Larry Flynt on the Danish Cartoons
For those of you who do not know, it was Flynt, Hustler Magazine’s Publisher, in the landmark Supreme Court case Flynt v. Falwell [yes, that Falwell] that forced this Country to decide that offending religious sensibilities was protected speech.
That was only 30 years ago folks.
Flynt:
Freedom of speech is only important if you’re gonna offend someone; if you’re not gonna offend someone, you don’t need free speech.
No shit.
Read the rest of the interview here.
[...] I have not written much about the latest “cartoon” incident, but I say this over at the Golden Gate and thought it hit the nail on the head: Freedom of speech is only important if you’re gonna offend someone; if you’re not gonna offend someone, you don’t need free speech. [...]