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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo
Well it all depends on who is doing the name calling and using the hate speech, now doesn't it...
Apparently so....
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If this is in response to the post you reported... we looked at it and judged that it was aimed directly against the kind of 'christian' (note the irony 'quotes') the OP claims to be (ie the kind that likes to wave placards claiming that "god hates fags!" and other rubbish), and was not hate speech.
As a broad minded supporter of free speech (even of the kind that I find utterly revolting, like holocaust denial/revisionism) it takes a lot for me to consider a post hate speech. Like calling a group nothing but degenerate scum that should be eradicated of the face of the earth, or the use of pejorative slurs would qualify. If anyone crosses that kind of line when it comes to the groups you or anyone else belong to, then I will be more then happy to nail them to the wall for it.
I don't censor or censure you for what you say, just as I don't for those that disagree or counter you, regardless of what side I may actually be on. If you bring your cherished personal beliefs up to the table, it is perfectly fair to expect to have them disputed, even dragged through the mud, and up to you to defend them if you can (and if you can't then perhaps those views should be reevaluated).
As an academic, I really do not see why this is such a hard concept to understand. If you don't want to play, leave your ball at home.