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[–] Dexter111 [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

And of course, yet again, there's no examples of people losing their jobs over this stuff, just vague rumors and insinuations. Neither Jenson nor anyone else has a right to speak where ever they want. Colleges are under no obligation to allow them to do so.

Oh, but there's plenty of examples. Because whoever disagrees with modern progressives obviously doesn't deserve a livelyhood: https://handleshaus.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/bullied-and-badgered-pressured-and-purged/

This particular outgrowth of totalitarian ideology can kill things like comedy: http://www.salon.com/2015/06/10/10_famous_comedians_on_how_political_correctness_is_killing_comedy_we_are_addicted_to_the_rush_of_being_offended/ and lead to self- or actual censorship of entertainment products.

It can cost people that actually do something to advance humanity their career or reputation for seemingly no reason whatsoever: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/11234620/Dr-Matt-Taylors-shirt-made-me-cry-too-with-rage-at-his-abusers.html

http://unfashionista.com/2015/07/07/the-tim-hunt-reporting-was-false-royal-society-please-give-him-due-process/

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/article4501473.ece

It can potentially land people in prison or cost them their livelyhood: http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/christie-blatchford-ruling-in-twitter-harassment-trial-could-have-enormous-fallout-for-free-speech

It can cost people's education: http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/08/tcu-scales-back-punishment-of-student-disciplined-for-controversial-tweets.html/

Or lead to loss of life in some of the most extreme cases: http://www.timesofisrael.com/civil-servant-commits-suicide-after-facebook-accusations-of-racism/

And by "men" he means "transwomen." But Jensen is nothing if not disingenuous. He's anti-trans, as is Lierre Keith, and that's why they've been disinvited to speak places.

And what if he was?

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[–] KhuanZi ago 

So one example in the US from 1995? You've got less than ten examples of people losing their jobs over the course of two decades and you expect me to believe that it's a problem?

It can cost people's education:

And then the link says that it didn't cost anyone their education. The article is about how his punishment was rescinded.

And what if he was?

Well, then people don't want to hear their bigoted bullshit and have no obligation to do so. Why do you want to force people to listen to shit?

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[–] Dexter111 [S] ago  (edited ago)

So one example in the US from 1995?

There are plenty of examples in there, you just don't want to see them.

Well, then people don't want to hear their bigoted bullshit and have no obligation to do so. Why do you want to force people to listen to shit?

So don't go and don't listen to their "bigoted bullshit", a large majority of other people are perfectly fine to listen to people they disagree or might agree with. I don't know if the speaker is "anti-whatever", I'm more guessing he wants to prevent situations like: http://36.media.tumblr.com/ad43d6c2841272181e27829e0f0d9e4c/tumblr_nmre0mFjmM1u0r0dgo1_1280.png

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Regionale/MidtVest/2015/05/06/122558.htm&edit-text=

Trying to deny someone the right to speak in general is quite different from "not wanting to hear their bullshit", as the article so eloquently states. Nobody is forcing these people to listen to anyone.