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...Gifts’ right to produce” the T-shirts. Having closely followed the debate over the T-shirts on Cambridge Common and other forums of student discussion, I can confidently state that the average protester also supports Spencer Gifts’ right to produce merchandise that may offend some people. It is misleading to portray somebody as an opponent of free expression simply because they vocally disagree with how a company uses their right to express themselves freely. Similarly, it is inaccurate to portray concerned students as completely humorless people who base their opinions and actions...
...there's no reason to offend people of any faith arbitrarily. We owe all faiths respect. But the Danish cartoons were not arbitrarily offensive. They were designed to reveal Islamic intolerance--and they have now done so, in abundance. The West's principles are clear enough. Tolerance? Yes. Faith? Absolutely. Freedom of speech? Nonnegotiable...
...must distinguish between racism and offensiveness. Every day we see things that offend us. Yet just because I find something distasteful, backward, or inane does not mean it is racist, immoral, or unlawful. Racism implies a malicious hatred of a race. Making light of a cultural aspect of a group, in this case with a horrid pun, does not necessarily constitute a malicious attack on that racial group. If you want a t-shirt to be upset about, look at the ones that tell girls to throw stones at boys. If this shirt told people to stone Asians, then...
...importance of all I have to preach teach them and appreciate my weekly performance. And I don’t want to sound bitter but, after all, it’s just a little galling when one killjoy fails to rise with the rest. Did I do something to offend the brat...
...managed to offend everyone at least once,” he jokes. “I’m an equal-opportunity offender...