free speech

[ladyM]

Recently there was an article in the news that a woman was banned from a flight on southwest airlines for a t-shirt she was wearing that other passengers found offensive. The shirt had a pic of presidents Bush and Clinton and the word 'fuck'. The airline told her if she changed her shirt she could resume her next flight on the way. She said no. She was unable to fly on to her destination.
I thought we had the freedom of speech in this country. This is the sort of thing that hurts all of us. What is offensive to one is not nessesarily offensive to another. I am not an historian and I am not an expert on the Bill of Rights or the Constitution, but I do know that once things start being banned as offensive, there will be no end to it. There is art, music, language, books, religion, etc that people find offensive and others think is the greatest thing going. Does that mean it should be banned because some narrowminded, ignorant, fear ridden, prejudiced group of people say so? Not quite.
Our founding fathers were no angels, but I think they would be turning over in the grave to hear this. It seems our Constitution has become unconstitutional! Freedom is freedom. Just as you have the right to be offensive, you also have the right to walk away from things you find visually offensive and turn off what you find audibly offensive. I try not to be offensive to others, but you cant please all the people all the time.
I would really like to hear some feedback on the subject and hope you dont find the issue offensive.

ladyM Reviewed by ladyM on 10-11-2005. free speech :confused: Recently there was an article in the news that a woman was banned from a flight on southwest airlines for a t-shirt she was wearing that other passengers found offensive. The shirt had a pic of presidents Bush and Clinton and the word 'fuck'. The airline told her if she changed her shirt she could resume her next flight on the way. She said no. She was unable to fly on to her destination. I thought we had the freedom of speech in this country. This is the sort of thing that Rating: 5

[beachguy in thongs]

I'm, almost, embarassed to wear my '10 Most Wanted Marijuana Strands' shirt because I'll get tailed all the way home, by cops, detectives,stoners, and wild animals.

Everything about our country (well, most things) is not an image of our Founding Fathers', and they couldn't have possibly imagined the outside influences affecting our leaders' decisions (like cars, trains, and planes). Abe Lincoln would feel so oppressed if he were a free-man, in today's United States of America.

[F L E S H]

I'm, almost, embarassed to wear my '10 Most Wanted Marijuana Strands' shirt because I'll get tailed all the way home, by cops, detectives,stoners, and wild animals.

And me...

[beachguy in thongs]

Uh Oh, I may start wearing that shirt to Church, but I don't go to Church, or hardly wear shirts, but you gave me a good idea for a tattoo, especially if I want some Flesh to follow me back to where I lay.

[colton]

Sort of the same i knew a bloke got chucked out of college for wearing a 'fuck allah' t shirt - he nearly got killed too!

[3 Sheets To The Wind]

Sort of the same i knew a bloke got chucked out of college for wearing a 'fuck allah' t shirt - he nearly got killed too!

Huge Muslim/Asian community in this country now, they are gonna be in control and there'll be a higher population of them than the "British" people.
They were always the ones causing the trouble at my high school and starting fights and saying "I'll get ma' brrrrrothers!"

This one time about 1 and a half years ago i was like in the phase of saying "go home!" to people that said something to me (chavs abusing our crowd and stuff lol) and this Yemeny girl said some shit to me and i said "Go 'ome!" without thinking, then i realised "Ahh fuck, she won't like that" and she kicked me lol, and as she went to kick again she slipped and went down lol, someone threw a sandwich at her

This country is going to pot (wish that was literally!)
Things will never be the same again..

[420purplehaze420]

if someone finds my shirt offensive i tell them not to look at it, when i wore a corona shirt with a girl in a thong bikini on the back, to school the teachers told me to i had to wear it inside out, and i said no, im not going to hide a natural beautiful thing like that when people can just as easily turn there heads if they dont want to see it and there like uhhh....well then your going to have to leave so i grabbed my back pack and walked out the door, i have rights and i exersize them lol

[Ousted]

The shirt had a pic of presidents Bush and Clinton and the word 'fuck'.

What were the presidents doing? How was "fuck" used?

Was one president having graphic anal sex with the other with a caption like "fuck the leader"?

Was it the presidents just smiling, and say "fuck yeah, we're presidents!"

Was it a shirt of the presidents simultaneously screaming "FUCK!" with an image of terrorists highjacking another plane?


Too vague of a story for me to care just yet about infringement of free speech. More details would be appreciated.

[kr0nicmike]

Actually since the airline is a private company, they dont have to let you on their planes. Im not trying to defend the Gov. or anything, (would love to have just 5 minutes in a room with bush and me brass knucks) but the airline and the gov. are two different things. How do you think the airports are allowed to search you? Its because they are offering a service to you and you must abide by their rules.

[mellow mood]

what u didnt understood lady, its that USA doesnt allow FREEDOM

thats why bush is a COCK SUCKER

thats why u cant smoke weed. WE'RE NOT FREE.



but.. at least here i have the right to post THIS

lol