In defence of Ricky Gervais and the right to offend people
The IndependentThe best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. To protect their freedom of religion – the right to believe in something the emperor found offensive – a Sikh guru gave up his life. When we clamp down on “offensive” speech, usually through the law, it’s always used against minorities first. To keep up to speed with all the latest opinions and comment, sign up to our free weekly Voices Dispatches newsletter by clicking here Around the same time as the Sikh play, Muslim groups started campaigning for laws against hate speech, to protect against “insulting words and behaviour”. What’s worse is the idea that people who are mildly offensive should be completely shunned – ie “cancelled” and never heard from again.
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