zexen_lowe said:
highwaystar101 said:
As much as I detest violent homophobia, I'm with the BBC on this one. What Uganda is doing is horrific and deplorable, but that doesn't mean the BBC aren't entitled to start a debate about this. The debate will hopefully be one sided against Uganda on an open forum anyway. The only issue I would have is the BBC potentially breaking OFCOM guidelines on political neutrality, but even that issue is remote.
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This reminds me of a situation that occurred at Oxford University a few years back. The Oxford University debating society decided to have a debate about the whether the holocaust happened. Obviously the holocaust did happen, the evidence is abundant. But they invited a holocaust denier to chair the side who were debating the notion that the holocaust never happened.
This story caused an outrage in the media, many papers and TV networks condemned the debate. But the thing is it was a perfectly acceptable topic to debate about, regardless of how morbid it is. The papers were condemning the fact that they had allowed a holocaust denier to argue the notion that the holocaust never happened. But again, this is the idea of the debate; without an opposing argument it's not a debate, it's just people agreeing. |
I agree with what you say...but where are you gonna find someone that can defend with a straight face in the Western world that executing homosexuals is OK?
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Nick Griffin. The man is scum, he has said many times that he thinks homosexuals are unnatural and their behaviour is "socially deviant". I reckon I could guarantee that Nick Griffin would support executing homosexuals based on his rather notorious views. There are always bound to be the 0.1% of people which just have skewed views of the world like he does. Luckily though the vast majority of people see homosexuality in a clear light.
Anyway, that statement I wrote was to highlight how people think that some topics are too "taboo" for debate, like the holocaust denial like the example I gave, or Uganda executing homosexuals like in this thread.
I ask the question, can a debate be too taboo?
