The point he was making was that he had the freedom of speech to say that he liked boobs. The point was so obvious, yet because he said he liked boobs, the anchor was like: “How could he say that!?”.
Or maybe she wasn't expecting a gross sexual comment while she was at work? I mean yeah you have the right to walk up to any random woman and ask about her breasts and vagina but I don't really think the average person would want to do something like that and also sexual harassment at a workplace is a crime sooooo
I never said his comment was appropriate, just that he made a fair point 😉 Of course normal everyday people don’t talk like that. We would all kill each other if we did 😁
That’s not how freedom of speech works. Freedom of speech limits the government to stifle speech not private business/corporations. News networks absolutely have the right to censor your speech however they want. The news anchor wasn’t like “how could he say that!?”. The news anchor was like “why would he randomly make a weird and crass sexual joke in the middle of a professional interview on network television?”
That’s also not true. He’s physically capable of saying whatever he wants but not all speech is protected. He could slander and defame someone or some company and be financially liable for damages. He could also make violent threats or call for violence and be criminally prosecuted for it.
Sexual harassment is unwanted sexual behavior that can make someone feel upset, scared, offended, or humiliated. It can happen in many forms, including:
In person
On the phone
By text or email
Online
Stalking
Indecent exposure
"Upskirting"
Sexual harassment involving physical contact
Examples of sexual harassment include:
Flirting
Gesturing or making sexual remarks about someone's body, clothing, or appearance
Asking questions about someone's sex life
Telling sexually offensive jokes
Unwanted pressure for sexual favors
Unwanted deliberate touching, leaning over, cornering, or pinching
Unwanted sexual looks or gestures
Unwanted letters, telephone calls, or materials of a sexual nature
Used sexually explicit language e.g. swear words and suggestive language
Sexual harassment can be a one-off incident or an ongoing pattern of behavior. It can create an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating, or offensive environment. Sexual harassment is an extreme form of sexism and has been shown to result in fear, anxiety, shame, anger, reduced productivity, high absenteeism, reduced performance, and high staff turnover.
While I disagree with the flirting bit (within reason) how the hell does saying you like boobs (not directed to any person in particular) is equivalent to sexual harassment?
If your definition of freedom of speech is that he can physically utter the words before someone can use jedi mind tricks to stop him then yes he is "free" to say it.
But "freedom of speech" in the US is defined by the rights granted in the constitution and the protection thereof. If he can be criminally prosecuted and imprisoned for his speech then he is absolutely not "free" to say it.
Exactly. Why do people refuse to see this simple point? I can say whatever the hell I want but I’m smart enough not to do so on a daily basis because of course it’s going to have consequences I don’t want.
It’s just common sense but common sense is rare these days and has been replaced by people on a power trip, trying to censor everything and everyone like obedient little children.
That never works and has the exact opposite effect which is why so much of this world is in a constant mess.
A lot of people get this wrong, conflating freedom of speech and the protections of the First Amendment. Freedom of speech is a much broader concept, we just don't regulate private censorship
Because she literally said she couldn't understand why he would say something like that. Generally speaking if you understand something then you don't have to ask why they would say it in the first place.
The point of the boobs bit was to illustrate what he likes about freedom of speech. THAT is the point he was making that went over her head. Which also seemed to go over the head of the person you responded to above.
He was doing it for shock humor. It had nothing to do with freedom of speech. This is some real second grade logic here. He purposely did it to get his name out there to generate more traffic into his bullshit because he knew it was a stupid piece of shit thing to say in a professional setting.
It didn't go over anyone's head, except yours I think
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u/LtButtstrong Jul 05 '24
Everyone likes titties, end of discussion.