What are the limits?
There are no limits on free speech.
There are consequences of free speech.
I think a good guideline is: If âfreedom of speechâ is the best argument you can give to defend what youâve said, then you probably shouldnât have said it.
Iâm fine with anything that doesnât annoy me
âLadies and gentlemen, thank you for coming. Doesnât she look wonderful ladies and gentlemen. The groom once got drunk and fell over. That was a funny time. Even the cakeâs in layers. Ladies and gentlemen I give you the bride and groom.â
There you go, gratis.
This is good
âYour right to swing your arm ends where my nose beginsâ
- Paul Scholes
Didnât study philosophy for nothing
For me itâs whatever Ricky Gervais is using it to defend.
If youâre ever worried about your freedom of speech being denied then simply put a bit of tape over your mouth.
Told to wait until AOB in a board meeting? Put a bit of tape over your mouth.
Landlord calls last orders whilst youâre in the middle of a rant to a bemused local? Put a bit of tape over your mouth.
Trying to talk to someone in a noisy location and they canât hear you properly? Put a bit of tape over your mouth.
There was a brilliant /r/legaladvice post the other day from someone who was being punished by their university for standing up in their sociology lecture and illustrating their question of âwhere is the line when it comes to what words we can and cannot say?â by listing a load of racial slurs. Surely this is protected under free speech, they said.