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(27,630 posts)If you think it is a big deal, here is the original:
Hmm... DU has its own ideas about who is okay to offend and who isn't.
It is not acceptable to call Ann Coulter a transsexual because it is an insulting to transgendered persons. But making fun of religions is perfectly okay at the DU.
The 1st amendment, on the other hand, allows both. There is very little that is not protected by the first amendment.
I still am not sure which one you want to discuss: DU or our constitution. You don't get to confuse the two.
I felt like I needed to clarify myself better, since you seem confused about the difference between a privately owned message board like DU, and the cornerstone of democracy that is Freedom of Speech. There is no underhandedness involved, here.
This whole conversation has been bizzarre to me, because I can't believe someone can be so confused about the difference (like confusing an apple and an orange) that they want to start talking about MAnn Coulter references in the same sentence as our first amendment. And then suggest that I am trying to infringe on their freedom of speech... while we are having a discussion! Do I really need to explain to that person that having a discussion is an exercise of free speech? This exchange has been baffling to me, like, is this a joke? If you cannot separate the DU discussion board from the 1st amendment... there is no point in discussing it with you. I am going to put you on ignore for a few days, because this is beyond silly.