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֭’s Creeley on ReasonTV: Why Banning ‘Hate Speech’ Doesn’t Work
Earlier this month, we brought news that University of California (UC) System President Mark Yudof had received a recommendation to implement a "hate speech" policy from a working group comprised of members of UC's . The recommendation asks Yudof to implement policies that fundamentally violate students' expressive rights—including an outright ban on "hate speech." The advisory council even states that UC should "accept the challenge" of First Amendment litigation.
FIRE has to reject that recommendation, and we're cautiously optimistic about his response. To make our point even clearer, FIREDirector of Legal and Public Advocacy Will Creeley recently .
What more is there to say? Will covers all the bases. Banning hate speech disempowers the very groups the rules are meant to protect, and silencing “bad” speech furthers fear and hatred. The only way to really fight unfavorable speech is with more speech.
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