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@neilhimself People only want to hear about the things they themselves believe in.Otherwise, if you dare question, you are called trolls

@neilhimself I remember the first time I read this piece. It was a wake-up call and changed the way I experience and create art. Thank you!

@neilhimself @wilbanks EVERYbody supports this principle. Right up to the moment someone says something they don't like.

@neilhimself Using this with my students next week, thank you for sharing.

@neilhimself I've always said we can't pick & choose what is offensive.If we laugh at racist joke,we then can't complain about a sexist one.

@neilhimself I remember reading this a while ago. Thanks for reposting.

@neilhimself Voltaire bears remembering. 'I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.'

@neilhimself wrote this in 2008 on why freedom means defending slugs & snails along with sugar & spice: http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/12/why-defend-freedom-of-icky-speech.html …”

@neilhimself the Atlanta fire chief just got fired for writing and distributing a book some didn't like. That's Atlanta, GA, USA