Voices of Youth: Put a stop to 'cancel culture'

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Note how free speech is a double-edged sword.....it can help give voice to the minority or oppressed groups, but it can also lead to cancel culture, where one exploits free speech to put down others....indeed, free speech can even be cited for one's discriminatory or racist remarks. All of a sudden, racism/discrimination is given a cloak of legitimacy behind the label 'free speech'. 

If u have done the free speech compre/AQ recently with me, consider also how free speech can exacerbate discrimination/racism by making ur racist views heard, so that other equally racist people who share the same views as you realise they are not alone and will be emboldened to spout their racist sentiments also --- like the Emperor's New Clothes analogy. Seen in this light, free speech lends 'political correctness' to racist views: I am free to say what I like -- even if it's racist -- since I am exercising my freedom of speech/expression. In short, free speech is guilty of enabling people to do terrible things under the guise of free speech (a positive facade that makes it difficult for others to criticize you or say you are wrong)

"Cancel culture" refers to a trend driven by young people, of people using the power of the Internet to get back at people who made controversial comments online related to social issues such as racism, homophobia or sexism.

Qn: ‘In a free society, there should be no restrictions on freedom of speech.’ Discuss. (Cam. 2020)