ParisInAKilt Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Not sure if anyone has been following what’s been happening on US college campuses over the past few years? Few occasions of invited speakers, mainly conservaties or controversial right leaning folk who’ve been unable to speak due to protesters either shutting down the event or the school canceling because of backlash. Few incidents of teachers having to quit as well because they’ve offended students, who’ve claimed the teachers have been racist etc. Any incidents like this in the UK? Trying to police free speech and deciding when it becomes hate speech isn’t something I really want the government being involved in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 fuck off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 16 minutes ago, kumnio said: fuck off Triggered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 @Ormond Free Ormond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibelieve!!! Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 (edited) Seem to recall some ‘controversial’ speaker cancelled by Oxford/Cambridge a few years ago. Edit to add, seems to be rife! https://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/nine-10-uk-universities-free-speech-restrict-rankings-joseph-rowntree-cardiff-ediburgh-newcastle-a7577381.html?amp Edited September 7, 2018 by ibelieve!!! Add link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 1:49 PM, ParisInAKilt said: @Ormond Free Ormond Ok I'll take hawf a dozen 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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