Space Karen has decided that free-speech absolutism means you should be able to say any ol’ racist thing without consequences:
Billionaire Elon Musk has accused the media of being racist against whites and Asians after Scott Adams, the creator of the “Dilbert” comic strip, was dropped by several newspapers for making racist claims about Black people.
Of course, Space Karen does not offer anything as proof.
The larger point here is that any fool can say any foolish thing they want in America —as Dilbert did— and no one can stop them; certainly, no one stopped Dilbert. However, the consequences of what you say might not be all Chanel No. 5.
Every media platform has standards that they get to enforce however they want. Actually, every corporation has that right, too; you break the published standards and rules, you suffer the consequences. Last time I checked, corporations were people, my friends, and they get to make their own rules.
Musk’s actions have been applauded by some right-wingers, who have claimed there is a plot by liberals and the media to suppress conservative voices. Claims that anti-racism is part of an “anti-white” agenda have been linked to far-right extremism by analysts.
In other words, what the Republicans want is to forced listening as they say racist stuff.
Republished with permission from Mock Paper Scissors.
