ugh, 10 pages!? (American, quote, song, Hang)

DearJenny · 04-21-2006, 12:13 PM

I really hope you all could help me out a little bit. I normally would post something like this, but I'm really tired and I want to get this DONE!

Anyway, for my college prep class I gotta write a 7-10 page paper on freedom of speech and hate speech. My thesis is basically "Freedom of speech should not include hate speech" And I need a couple good points. Just anything that would spark a paragraph would help. I'm tired and pissy and mind-blocked right now.

Ideas?

MURDER JUNKIE · 04-21-2006, 12:34 PM

I'm sorry hon, I believe in complete free speech and refuse to believe that it should be compromised. I am a firm believer in the "I don't agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it " ethic. If you draw the line on one thing the line will only get shorter.

I handle this the same way I handle it if I hear a song I don't like, or read something I don't like. I either turn it off, or put it down. This is part of the problem with our planet today, everyone has become so sensitive. Nobody has it harder than the American Indian and you don't hear them complaining very much, no one, I repeat no one has overcame as many obstacles as them. Simply, they knew when to fight and the knew when to ignore.

Predjudice knows no bias, everybody hates somebody

Sorry, it's a cruel world

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-21-2006, 12:35 PM

And who should decide what hate speech is?

swim · 04-21-2006, 12:39 PM

im against censorship and i dont trust people deciding what can and can be said, at some point someone abuses their power and the whole objective of being fair is being missed

IamAlejo · 04-21-2006, 12:40 PM

1. I disagree with your thesis. Hate speech is really an undefined word.
2. I have a hard enough time with my own work.

MURDER JUNKIE · 04-21-2006, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

And who should decide what hate speech is?

This is basically it in a nutshell, hate speach may say to one person "hey this makes sense", but it will probably point out to ten people how ignorant you truly are

DearJenny · 04-21-2006, 12:54 PM

Thats also part of my paper. Like, I give the oxford definition for hate speech but then I go on to say "but really, who can say what hate speech is." I'm thinking about changing my thesis because I really cannot find enough facts to support it. My whole paper right now is like one page and it consists of court cases in favor of free speech. I hate this so much!

MURDER JUNKIE · 04-21-2006, 12:56 PM

lean to the other side, it makes for an easier argument.

DearJenny · 04-21-2006, 12:59 PM

It really would...

I dont even support my thesis....I just figured my teach would never approve of something promoting hate speech....but **** it. I think I'm just gonna give the other side a go and see how far I get.

MURDER JUNKIE · 04-21-2006, 01:04 PM

however the school board has become so sensitive, that your paper would be classified as hate speech. You can't win, just tell them what they want to hear so that they can say that their school is multicultural and diverse. Then they can go back to ignoring the kid getting assaulted on his lunch hour.

I feel warm and fuzzy already

04-21-2006, 12:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
DearJenny Raptor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 1,321	ugh, 10 pages!? I really hope you all could help me out a little bit. I normally would post something like this, but I'm really tired and I want to get this DONE! Anyway, for my college prep class I gotta write a 7-10 page paper on freedom of speech and hate speech. My thesis is basically "Freedom of speech should not include hate speech" And I need a couple good points. Just anything that would spark a paragraph would help. I'm tired and pissy and mind-blocked right now. Ideas? __________________ So here's to living life miserable. And here's to all the lonely stories that I've told. Maybe drinking wine will validate my sorrow. Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle.

04-21-2006, 12:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	And who should decide what hate speech is? __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

04-21-2006, 12:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
IamAlejo Muck Fusic Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,575	1. I disagree with your thesis. Hate speech is really an undefined word. 2. I have a hard enough time with my own work. __________________ a man, a plan, a canal, panama

04-21-2006, 12:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
DearJenny Raptor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 1,321	Thats also part of my paper. Like, I give the oxford definition for hate speech but then I go on to say "but really, who can say what hate speech is." I'm thinking about changing my thesis because I really cannot find enough facts to support it. My whole paper right now is like one page and it consists of court cases in favor of free speech. I hate this so much! __________________ So here's to living life miserable. And here's to all the lonely stories that I've told. Maybe drinking wine will validate my sorrow. Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle.

04-21-2006, 12:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
DearJenny Raptor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 1,321	It really would... I dont even support my thesis....I just figured my teach would never approve of something promoting hate speech....but **** it. I think I'm just gonna give the other side a go and see how far I get. __________________ So here's to living life miserable. And here's to all the lonely stories that I've told. Maybe drinking wine will validate my sorrow. Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle.

04-21-2006, 12:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,504	I'm sorry hon, I believe in complete free speech and refuse to believe that it should be compromised. I am a firm believer in the "I don't agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it " ethic. If you draw the line on one thing the line will only get shorter. I handle this the same way I handle it if I hear a song I don't like, or read something I don't like. I either turn it off, or put it down. This is part of the problem with our planet today, everyone has become so sensitive. Nobody has it harder than the American Indian and you don't hear them complaining very much, no one, I repeat no one has overcame as many obstacles as them. Simply, they knew when to fight and the knew when to ignore. Predjudice knows no bias, everybody hates somebody Sorry, it's a cruel world

04-21-2006, 12:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	im against censorship and i dont trust people deciding what can and can be said, at some point someone abuses their power and the whole objective of being fair is being missed

04-21-2006, 12:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,504	lean to the other side, it makes for an easier argument.

04-21-2006, 01:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,504	however the school board has become so sensitive, that your paper would be classified as hate speech. You can't win, just tell them what they want to hear so that they can say that their school is multicultural and diverse. Then they can go back to ignoring the kid getting assaulted on his lunch hour. I feel warm and fuzzy already