“Would You Like Your Language Regulated Today Sir?”

“Mmm… No!”

Lee Serpa Azevado
Nov 6 · 3 min read
Photo by pixpoetry on Unsplash

If we were to legally curb language that is deemed offensive, how would that work in practice?

For starters, are we really asking for the regulation of our language to be placed at the mercy of an institution, perhaps even a government?

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Lee Serpa Azevado

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Scribbler of stuff, psych nurse, giant punsexual; fe/fi/fo/fum. Mental health(y), humo(u)r, politic(k)s and other such nonsense.

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