@ViveCharIie @zaifah_1 @Cole69361910 @Prolient @JihadistJoe a CONTEST of who can make the most offensive one. That's a pointless lynch mob.
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Replying to @aspexit
@emlynaddison No. Its defiance of the intimidation techniques of the lynch mob that invariably ensues when ppl don't abide by rules of Islam
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Replying to @HPluckrose
@HPluckrose Then we're no better than them. What has either side learned? I repeat the Westboro Baptist Church example.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @aspexit
@emlynaddison We'd be no better than them if their expression was non-physical - words or art. I encourage & support Islamists to do this.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
@HPluckrose If our beef is with Islamic attitudes, then what is the rationale for using a religious idol? Because it's offensive?5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aspexit
@emlynaddison Its not as though I'm going to thrust a cartoon of Muhammad having sex with a pig in a Muslim's face over lunch.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
@HPluckrose You might as well be; that's my point. This contest had patently nothing to do with "solidarity" with Charlie Hebdo. It was >2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aspexit
@emlynaddison That is absolutely central. The right to free expression can never include the right to force others to listen/look
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Replying to @HPluckrose
@HPluckrose Again, it's irrelevant to my point: that we shouldn't be patting ourselves on the backs like this is a win for free speech.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aspexit
@emlynaddison You don't have to like the form of expression to defend its right to exist or to see that it might be a valid response.
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@HPluckrose Not once have I asserted that this form of free speech is invalid. I only question our judgment in its application.
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