sptimes.com — Nowhere in the Constitution is there a guaranteed freedom from being offended. It is not a right that comes with American citizenship, like the right to vote. Just the opposite. If the Constitution had a warning label, it would read: Caution, your right to freedom of speech means others have a parallel right, which is highly likely to occasionally
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apokalyps2547Jun 22, 2009
Should teachers be allowed to slur their students? Should employers be allowed to slur their subordinates? I say no.
Closed AccountJun 22, 2009
John Doe can then sue you for slander of libel.
Closed AccountJun 22, 2009
Actually, it was this woman:<a class="user" href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/old%20photos/dbarsne/old20lady20with20naughty20ooooooh20.jpg">http://media.photobucket.com/image/old%20photos/db ...</a>
rancemoJun 23, 2009
I didn't say anything about positive vs. negative, I only mentioned bad vs. good.
klingon00Jun 25, 2009
Also, Supreme court has ruled that the 1st amendment is Incorporated (Applies to the states) through Due Process Clause of the 14th amendment.[Everson v. Board of Education]This means the amendment applies to more than just Congress.
funkylokiJun 26, 2009
If we all took that view, that the Constitution is a document that outlines all the rules and shall not be changed, then today, women and blacks could not vote, slavery would still be a part of our economy, and our senators would be chosen by state leaders and not by the people. The rules were written the way they were as part of the times. To suggest that these are THE RULES and no matter how intolerant or discriminatory those rules are, we just have to accept them as THE RULES, is woefully naive. As society changes, so too must the laws that society operates under. That is why the Consitution is AMENDABLE, as in can be revised or changed, because the men who wrote it knew that 200 years from then, the world would probably be a different place.
andysavageJun 30, 2009
Getting offended is not a serious fault, it happens to everyone.. Some of us just know how to suck it up and deal with it, rather than bitching and whining to the government about it.
ansemJul 2, 2009
Hell yeah.
killerfilmJul 11, 2009
Swear words all tend to have really unusual and interesting origins, that if you find the right nerd they'll go on and on for hours about it. What society deems offensive changes dramatically over time as languages evolve. In the 16th century saying something about s**t (or schyt meaning diarrhea) would probably not be considered nearly as offensive as saying "I swear on Christ's nipple that..." Suricou kind of has it backwards. A word is not particularly offensive, but then begins being used gratuitously to speak about something that makes uptight people uncomfortable (s**tting for example). Slowly the word becomes considered offensive, making it all that more enticing to use when you specifically want to be vulgar or offensive. But then the trend reverses and the use of the word becomes so ubiquitous that its no longer deemed that offensive anymore or the basis of the words power (the part that made people feel uncomfortable) becomes less of a concern to society..For the English language we've seen the tail end of this cycle in America with the word hell in the last 80 years. If you grew up in the 50's and told someone to go to hell...it really meant something. But nowadays with the changes in the religious beliefs of American society as a whole it's hardly a curse anymore.It's starting to get that way with the word 'Ass' as well. I remember as a kid that you'd never hear the word ass on TV. Now its on almost every network tv you'll hear someone say "kiss my ass"