Freedom of Speech in the greekchat.com world

[texas*princess]

Originally posted by KSig RC



Uhhhh, HUGE UPS TO THIS POST BY LibraSoul.

kddani - No offense, your post is a great reminder of what the legal issues are as pertinent to freedom of speech here . . .

But that's not the point. The point is, minority viewpoints, new posters, and etc are SHIT ON here on greekchat.com, usually for no other reason than being new or expressing an unpopular (or better yet, non-PC) viewpoint. "Free speech" doesn't mean "I want to yell fire in a crowded theatre" - it means I want to express myself against the grain, and still be treated like every other poster, in this case.

I think we're missing the trees for the forest.

I have to agree with KSig RC here. I honestly feel it's the sad truth!

posted by kddaniThe reason I chose to start this thread is because of some of the arguments that have been going on lately. And also because of the reaction of some GCers when threads have been deleted- just yelling "Freedom of Speech" and bitching about it instead of PMing the mods to ask why.

I don't really know of how many "arguements".. in the last thread I just was wondering what's up ... and sorry I'm not on the GC every waking second of my life to pm the mod, but after awhile it didn't matter to me anymore. And don't take this in a mean way, but guess what? sometimes people will have bad days and "bitch" .. sometimes people will yell "freedom of speech'... but it's all a matter of opinion too.

I don't know for sure, but I am guessing this board was started with the intent to share ideas, opinions, etc. about Greek Life.. When you put a bunch of people together like that, it's a fact that not everyone is going to agree. It's just like being in a sorority or fraternity. I know everyone loves their brothers/sisters. I know I do! Sometimes you might not agree with what your bro/sis is saying, but it's ok! You just talk it out, or do something, so everyone is happy and no one is hurt, everyone's opinion gets heard, and it's all good! This is like a giant fraternal organization... Greeks all over are coming together to share ideas for rush, greek life, academics, community service everything!