Rowan Atkinson EXPLODES on UK Free Speech is a viral commentary video by Joe Kirby of Off the Kirb Ministries that highlights actor Rowan Atkinson’s famous 2012 campaign speech against UK legislation criminalising “insulting” language, warning that censoring offensive speech creates a dangerous chilling effect on society. Rowan Atkinson’s famous campaign speech argued that UKContinue reading “Feed Me, Finance Me, Or Fuck Off!”
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Debate Beats Silence — Every time
“I am not intolerant… I am only intolerant of intolerance.” Do we spend too much time attempting to silence people… instead of debating them? It’s a question Rowan Atkinson asked over a decade ago, and it’s one that still divides opinion today. Rowan Atkinson’s point still strikes a nerve because it exposes a fundamental tensionContinue reading “Debate Beats Silence — Every time”
