cover of episode Roger Scruton: Offensive Jokes

Roger Scruton: Offensive Jokes

2015/11/6
logo of podcast A Point of View

A Point of View

Frequently requested episodes will be transcribed first

Shownotes Transcript

Roger Scruton says we must feel free to express opinions and to make jokes that others may find offensive; censoring them them only leads to a loss of reasoned argument. "The policing of the public sphere with a view to suppressing 'racist' opinions has caused a kind of public psychosis, a sense of having to tip-toe through a minefield, and to avoid all the areas where the bomb of outrage might go off in your face." Producer: Sheila Cook.