Re: Blasphemy and Free Speech
Reply #82 –
“Speech Codes” On The Campus And Problems Of Free Speech
Not my words, but the words of another author ( Nat Hentoff ).
There seems to be a movement particularly by the academic left, of all places,
to put strong limits on some free thought & expression --- free speech.
Here's an opening excerpt from a piece I will link to below that outlines the issue in detail, of which I would like to hear from any of you after reading the entire report ---- especially from, but not limited to, those with either any personal first hand experience on campus related to this subject, or have had a teaching position at any level of academia.
On this voyage of initially reverse expectations-with liberals fiercely advocating
censorship of “offensive” speech and conservatives merrily taking the moral high ground
as champions of free expression—the most dismaying moment of revelation took place at
Stanford.
In the course of a two-year debate on whether Stanford, like many other
universities, should have a speech code punishing language that might wound minorities,
women, and gays, a letter appeared in the Stanford Daily. Signed by the African-
American Law Students Association, the Asian-American Law Student Association, and
the Jewish Law Students Association, the letter called for a harsh code. It reflected the
letter and the spirit of an earlier declaration by Canetta Ivy, a black leader of student
government at Stanford during the period of the grand debate. “We don’t put as many
restrictions on freedom of speech,” she said, “as we should.”......... continued
What do you think about what he (the author) says?
Have you seen this anywhere else ---- say for example, in the Government or Main-Stream Media?