Far be it from me, a diplomatic Libran, to ever say, “Ok, you are not allowed to say that. Ever.” And yet, I have found myself thinking and/or saying that more than a few times lately. Last week the President himself got into trouble dissing his own bowling skills . . . I wasn’t necessarily mad at that. But then there were the crowds of people across the country who cheered at the announcement of four Oakland cops shot and killed.
In a world of free speech that encourages debate and tolerates dissent, are there things that you just shouldn’t say? Like, for instance, Woot Woot! Yeah! and Yay! upon learning that four Oakland police officers just got shot?
But in honor of crucial minutiae, I offer more personal, far less public examples to illustrate this inquiry. The first example is mine, the second two I overheard. (more…)
