Free speech reminds us the world is not a stage
Aug 26, 2022
3 minutes
By Brian Logan
“If we don’t defend free speech, we live in tyranny. That was the tenor of the coverage following the attack on Salman Rushdie. So is it also our take when a comedian uses “extreme racism, sexism, homophobia and misogyny” onstage? That’s the question surrounding the cancellation earlier this month of Jerry Sadowitz’s show on the Edinburgh fringe, and – spoiler alert – I, a mere comedy critic, am not certain of the answer.
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