Forgive Me, I Am Going To Be Racist - I Will No Longer Date White Women

Boilerman's mind is in the past. It used to be true, during his formative years (ha, ha), that hate speech was 100% allowed, in all circumstances. Federal (and many state) hate crime laws now forbid it in most contexts. Boiler, in general, like so many of his white conservitard geezer friends, doesn't understand that it's not the 1950s any more.

The distinction is that while the speech itself, in a vacuum, might be legal, it is not legal when used as part of a crime. Such crimes include threatening, harassment, intimidation, etc. as well as the standard white-boy stuff such as assault and murder. So when you use hate speech in public, you can be prosecuted if a member of the group against whom you are speaking hears it. Using Mark's example, burning a cross on the sidewalk in front of a black man's home is illegal hate speech as soon as that man or any other member of the black community sees it.

This does mean that Boiler can continue to hide in his basement, and write (and/or scream) over and over, "I HATE ***********!" in his diary to his heart's content, without fear of criminal prosecution. It's the same as the exercise of any right. That right is curtailed if and when someone else is harmed.

All this is a little too deep for Boiler.

Kevin can call me a rasist, as he does often.  I'm a racist is Kevins mind because I voted for Trump or because I have black friends..........it doesn't matter.

Let's get back to the discussion.  If I tell you that I hate you because you're a white prick, is that illegal?  After all, that was your argument.

Yes. I can make the valid claim that your insult was harassment, intimidation, or any one of a host of criminal actions that can be committed verbally; furthermore, I (or in actuality, the district attorney), can "upgrade" the charge because you mentioned my race.

I know what your stupid point is, though. Can a Black person commit a hate crime? Of course. Can a Black person use illegal hate speech? Of course. Idiotic question.

It's funny, though you claim not to be a racist, every time you mention a Black person, real or hypothetical, that person is either committing a violent act or threatening someone. It's clear that you think they're all violent thugs and agree with the RepubliQ party that they shouldn't be allowed to walk around unchained, let alone vote.