fredericks

Part of me is appalled by the NBA's decision to ban Hardaway from the All-Star game. Punishing him for having and articulating his views - even if they are disgusting and backwards - amounts to censorship, and that makes me a little queasy. The bigotry will be there, whether we hear it or not. In a country that prides itself on both the legal and social support of free speech, I think we need to be very careful about who we shut up and why. I dearly want to cheer on the NBA and support people's efforts to humiliate and silence the ignorant fuckwad homophobes, but something in my gut just keeps telling me that censorship is Not Right and is not the answer. Believe me, I feel guilty about it.