Using "Speech Code" to Control Thoughts?

[bobbcat]

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A sophomore at a San Diego high school discovered the hard way just how theoretical the concern about free speech is. He did not agree with the view of homosexuality being promoted by his school and wore a T-shirt that said so -- silently. Yet he was suspended.

The front of his T-shirt said: "I will not accept what God has condemned" and the back said: "Homosexuality is shameful."

On what grounds was he suspended? The school's speech code bans statements that promote "hate" or "violence."

Such speech codes -- which have spread through schools and colleges nationwide -- are nothing more and nothing less than thought control by those who want no competition against the indoctrination that they are promoting under the guise of education.

The particular issue at any given time might be race, sex, or any number of other subjects on which there is a politically correct line -- from which dissent will not be tolerated. Disagreements about policies like affirmative action or gay marriage can be redefined as showing hatred for minorities, gays, or women -- and therefore as creating a "hostile environment" for them, impairing their learning.

Meanwhile, members of any minority group can shout any insult or obscenity they want against whites and these speech codes will do nothing. Radical feminists can accuse any given man, or men in general, of anything under the sun and nothing will be done, even if the charges are proved false. Homosexuals can shout louder than ever that they are being silenced -- and shout it in four-letter words -- and nothing will be done.

Speech codes are meant to silence any criticism of the brainwashing and double standards that schools and colleges have increasingly practiced. That is what it is all about.

Schools need to teach academic skills, not indoctrinate.

Amazing the distance some will go to prevent simple acts of disagreement.

[monkee]

Originally Posted by bobbcat

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Amazing the distance some will go to prevent simple acts of disagreement.

This kind of thing is just so ridiculous. Here's the way I look at it:

The front of his T-shirt said: "I will not accept what God has condemned" and the back said: "Homosexuality is shameful.

Okay, this statement does not say anything "hateful", it's simply an opinion. Some might not like it, some might be offended by it, but it's the wearer's right to have it. Now, some people say that the message on the shirt might cause someone to commit violence against a homosexual or create a "hostile environment" for them. Sorry, but anyone who is going to take that kind of action is going to whether someone is wearing a shirt like this or not. By that same token, if a homosexual wore "gay pride" shirt, shouldn't their speech be stifled since that might inspire some idiot to do something violent?

I just love this mindset that every minority group has the absolute right to not be offended by anything. I see things that I'm offended by every single day. Does that mean I can get a law against fat girls wearing low-rider jeans and half-shirts?

[bobbcat]

Does that mean I can get a law against fat girls wearing low-rider jeans and half-shirts?

Or....how about just walking up behind them and giving them a good wedgie?


This whole thing is just about lording power over other people. What makes it particularly odious is the fact that they want to use gov't entities to achieve this.

[prism68]

Oops, I just replied to the other thread. I'll post it here and maybe they'll delete the other one:

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Originally Posted by bobbcat
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Daring to disagree with some points of view can get one into a heap of trouble. Free speech is taking a beating here in some schools and colleges.
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Wow, I wish more minorities were brave enough to voice such opinions. Of course THAT would require our society to be sane enough to ALLOW them too without dismissing them as 'Uncle Toms'.
I especially liked:

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Since I was a black student at predominantly white high schools and predominantly white universities before these speech codes came in, you might think that I would have encountered the perils from which speech codes are supposed to protect minorities. But I neither saw nor experienced those terrible dangers. Nor have I seen minorities or women so fragile that a disagreement over policy issues would crush their spirits and impair their learning.

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This is the sentiment I have heard from minorities on nearly every personal encounter I have had on the subject. In college, for instance, I had a course called "Diversity Issues". (Did I mention our local college is a Berkeley wannabe?)
Anyway, on the first day of class we were divided into groups that were formed with the intent of putting the most opposite of us together and all groups had a mixture of white/black. Then we answered all these loaded questions to each other, like, "Name a time when you suffered in some way because of your race." Well, every minority in the class with exception of one said that they had never PERSONALLY experienced racism in their lives, but they 'knew it was out there'.

It was also interesting what came of that discussion as far as geographical concerns. Me and several others that were raised in the Northern states expressed amazement at how everything in the South is seen through a racial lense. Black and white students agreed that there was such a difference in conversations and friendships between the north and south.

And what Mr. Sowell said here is exactly what I just said in another post this morning:

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The student suspended in San Diego was not advocating violence, much less practicing any. He was criticizing the brainwashing. That was what he was suspended for.

Most parents have no idea how widespread and dogmatic are the programs to change their children's values from those taught in the home to those considered chic in politically correct circles. That is what needs to be stopped, even more than the speech codes.


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Great piece, thanks for posting.

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