| John2290 said: Everything I want to discuss is in the title so please feel free to give your opinion on the matter and if you need it summed up in a binary fashion,here goes. Do you believe an artist or creater of any type of consumer content (exluding age ristricted content) should be free to explore whatever themes or plot devices that may offend or imply offence be it taboo issues, radical political ideas, sexism. racism or whatever "Ism" it might be that one may wish to explore regardless of weather or not they hold these views in strong conscious belief outside of their art form. Or Are you of the view that freedom of speech extends to all artforms in whatever taboo, nasty, offensive or painful truth that it may take shape. regardless of other peoples sex, race, moral beliefs, opinions, painful histories, personal or cultural values (Again, age ristricted contend excluded.) and how this may cause conflict even if it may incite ideas that may be harmful (For example, The film The interview and how it affected Sony and stirred up some policial issues. Basically. Can you handle the truth no matter how painful it may be (Others should too) or should everyone be held to take others views into consideration at the expense of freedom of speech? I am writing many short stories in my free time and have recently started forming and fleshing out a bigger story from many of the themes I have explored in short form and I would really like to get a sense of the opnions here on one of the most intelligent and considerate forums that I have come across. Thank you for your input. |
"Basically. Can you handle the truth no matter how painful it may be (Others should too) or should everyone be held to take others views into consideration at the expense of freedom of speech?"
This is nonsensical. Taking others feelings into consideration does not mean you are somehow sacrificing freedom of speech. It means you are using your rights intelligently.
The purpose of speech is to communicate ideas with others. If you're not taking other views into account, then you're doing it wrong.
Of course, you are free to consider what others may think, say "fuck it I'm going to do it anyway", and produce whatever you want. And people are free to say you are a piece of shit, call for a boycott of your products, or make a bonfire. Protesting content you find vile is also freedom of speech.
