> Opposing views should be heard, says Yousaf after Cherry’s Fringe event axed
But it’s just so much easier not to.
I don’t have to explain the bits that don’t make sense or are contradictory.
This won’t go down well on this sub. Most of the users want the Daily Mail banned as a source because they worry other people might read the articles and agree.
Seems like Humza will just say whatever he thinks the people right in front of him at any moment in time want to hear.
And if Cherry finds a venue that is happy to host a transphobe, with staff that are ok working with with a transphobe, they will be. Good luck finding that at the Fringe lol.
Sure, let’s get Tommy Robinson up there too, right? Maybe bring Nick Griffin back?
/s
Opposing views should be heard. Hate and fear spewed with an agenda shouldn’t.
Opposing views should indeed be heard, but that does not mean obliging someone to provide a platform for those views. And if nobody wants to give you a platform for your views, maybe your views are the problem.
I disagree.
Opposing views should be *allowed* to be *expressed*.
But not to me and not at my event. Your right to speak is not your right to my ears. Your right to speak is not your right to my stage. Freedom of expression does not trump freedom of association, and if I don’t want to associate with you, I shouldn’t be forced to.
If you want to speak at *your* event to *your* audience, go and do that.
If Humza is right and opposing views should be *heard*, then we’ve got a fair bit of work to do, making time for all the hateful ideologues we’ve cut out in the past. Abu Hamza, perhaps. Maybe Andrew Tate needs a priority spot at my next feminist book club meet. Maybe black history month needs a few KKK parades…
And yes, that last paragraph is *supposed* to sound stupid and horrific. If Humza sounds sensible, go have a re-read of that and see why I can’t agree
EDIT:
I did come up with other examples for the shock paragraph, but some were… Well… Even I was like ‘yikes… Nopenopenope’
So if a hate preacher had “what was right about September 11th” that would have to be heard?
Of course not. There are always limits to what we give a platform to, just upset people know you are arguing in bad faith and want to restrict the right of transgender people.
When do we not hear about this? It’s in basically every major newspaper everyday. At this point, from the media perspective, the opposing view is that the GRA was basically fine and not the death of western civilisation.
If your views involves thinking other people’s rights should be taken away then no
Keep your bigotry quiet
Hmm Yousaf has said the exact opposite through legislation he’s supported
Opposing views should be heard? Can’t oppose anything on reddit without being slated
Assuming she has a contract with the venue, she could enforce the contract so the venue has to host and if key workers don’t want to work, bring in her own staff to do that job.
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Its a fringe festival, workers should expect to work at or host edgy performers, speakers, artists and events that they personally wouldn’t pay to attend, but here they are being paid to endure, it should be part of their job.
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> Opposing views should be heard, says Yousaf after Cherry’s Fringe event axed
But it’s just so much easier not to.
I don’t have to explain the bits that don’t make sense or are contradictory.
This won’t go down well on this sub. Most of the users want the Daily Mail banned as a source because they worry other people might read the articles and agree.
Seems like Humza will just say whatever he thinks the people right in front of him at any moment in time want to hear.
And if Cherry finds a venue that is happy to host a transphobe, with staff that are ok working with with a transphobe, they will be. Good luck finding that at the Fringe lol.
Sure, let’s get Tommy Robinson up there too, right? Maybe bring Nick Griffin back?
/s
Opposing views should be heard. Hate and fear spewed with an agenda shouldn’t.
Opposing views should indeed be heard, but that does not mean obliging someone to provide a platform for those views. And if nobody wants to give you a platform for your views, maybe your views are the problem.
I disagree.
Opposing views should be *allowed* to be *expressed*.
But not to me and not at my event. Your right to speak is not your right to my ears. Your right to speak is not your right to my stage. Freedom of expression does not trump freedom of association, and if I don’t want to associate with you, I shouldn’t be forced to.
If you want to speak at *your* event to *your* audience, go and do that.
If Humza is right and opposing views should be *heard*, then we’ve got a fair bit of work to do, making time for all the hateful ideologues we’ve cut out in the past. Abu Hamza, perhaps. Maybe Andrew Tate needs a priority spot at my next feminist book club meet. Maybe black history month needs a few KKK parades…
And yes, that last paragraph is *supposed* to sound stupid and horrific. If Humza sounds sensible, go have a re-read of that and see why I can’t agree
EDIT:
I did come up with other examples for the shock paragraph, but some were… Well… Even I was like ‘yikes… Nopenopenope’
So if a hate preacher had “what was right about September 11th” that would have to be heard?
Of course not. There are always limits to what we give a platform to, just upset people know you are arguing in bad faith and want to restrict the right of transgender people.
When do we not hear about this? It’s in basically every major newspaper everyday. At this point, from the media perspective, the opposing view is that the GRA was basically fine and not the death of western civilisation.
If your views involves thinking other people’s rights should be taken away then no
Keep your bigotry quiet
Hmm Yousaf has said the exact opposite through legislation he’s supported
Opposing views should be heard? Can’t oppose anything on reddit without being slated
Assuming she has a contract with the venue, she could enforce the contract so the venue has to host and if key workers don’t want to work, bring in her own staff to do that job.
​
Its a fringe festival, workers should expect to work at or host edgy performers, speakers, artists and events that they personally wouldn’t pay to attend, but here they are being paid to endure, it should be part of their job.