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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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It's not my place to get offended on behalf of others so I'm simply making a comment to get people's views.
I just saw a jacket lying in the gym with the slogan "Christ r*pi*g black metal" emblazoned on the back (obviously with the asterisks filled in) & I thought surely that must be deemed a little OTT. Whether you believe he was real or a fictional character, millions do believe in him. If it said Allah or something instead I think more would be made of it.
I guess I'm just wondering how far "freedom of speech" should go? I personally believe we have a right to express our opinion but we should not go out of our way to be offensive. Any thoughts?
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By (user no longer on site)
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Personally words don't Offend me at all.
It's people's actions that offend me.
A word is a word nothing more nothing less. It's the individual translating the context of the word that deems It offensive or not...
In this case its merely a slogan....
If the gentleman was too be shouting the slogan in some innocent persons face... Then I feel this would be offensive.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Personally words don't Offend me at all.
It's people's actions that offend me.
A word is a word nothing more nothing less. It's the individual translating the context of the word that deems It offensive or not...
In this case its merely a slogan....
If the gentleman was too be shouting the slogan in some innocent persons face... Then I feel this would be offensive.. "
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By (user no longer on site)
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My ex got targeted for his t-shirt he was wearing once. An upside down cross on an Abandonship raglan. So things do get made of "offensive" slogans.
I suppose the good saying is "just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right".
It seems antagonistic though  |
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As another poster said words are only words........though your point about if allah was mentioned is spot on. I remember a story about a person in birmingham reporting a racist crime against them they were informed "it cant be racist your white" or the many examples of sexual discrimination. But folk accept it so alls good  |
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"My ex got targeted for his t-shirt he was wearing once. An upside down cross on an Abandonship raglan. So things do get made of "offensive" slogans.
I suppose the good saying is "just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right".
It seems antagonistic though "
You'd be amazed at the things I get asked to print since running my own printing business, folk want the strangest things on tshirts. Unless it's racist I'll print it, sometimes I do have a giggle at some of the things
But yes done a few designs with the upside down cross n such before ASA started using the upside down cross too
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