After the terrible Paris attacks it was widely agreed afterwards that freedom of speech should prevale in the West.
Fast forward to 2018 borris Johnson makes a joke about burkers and letterboxes. Was that anymore offensive than Charlie hebdow depicting the prophet muhammad or borris him self being called a buffoon [Link]

Is freedom of speech only one way or have we finaly reached a cross roads and it's dead?

Charlie Hebdow was especially offensive to Muslims as their faith takes the comandment about craven images very seriously. Boris' silly jibe is a storm in a tea cup which will be chip wrap before you know it.

Of course the point of this thread is the chilling effect of the hypersensitivity of race, gender, religion etc on free speech. There must hopefully be few people who don't look back on what was "funny" 40 years ago with cringing embarrassment. Today the pendulum has swung too far to cater for anyone who perceives offence no matter how tenuous.

You say that like It's a bad thing? My guess is that the poor woman who is forced to wear it by her husband is probably in serious danger of life or limb If she was free not to wear it.
Maybe the government would be wise to have a toll free number these poor wretches can call so they can get advice.
It's banned in Holland, Denmark & France It should be banned here as well. I have no issue with the head scarf for the sake of modesty, but the full black veil is a throwback to the middle ages..

Pro USA & Israel

The western media and elites reaction to Charlie Hebdo is a perfect illustration of the difference between words and actions.

Just like after the Bishopsgate bombing (which I was working near) the terrorist's agenda won.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Suck it up snowflake.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I find it interesting when people say Britain is a tolerant fair society welcoming people's beliefs and cultures.
Does that work both ways? BRITAINS CULTURE is to see the person's you engage with?
And as Britain is the host country does this not mean the foreign culture should respect and tolerate the place they have adopted as their new country?

When western woman visit Islamic countries they dress accordingly, respecting their beliefs so I'm seing a very one sided approach to this.
This link even considers western woman "easy"
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From this travel advice link.

The Bottom Line

In short, if you observe local customs and traditions when traveling to Muslim countries, you'll wind up feeling more comfortable physically and socially.

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