Re:Google Doesn’t Want Staff Debating Politics at Work Anymore
by SolaceQuantum on Friday August 23, 2019 @01:34PM
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So, if my view is that trans women should be called men, and I call a trans woman at my work a man, is this speech or an action? This is where I'm having difficulty distinguishing speech and action.
Re:Google Doesn’t Want Staff Debating Politics at Work Anymore
by jimbokun on Friday August 23, 2019 @01:59PM
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In the US? Would be protected free speech, and the government cannot make any laws about it.
For your company, though, they could fire you for violating their internal policies.
To categorize the speech, I would say it's just being an asshole. Even if you believe biological sex is assigned at birth and is immutable, going out of your way to not address someone the way they wish to be addressed is just being intentionally rude.
But even then, it's still speech.
Re:Google Doesn’t Want Staff Debating Politics at Work Anymore
by SolaceQuantum on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:07PM
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So is it okay that the company does not tolerate that view, even if that view is only expressed through speech? We're not in the context of a government, only an employer. Is that fine?
> I've always found it difficult to dissociate views vs actions when it comes to espoousing a hateful view.
Views: giving a speech arguing abortion should be illegal
Actions: blowing up an abortion clinic
I find it very troubling so many participants in this discussion having difficulty distinguishing between speech and action, and why they should not be treated as the same thing.