We read:
"A new 30-second Dodge Caliber ad that features a fluttering fairy has been called offensive by an Internet-based group that monitors marketing tactics that could be offensive to gays and lesbians. Commercial Closet gave a negative rating to the Caliber's "Too Tough" TV spot because "it directly finds humor with the term fairy"
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Apparently, the commercial also featured some effeminate men and that made it "hate speech" or some such. But what happened to "gay pride"? I thought that depicting effeminate men was supposed to be a GOOD thing these days! So often these days, you can't win.
A Small Victory for Free Speech
We read:
"The Council of Conservative Citizens, which describes itself as "America's largest paleo-conservative organization" and is described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a "hate group," has sued four libraries in the St. Louis area, claiming that the libraries' web filters block the organization's web site. (All are apparently not doing so now.) The suit cited Maplewood City Library, University City Public Library, Valley Park Community Library and Festus Public Library. Apparently the libraries were filtering sites designated as "hate" sites for both children and adults. Maplewood City Library director Terrence Donnelly told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the library had revised its policy and unblocked the site."
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I think the lesson here is that free speech needs to be fought for. We might have more of it if conservatives resorted to the law as much as the ACLU and other Leftist groups do.
