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Bosun J comments, "Freedom. Either you believe in it or you do not. If you truly do then embrace it. Accept that freedom means others get to exercise theirs even when it makes you uncomfortable. Most especially when it makes you uncomfortable!"

I have selected your comments not to use as a personal attack rather to highlight how highly problematic is your stance. My presumption is you are writing of Freedom of Speech, unlimited and uncensored Freedom of Speech. A number of other participants are assuming a stance similar to yours which is we should be free to use language as we please.

Based upon this notion of yours and of others, I should be allowed to approach a child, perhaps your child, then begin speaking about sexual activities using vulgarity. This should not bother you at all because I am exercising my right to Freedom of Speech.

I am quite certain if you, others, me, if we began speaking around children using vulgar words, began talking about sex, I am quite certain we would be beaten to death right on the spot by angry parents.

So, if you do not support this freedom to speak about sex, or how wonderful is abusing drugs, or becoming a gang banger, if you do not support freedom of using vulgar words around children, you are a hypocrite, yes? You are adamant about Freedom of Speech but I do know you and others draw a line, a deep and distinct line.

You and others are practicing your own brand of censorship, rightfully so. Mick Weinstein and his people enjoy the same right.

Yours and others attitude of "all or nothing" is, quite frankly, unrealistic and certainly a display of hypocrisy.

We are expected to measure our language usage according to circumstance. This expectation applies here at Seeking Alpha.

Okpulot Taha
Choctaw Nation