Persuasive Speech On Freedom Of Speech

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Xe, xem, xyr, xey; what comes to mind when you think of these words? Are these words anything more than gibberish, or are you able to form the mental picture of an individual who uses these words as pronouns? Regardless of your own answer there are many that can’t manifest such images in regards to their ‘comrades’. (careful not to use labels such as countryman or woman.) Not what if I told you that if you didn’t force yourself and retrain your brain to use these words you would be in violation of the law? It’s unbelievable isn’t it? Unfortunately truth can be stranger than fiction. If you improperly label someone using “archaic” pronouns in Canada you are committing a criminal offense, and we’re not just talking about a traffic ticket; this …show more content…

I mean, look at the conversation we’re having right now, (In reference to the rather brash interrogation he received from Cathy Newman.) You’re certainly willing to risk offending me in the pursuit of truth. Why should you have the right to do that? It’s been rather uncomfortable... You’re doing what you should do, which is digging a bit to see what the hell is going on. And that is what you should do. But you’re exercising your freedom of speech to certainly risk offending me, and that’s fine. More power to you, as far as I’m concerned.” In saying this he rightly put that there can be no double standards, and there can be no avenue which we do not explore as a means to reach a compromise that will help mend our relationship with our fellow country-man, it’s because of this and the dire consequences should we not mend the gap forming between the populace of western civilizations as a whole that makes any such proposal to censor free speech unacceptable. To finish I’ll say this, it is your right to be offended, but it is not your right to deplatform anyone who you deem to be

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