Thursday, June 22, 2017

Supreme Court free speech ruling

The supreme court ruled that the government can't refuse to trademark terminology that some find offensive.  It started out with a band called "The Slants" - an Asian American rock band, and they wanted to patent their name. The government refused to do so because some people might find the name of the band offensive.

I do find the name of the band offensive. It's a racial slur and no matter what nationality you are it's in bad taste to use the terms. Sure, these people are Asian themselves and are using the term, but it might be offensive to other people and it's best sometimes to go with a less controversial term in order to further your career. To each their own of course.

Just because I find the term offensive does not mean that it should be banned. I strongly support the supreme court ruling and I think it's a landmark for free speech. Free speech doesn't care about what I think, what you think, or what the band itself thinks. Free speech is so important that it should be given the benefit of the doubt in 99.9% of cases. The supreme court was absolutely right here. 

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