Are Boycotts a form of Censorship?

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Registered: 04-09-2007
Are Boycotts a form of Censorship?
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Tue, 11-18-2008 - 5:09pm

Are Boycotts a form of Censorship?



  • Yes
  • No
  • Other


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iVillage Member
Registered: 04-09-2007
Tue, 11-18-2008 - 5:16pm

Several boycotts have been called for in response to Prop 8, targeting individuals or organizations who sponsored the "anti-gay marriage" advocates who contributed large amounts of money to the campaign.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008
Tue, 11-18-2008 - 5:23pm

Boycotts are absolutely not a form of censorship.


"Censorship" only exists when you have the ability to force someone to either be silent or change their views.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-23-2008
Tue, 11-18-2008 - 5:29pm

I don't think they are a form of censorship whatsoever. As a consumer, if I don't like a company, whether it be for their product or their message, the only thing I can do to let that company know is to not give them my business. In our society, money talks. No business has a right to make money. You make money when you are doing things well. So if this hurts them and they are no longer making money, maybe they need to rethink their stance on some issues. And if they don't want to, then so be it.


That's capitalism, right?


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iVillage Member
Registered: 01-12-2004
Tue, 11-18-2008 - 7:34pm

"Many call these boycotts "censorship", saying that they infringe on an individual's freedom of speech.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 11-18-2008 - 7:44pm
I voted "other".

 


 


I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-24-2008
Wed, 11-19-2008 - 3:39am

No, they are not a form of censorship.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-24-2008
Wed, 11-19-2008 - 3:44am

As an aside, from Andrew Sullivan (a Catholic libertarian conservative writer with Atlantic Monthly):


Here's a helpful list

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-24-2008
Wed, 11-19-2008 - 4:03am

As an aside, one of the most famous boycotts was that led by Ghandi, and the US government itself has boycotted (ie. the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow).


I don't think I'd accuse either of censoring or hate speech.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-09-2007
Wed, 11-19-2008 - 12:12pm

I live in San Diego, so protests/boycotts were in the news daily for the first two weeks after the election.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-24-2008
Wed, 11-19-2008 - 1:52pm

That's really interesting to me.

 

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