• Izzy@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    What does it mean to “Shout down a speaker”? What are they speaking about and what is the purpose of shouting at them?

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      6 months ago

      When the hate preachers show up on campus with a bullhorn and try to tell everyone that they deserve to burn in hell, they don’t want the rest of the world to tell them to STFU.

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        2 years ago

        I see. If someone is yelling obscenities at you then its probably ok to yell at them too although I wouldn’t bother personally. I don’t think this poll can mean anything though as I imagine everyone has different understandings of what a “speaker” is and is doing.

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          2 years ago

          I don’t think this poll can mean anything

          Given the obvious motivation of the person who posted it, I’d want to see some independent source before attributing any importance to it.

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      2 years ago

      And does it apply only to verbal, podium speech, or also to written books and speech by people in [drag] costume.

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      They go to the lecture and just scream so that that person can’t present. They don’t allow the person to make their case or offer them any respect.