free speech

Threats, disagreement and attention-seeking

authors, community, disagreement, free speech, threats 16th August 2022 Musings

Almost everyone who uses social media regularly has had threats from some or other wingnut. I got some little 4Chan tosspot send an ART after me a few years ago which, due to circumstances, was more comedy gold than a … Continued

Free Speech: Are You Sure About That?

censorship, controversy, free speech, no-platform 26th February 2021 Musings

Free speech and censorship are topics I have always taken a lot of interest in, even as the terms themselves take on a range of meanings. Some such meanings amount to deliberate, malicious redefinition, in case you hadn’t noticed. What … Continued

Free Speech, Censorship and Consequences

censorship, consequences, free speech, opinion 21st February 2020 Musings, Uncategorised

Yet more wailing and footstamping about the threat to free speech this week. Between the forced resignation of a swivel-eyed eugenicist, the latest round of convulsions in the Labour party, and that knob with his twitter account, anyone would think … Continued

Stupidity all around: N*zi Pugs F*** Off?

censorship, free speech, pug dog, stupidity 23rd March 2018 Rantings

There’s a fair bit of noise at the moment about the Guy Who Made His Pug A Nazi. At first glance, this seems like a weird and worrying story, to be sure. The video over which he has now been … Continued