Do you think hate speech in the blogosphere should be censored?

"Free speech is free speech. We shouldn't limit its expression for anyone, no matter how repulsive. I wouldn't want the other side limiting my freedom to express myself."

"Though I loathe hate speech, it's good to know who your enemies are."

"Advocating violence or harm toward anyone should be censored, and I do not consider threats free speech."

"I personally think that it's better for people to occasionally encounter hate speech and develop a personal experience with it, because the majority of people will reject it outright. If hate speech is censored, it tends to arouse curiosity and gains more exposure than if it weren't censored."

"While ignorance is constitutionally protected in this country, we should not be forced to give it a forum from which hate can be espoused."

"I think it's important for people to see that there still is a lot of bigotry out there. Censorship will just mute the fact that these opinions still exist in high magnitude."

"No speech should be censored, unless that speech is libelous."

How readers responded to the
Advocate.com poll question featured in
the February 26 issue of The Advocate

Yes      20%
No       73%
Unsure    7%

Note: Table made from bar graph.

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