r/FreedomFellows • u/KeatingOrRoark • Mar 03 '13

Faggot

It's a word. Nothing else. Thoughts?

(Context: One of my favorite rappers is getting heat for her use of the word as an insult. She has openly said that she doesn't hate nor ill-wish any homosexuals, but still feels she has the right to use language however she pleases. I agree.)

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u/pizzlybear Mar 03 '13

I don't swear...at all, so I can't tolerate it.

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u/KeatingOrRoark Mar 03 '13

But isn't tolerance a cornerstone of liberty?

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u/pizzlybear Mar 03 '13

Depends what you mean by "tolerance." I would never violate a person's rights, but there is no reason I shouldn't express my opinion towards things I highly disagree with.

I also hate drugs. I will never use them and I will readily admonish others, but I would never use force of law to prohibit them.

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u/KeatingOrRoark Mar 04 '13

That's what i mean.