"...a person who intentionally and repeatedly refuses to use an individual’s preferred pronoun would be subject to fines (that could reach as high as $250,000 for multiple violations) under the New York law..."
I realize that DW is governed by US law, which has better free speech protections, but the same cancel culture that led to this absurd conviction is nearly as prevalent in the US as Britain. For example, youtube also removed the video as "hate speech".
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"Harassment", "incitement" and "hate crimes" are also very expansively defined by many people.
For example, some people think that not using someone's preferred pronouns is harassment and repeatedly doing so can result in life-changing fines:
"...a person who intentionally and repeatedly refuses to use an individual’s preferred pronoun would be subject to fines (that could reach as high as $250,000 for multiple violations) under the New York law..."
A British comedian/youtuber ("Count Dankula") who taught his pug to make a Nazi salute was convicted of a hate crime and fined 800 GBP.
I realize that DW is governed by US law, which has better free speech protections, but the same cancel culture that led to this absurd conviction is nearly as prevalent in the US as Britain. For example, youtube also removed the video as "hate speech".