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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous
For the liberals who believe that Geller and company were unnecessarily provoking the radical Muslims, I guess you believe that homosexuals should avoid PDAs and flamboyant behavior because it unnecessarily provokes conservative or traditional Christians and brings gay bashing upon themselves, right?
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My issue with Geller is not that she was being provocative, but that the cartoon show was part of her ongoing campaign of hatred toward Islam. As the New York Times wrote in an editorial, the event "was not really about free speech. It was an exercise in bigotry and hatred posing as a blow for freedom" and "to pretend that it was motivated by anything other than hate is simply hogwash." As such, Geller and her event should be treated like any other display of hatred. Gay people kissing or dressing provocative is hardly the same thing.

The NYT editorial is quite good, by the way and worth reading in its entirety:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/opinion/free-speech-vs-hate-speech.html

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