"A thoughtful book that offers significant insights on the
potential perils of imposing restraints in the traditional First
Amendment rights."
--A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
"A powerful collection of essays challenging the advocates of
curbing speech in order to promote equality. Most impressively,
these writers make their case not through name-calling, but by
taking them seriously, and dissecting, opposing arguments and
acknowledging complexities, and by invoking informed common sense
in bracing prose."
--Gerald Gunther, author of "The Learned Hand: The Man and the
Judge,"
At the University of Pennsylvania, a student is reprimanded for
calling a group of African-American students water buffalo. Several
prominent American law schools now request that professors abstain
from discussing the legal aspects of rape for fear of offending
students. As debates over multiculturalism and political
correctness crisscross the land, no single issue has been more of a
flash point in the ongoing culture wars than hate speech codes,
which seek to restrict bigoted or offensive speech and punish those
who engage in it. In this provocative anthology, a range of
prominent voices argue that hate speech restrictions are not only
dangerous, but counterproductive. The lessons of history indicate
that speech regulation designed to protect minorities is destined
to be used against them. Acknowledging the legitimacy of the
concerns that prompt speech codes and combining support for civil
liberties with an acute concern for civil tights issues, "Speaking
of Race, Speaking of Sex" demonstrates that it is difficult, if not
impossible, to draw the line between unprotected insults and
protected ideas.Decrying such speech regulation as overly concerned
with the symbols of racism rather than its realities, Speaking of
Race, Speaking of Sex offers a balanced and well-reasoned
perspective on one of the most controversial issues of our
time.
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