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2024-05-14 22:37:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1611801EE6B572822949412807FCCDF89B8E86439830F152536D716F222B1DA0
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People campaigning for more censorship were warned repeatedly, over many years, that censorship and "hate speech" laws always end up hurting minorities most - but they pressed ahead anyway: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/21/left-silences-right-right-silences-left-but-censorship-stops-us-pushing-for-change The first person ever prosecuted for using the 'coconut' slur was a black woman: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jun/28/councillor-court-coconut-jibe-bristol
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