Originally Posted by
Just_Me_D An argument can be made that free speech is under attack here in the U.S. under the guise of protecting one’s feelings. Cute names like ‘safe zones’ are used, but when you get to the root of it, it is still a prohibition of free speech, in my opinion. Oh wait! That might have been disingenuous of me....

I think I have to agree with you 100%. I'm not liking where this world is headed when someone get's ridiculed / banned / shunned for saying / posting something that someone else doesn't agree with or gets offended by. If you are offended by someone stop following / listening to them.
But that's not the case, apparently if someone offends you, intentional or not, you must brand them with a scarlet letter and make sure the world knows you were offended and that everyone else needs to have the same opinion as you. And if the others don't sway to your opinion, they too need to be branded and put on display.
If everyone had the same thoughts and opinions, the world we be a very boring place.
Just my 2 cents.
I'll probably get banned any day now.