There are limits though, Fox - that's what people are saying. You can't walk into an airport and start talking about bombs without there being a reaction to that, and consequences.
You wouldn't walk up to a Chinese person, call him a "chink" and then expect for him not to be offended.
You wouldn't walk into a maternity ward and start cracking jokes about dead babies without expecting to get the stink-eye.
I'm a fan of dark humor and people have the right to say what they like (however odious), but you can't expect people to not react, or for there not to be consequences. That's part of living in a society - you are required to consider other peoples' feelings. When you don't display empathy, then yeah, peoples' opinions of you are going to be altered.
It's basic 'cause and effect'. People don't exist in a vacuum. You may have the constitutional right to say whatever you like, but that doesn't mean that there aren't still consequences. You can't expect the rest of the world to change to accommodate antisocial behavior. It doesn't work that way.
If someone sounds off about hating black people, he has that freedom of speech - however, he cannot then complain when people are offended. He cannot complain if people choose not to endorse or support him.
Simply put, if you act like a rude d*ckhead, don't expect the rest of the world to stand around glad-handing you - because it's not going to happen. The world isn't a Seth McFarlane tv series. Part of being a grown-up is realizing that you cannot, in fact, do whatever you like without there being some repercussions.
Now let's all stop talking about Biggs - it's starting to turn into dead horse territory.
12-03-2014, 07:54 PM
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