AndrewHickey comments on Offense versus harm minimization - Less Wrong

60 Post author: Yvain 16 April 2011 01:06AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 16 April 2011 07:31:43AM 1 point [-]

"The general US norm is not that drawing the prophet Muhammed is forbidden, " There do exist places other than the US, you know. Those places have cultural norms of their own but also have internet access.

Comment author: Nominull 16 April 2011 03:05:23PM 3 points [-]

The "Everybody Draw Muhammed Day" festival that offense was being taken over was started by an American, though, so it's America's norms that would have jurisdiction over her.

Comment author: [deleted] 16 April 2011 03:18:35PM 1 point [-]

But not over the people who took offence, which I thought was the point.