Mmmm, wasn't it some american chappie who said something along the lines of " I may violently disagree with your beliefs, but I shall defend your right to express them" ( I know I've not got it quite right but that's the jist ).

Personally, I agree. Who gets to say who shall be allowed to speak and who will not?

In the republic of Ireland there used to be "a little censorship". You could not buy any religous book other than the bible. Was that then, politically correct?

This is the price that true democracy must pay. That we must constantly evaluate and re-evaluate our behaviour and see if it meets the needs of the majority. And if you want current music that people have decided is not allowable, you only have to look at rock, rap and "indie".

P.S. You might say that Shakespeare was pointing out a certain amount of hypocrisy with the merchant of Venice. As in, people were quite willing to borrow money from someone who was a social outcast when it suited them.

TTFN M'Lady P.