Anti-Islamic Ads Coming To New York Transit System

[Scootaloo]

6. Thing is, posting ads in transit isn't a right

It's a paid privilege subject to scrutiny and approval by the transit board. Further, no one is suggesting that Gellar be arrested or otherwise legally punished for her idiocy. So your "free speech" argument is nothing but a red herring, as it's simply not an issue at play here.

What's at issue is whether a series of ads that equate Islam with terrorism is at all appropriate for approval by the transit board - and whether they would help promote such hate against any other group. Look upthread to Kittywampus' reply. Imagine for a moment footage of gaza being used in conjunction with passages from "The Protocols of the Learned elders of Zion."

Would the transit board approve those messages? Would you rush to defend the messenger?

Here's the funny thing. when you carry water for a racist bigot, no one admires you or regards you as enlightened. It's seen as what it is - an endorsement of the bigotry.