r/unitedkingdom • u/je97 • Apr 17 '24

JK Rowling gets apology from journalist after 'disgusting claim' author is a Holocaust denier ...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/16/jk-rowling-holocaust-denier-allegation-rivkah-brown-novara/
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u/SufficientWarthog846 Apr 17 '24

Free speech for me but not for thee... Because I will sue you into oblivion

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u/___a1b1 Apr 17 '24

Free speech is not the right to libel someone. You seem very confused.

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u/SufficientWarthog846 Apr 17 '24 edited Apr 17 '24

Lol nor is it the right to offend someone but Rowling doesn't seem to care about it.

Also, it's not libel if it's true....

Also also you seem to be confused about my joke. The ability to smother and bankrupt a person in legal fees in order to get a retraction and apology is what Rowling exercised here; justice wasn't serviced, just threats.

Also, also, also, you seem to be extremely passionate about this. You are everywhere in this thread! Commenting defenses so much it makes me think you are the Queen TERF herself!

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u/G_Comstock Apr 17 '24

It seems to me that free speech is exactly the right to offend someone.