11-10-2022, 08:17 AM
(10-10-2022, 12:58 PM)XIII Wrote: I think John Cleese is a great comedy performer but I get the feeling he thinks free speech means says whatever you like without consequences.
I loved John Cleese and the Monty Python crew going back a long time. I even used to buy the VHS tapes of the programs in the old BBC Shop in Eldon Square, Newcastle, when I was a teenager.
Like you, I think vile hate speech should not be given a platform. But there is a problem on who decides what's vile and what's hate speech? Many positions people held maybe 10 years ago are now considered by some as vile and hateful.
The best guidelines to work to are OFCOM's. They level the playing field to a degree. There is more than a touch of "old man shouting at sky for being blue" about John but the guy is a legend and I hope he displays his genius to get us laughing and thinking on his show.