Juan Albion
Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
She is by no means the only one who has left this place, and I don't blame any of them. Tedebear, you are right: it is largely because too many on here don't know how to combine freedom of speech with respect for others. Too often people come out with one-liners in the name of humour without thinking of how it will be received by others (I expect I'm guilty of that, too). For example, zeferelly's throw away line yesterday when he suggested castration for all Roman Catholic priests. Yeah, very funny, and many of us would take it that way. But how would you take it if you were a Catholic priest, already fed up with all the cliched comments about 'little boys' you read and the ignorance towards all the good work you do for little or no pay? I remember we used to have a Catholic priest on here but I haven't seen him post in quite a while. Shame, because he was a fellow Albion fan. How many others have we lost from here?
Freedom of speech is a freedom that needs to be used wisely. It is not an excuse to think you can say whatever you like without consequences.
Freedom of speech is a freedom that needs to be used wisely. It is not an excuse to think you can say whatever you like without consequences.