"Tolerance" doesn't mean someone can have any prominent position they want.
I completely support Stallman's right to say that he believes children can consent to sex. It's not sexist or edgy -- it's repulsive and sounds like the stuff Epstein used to say. But he still deserves to have friends and rights.
What he doesn't deserve is coworkers or teammates who are forced to pretend he didn't say that stuff. He said it and there are consequences.
Could any of the rest of us tweet about our theoretical support for statutory rape and still have jobs?
And the things he said that denigrated parents who raise children with Down's syndrome is arguably worse.
Twitter is not destroying careers. People are destroying their own careers.
I completely support Stallman's right to say that he believes children can consent to sex. It's not sexist or edgy -- it's repulsive and sounds like the stuff Epstein used to say. But he still deserves to have friends and rights.
What he doesn't deserve is coworkers or teammates who are forced to pretend he didn't say that stuff. He said it and there are consequences.
Could any of the rest of us tweet about our theoretical support for statutory rape and still have jobs?
And the things he said that denigrated parents who raise children with Down's syndrome is arguably worse.
Twitter is not destroying careers. People are destroying their own careers.