discrimination. Why? I come from an oppressive country where speech is criminalised. I treasure freedom of speech, even if I find what you’re saying disgusting.
> The bar for prosecution is high, requiring direct incitement against people or language that dehumanises them, she said.
This bar isn’t very high. Lots of words can be seen as “dehumanising”. If you go through the comments on a porn page, you will find tens of thousands that could meet this barrier for criminal prosecution, and I think that’s just wrong.