I'm Not sure s18C has ever actually prevented anyone from saying what they wanted to say, always providing common courtesy and civility were inherent in most public utterings?

That said, it cannot be allowed to be subverted to in effect, allow or encourage reverse racism or apartheid? If there is to be an aboriginal only lab, then it's fair that there also ought to be one reserved just as exclusively for white supremacists? Or very short very round, pointy head people? Roll up, roll up. Enough large posterior pedestals to go round.

If only to underline that fact, that making anything exclusive on race based or pointy head grounds, is wrong!

What's next Mz Prior, blacks only, toilets?

I think this risible rubbish has gone far to far, and while I don't necessarily agree with Big Nana's total take, I think she makes some valid points.

That said, I don't believe that 18 C is inherently bad law, even if the white supremacists want it completely repealed? So they can get back to behaving like resolute, redoutable, redneck, recidivist, revhead racists, repeatedly requiring revenge? Careful, you might get roistered on your own spitard?

We want that Crap flushed as it should be! And the considerable costs against the activist students, who with some humour, pushed the right button, ought to be forgiven or met!

And wouldn't be good if a few of our better off urban blacks passed the hat around to ensure just that outcome?
Alan B.

Alan B.
Even if these people you describe exist (hint, they don't) what possible use would so called "hate speech" be to anyone?
You labour under the false assumption that denigrating people based on race or religion is a short cut to mobilising a theoretical mass movement of some sort, nothing could be further from the truth.
You people roar with laughter when overtly bigoted groups like Party For Freedom and Rise Up! fail, but continue the fear mongering over "racism" as if it's a realistic and viable political tactic.
The people calling for the repeal of 18c are your IPA and Libertarian types and they most definitely don't make even the slightest effort at appealing to the 'unwashed", classes of people whom they hold in complete contempt.

Alan B, if you believe that 18C is safe then why don't you make a
comment about fair skinned aboriginals getting xxxkkjh ?

Try that on for size,

One apparently spurious case on a university campus is now being used as a basis to throw out 18C?

Curious as to how the original case against 18C was based upon a member of the 'media and social elite' (who complains about 'elites') making errors of fact to make a point about race.

Interesting how libertarians, neo cons, white nativists, related elites and followers like the freedom to dish out the dirt but squeal when it is directed back at them?

Like other cultural issues and elsewhere US, UK, middle Europe etc. immigration, identity etc. are focused upon so obsessively by the same and media, it makes one think it is merely to create fog and a distraction from substantive policy issues of the day i.e. maintain the status quo or worse?

Good case in point, even if Trump won the US election, it will leave the GOP seriously compromised and divided, ditto Tories in the UK over Brexit, who does this actually help?

These machinations seem to be an indicator that conservatives following the radical, neo con and libertarian right are being led down a cul de sac; many of this ilk seem believe their world is ending.... and they are doing the utmost to bring it on.... includes trying to convince everyone else.

Andras Smith, the only people who can possibly be in favour of 18C are those who hate whites, or those who think they can make a quid out of it for themselves, or their clients.

Which would you be?

Andras,

This QUT case was clearly spurious from the very beginning, and the fact that QUT had already cleared them of any wrong doing, the lawyers working for the idiot Triggs should have advised Prior not to proceed. However, they continued and with the students facing huge legal bills was able to shake down most of the students for go away money. Now with Prior having lost the case she is liable for the court expenses and the legal costs of the students, but I guess will simply default.

But so far 18c has been a path to enrichment facilitated by lawyers that used to chase ambulances. It is a serious breach of the rights of people to speak freely and should be scrapped.