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How should we understand ‘cancel culture’?

Moral Maze

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The Importance of Free Speech

Kathleen Stock: Do you think rights are contingent on identity? I mean, do you think that because a particular identity group is marginalized or otherwise, that should give them greater rights over other people? Dr. Lorna Finlison: The language of rights doesn't really fit there. If you think about freedom of speech in terms of how much power you have to do stuff with your words, then we don't have to worry too much about the so-called gender critical position.

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