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Protect the Freedom to Shock
Malik, Kenan
http://www.kenanmalik.com/essays/offensive.htmlDate Written: 2008-08-05 Year Published: 2001 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX7907 Far from being the cornerstone of a diverse, plural society, the refusal to give offence shows respect neither for oneself nor for others. Respect for oneself requires self-belief, a willingness to take a stand, to be unpopular, to refuse to see oneself as a victim easily disturbed by provocative beliefs. Respecting others means not ignoring them but engaging with them by putting them on their mettle and challenging their ideas and arguments. Without heated, entrenched debate a plural society becomes but a hollow shell. Subject Headings |