micdotcom:

“All I care about is free speech and free expression,” Milo Yiannopoulos said on Real Time over the weekend. “I want people to be able to be, do and say anything.”

We don’t need Yiannopoulos to uphold freedom of expression; the First Amendment guarantees anyone can say whatever they want. What it doesn’t guarantee is that your views will be warmly received, or deserve a full airing at major media outlets. Free speech doesn’t mean every Nazi gets a megaphone. This is not because some views are too offensive to consider, but because Yiannopoulos’ vitriol makes no contribution to our political discourse.

No doubt some Milo 2.0 will eventually take the place of the Internet provocateur — there will always be someone willing to spout sexist and racist garbage in order to get attention. But for the moment, both left and right seem to agree that some speech goes beyond the pale. One can only hope this means that’s the last we all have to hear from Milo Yiannopoulos.

— Gabriel Arana. Does Milo Yiannopoulos’ pedophilia scandal mean we can finally tune him out?

(Source: bit.ly, via micdotcom)