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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These parties are offensive for the reasons many have explained on this thread.  I really appreciate the thoughtfulness in many of these responses.  I think it comes down to the following:

Free speech allows people to be as offensive as they want to be.

Free speech does not mean that there are no consequences for a person's speech.

What is widely considered morally reprehensible has been expanded with greater education of the pubic at large and particularly young people.

Communication technologies facilitate the sharing of abhorrent behavior.

It is now hard to hide morally repugnant behavior and fewer people across the community think it is funny or acceptable.

We try and teach our children logical consequences for their actions.  The logical consequences of participating in a racist form of entertainment is that you may lose friends or jobs when your activity becomes publicly known. It is not against the law and you are free to do it, but the people who shun you are as entitled to their views as you are to yours.

I actually think cancel culture can go way too far.  That said, anyone that chooses to dress up and attend an antebellum party today deserves whatever consequences they get.  [/quote]
Okay, are you that incredibly sensible person over on the Kavanaugh thread?[/quote]
No, there’s more than one of us! I’m the one from the Kavanaugh thread; however, I agree with this sensible poster as well.[/quote]

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