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Old 09-10-2011, 05:02 PM   #56
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Originally Posted by RDaneel54 View Post
Then if I do not buy everything, I am practicing censorship? I don't think so.

Censorship deals with suppression. My personal choice to buy or not to buy does not suppress that choice in someone else.

Your freedom ends at my wallet (paraphrase).
Exactly. this is my take on this issue. It is absurd to say that choosing not to buy something is the same as practicing censorship. I've become pretty hard core in my belief in free speech, and will support people being able to say/write their opinions even if I think their opinons make me think of them as ignorant bigots, but that doesn't mean I have to PAY for this, nor even listen to it.

the first amendment protects the right to speak/write. It does not guarantee publication or an audience.

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Originally Posted by Fbone View Post
If we only interacted with people whose beliefs were similar to our own, wouldn't we be living in stagnating walled enclaves?
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Originally Posted by ucfgrad93 View Post
There is a difference between listening to other views and listening to hate speech.
I absolutely agree with the response to this. I don't have to listen to hate speech, and will not. I get that it is protected speech and will not say it should not be allowed (though on an emotional level, I often feel that way).

Also, I have a limited amount of time and money to spend on what I read. I prefer it be something that I find valuable. I don't need to read a whole book by someone I disagree with or whose views I find offensive.


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Originally Posted by carld View Post
I don't think that choosing not to support blatant hatred and bigotry has anything to do with political correctness.
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Originally Posted by anamardoll View Post
I suspect you would feel differently if it were your human rights up for debate. Let's leave it at that -- we're not in the Politics forum.
I'm also responding to these two quotations together, as I agree with both. I'm SO tired of having people say throw out "PC" when someone challenges something that is bigoted. It's too often used as a way to dismiss the rights/feelings of marginalized groups, and too often used to justify bigotry.

Regarding the question overall, I'm all about only supporting artists I believe in, and that means believing them in a variety of ways. I may know nothing about their views, but love their work and want to support it. Or I may find them to be brave in standing up for their beliefs and want to support them. Or it may be a combination of these two (or more!) reasons. I tend to look at it that way--I choose to support some artists, rather than I'm boycotting others.

But there are some writers work that I won't buy because I believe them to be bigoted, and why should support someone who is publicly bigoted and perhaps would hate someone like me anyway? I doubt very much it hurts their book sales, but I simply choose not to read the work of someone like that (and yes, I'm speaking of the person who will not be named as well as others).

Most of the time, though, it's not so much boycotting them for views which don't show up in their work, because most of the time, bigotry does show up in the work too, and I simply will not read stuff like that. So I skip it.

It's not censorship. It's my choice based on my beliefs, opinions and tastes.

eta: Ha! After I posted this, I just noted that my forum title has gone up to "zealot"! That somehow seems fitting!
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