From 657bd11a205167954d9ce5608e032093c34182c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wellspringcp <69349872+wellspringcp@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 19:28:08 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 15-02-dehumanizing-speech.md --- 15-torts-and-coordination/15-02-dehumanizing-speech.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/15-torts-and-coordination/15-02-dehumanizing-speech.md b/15-torts-and-coordination/15-02-dehumanizing-speech.md index 42831e0..030507e 100644 --- a/15-torts-and-coordination/15-02-dehumanizing-speech.md +++ b/15-torts-and-coordination/15-02-dehumanizing-speech.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ > [Apologia]: If we had gone the "portray as less than human" route, we would have to reason about what constitutes a statement that has the effect of portraying someone in a particular light, etc, etc. Very difficult. We would have to deconstruct and then fix in a definition, why slurs are harmful, etc, etc. Very difficult. I think it's best to just let the action lie for statements made about biologically innate attributes. +> [Apologia]: This entire mechanism is experimental and I'm frankly not sure whether or not it will make it into the final version. + It shall be a defense if the statement being made about the person is factually true; for example, if a person is crippled, then making the statement that s/he is a cripple incurs no liability. This form of liability only applies to biologically innate attributes.