Greer stated that transgender women are not women (a biological fact), she uses female pronouns for such people as a courtesy, and a lot of these people neither look, sound, nor act like women, but she does not advocate prohibition. If Ryan considers that 'kinda mean' she must have a very thin skin.

Politicians don't like free speech. It hurts their woke agenda.

What an eloquent speaker.

"Transgenderism is a contrived ideology born of a regressive biologism that, in its latest version, champions men who claim female brains and female p.s. It's a rogue ideology, an unscrupulous philosphy that, to modify Virgina Woolf's words, serves as a looking glass 'posessing the magic and delicious power of refelcting the figure of man' back to himself as the woman he aspires to be (Woolf, 1929, p 35). Self-declared women 9men) spend a lot of time kn front of any mirror that reflects their idealized women back to themselves." -- Janice G. Raymond, "Doublethink: A Feminist Challenge to Transgenderism," (2021), p 22

Yeah, I guess there is a difference between ridicule and insult. I never really thought about it

He’s so awesome. Thank you Mr. Atkinson for your logical and completely right view. Also all the years of your brilliant work!

Germaine Greer said something that was biologically true. That makes her a pariah to the woke left.

It is a bit sad to see so many people in the comments taking this out of context. Saying that this is a "now" issue, and that it is worse than ever, yet they get furious if disagreed with. Furthermore, and most importantly, many people seem to take this as a statement that it should be morally okay to insult people and to attack them personally. While this is about the freedom of expression being protected from the law.

The teenager called the police horse "gay" XDDD.

With the most heartfelt kind respect to all, I would never..... Or would I ...! Being the second most precious thing after the first most precious thing, making upon reflection automatically and by default consequential..... I would never. Not yet, not yet.... I would only like to point out.... Beans in tomato sauce, are not beans, are simply that which it states. Beans are beans, always have and always will.

Very well prepared speech, by a highly intelligent man. Many forget just how intelligent Rowan Atkinson truly is.

What you say is attacked now, wait till "thought crime" is also attacked. Orwell's classic was supposed to be a warning, not a manual.

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Good on Germaine Greer. Opposite sex impersonators are a disgrace.

hear,hear again Rowan Atkinson delivers such a precise yet simple litany demonstrating how ludicrous the modern offended have become. unfortunately commonsense can not be legislated.

Well said blackadder

The issue with the "hate speech" laws is, that people can consider anything "hateful". Give me a sentence of 5, or more words, and i find a way to be offended.

So I have to tolerate Monsters in South Africa calling me a child 24 years after I already survived a brain injury that they wouldn't because I am lucky to be alive

But Christianity and Scientology are cults , it's a fact. . .

The future society will be one of silence.

Totally agree, well said Rowan, the UK laws are mental.

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For every Rowan Atkinson there's 10 Sacha Baron Cohens.

transgender bs

Hats off, Mr. Atkinson

Katharine of course was offended, having skin in the game.

Mr. Bean went back to finish his education.

Good for Germaine

I haven’t heard a speech of this excellent quality in the HC in years.

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This is very alarming With almost 6.5 million views only about 4% of viewers gave it a thumbs up 👍. Freedom is in jeopardy.

Many comedians are able to be funny without causing controversy or offending anyone. Those who can’t be funny without causing controversy or offending people are not working hard enough! Anyone can tell a crude crass joke rooted in stereotypes and bigotry. It takes a true comedic genius to reach beyond those low hanging fruits and stimulate the wit and engage the mind.

Abuse a right, lose a right. People already lose their rights for abusing them. If you abuse your right to liberty and free will to commit crimes, you will have that right taken away by being imprisoned. If you commit a severe enough crime, you have your right to life itself taken away. Abusing the right to free speech would be repeatedly stating something as true when you know it to be false and it has been factually / scientifically proven as false. Branding it a personal opinion or belief would not be sufficient grounds to continue perpetuating disinformation. Disinformation in itself should not under any circumstances warrant the death penalty, but there have to be consequences for repeated abuses of the right to free speech.

If you tolerate intolerance did you ever have tolerance at all? Being banned from a private owned platform does not hurt you.

It's somewhat ironic hearing a man advocate for free speech when said man is known for his silent work.

it is not just free speech it is we do not bow down to one class of person to anyone free speech is tip, no one tells us or is above us in us ... a its why we started a non religious non princes, kings, or emperors country we do not Genuflect in action speech or ideas maybe our payed off politician do in fact many have a lot lately at walls people popes but we are americans not suppose to bow ever after speech controlled next we will be forced to bow we already do w credit ratings vps at banks etc etc THE WHOLE POINT OF AMERICA IS WE DO NOT BOW DOWN TO KINGS TO NO MAN "Americans do not bow before foreign dignitaries, whether they are princes, kings, or emperors" Genuflecting before greater prelates (i.e. Bishops in their dioceses, Metropolitans in province, Papal Legates Cardinals outside Rome or in the church assigned them in Rome) obligatory the Caeremoniale Episcoporum substitute a bow of the head and shoulders for the genuflection THE WHOLE POINT OF AMERICA IS WE DO NOT BOW DOWN TO KINGS TO NO MAN "Americans do not bow before foreign dignitaries, whether they are princes, kings, or emperors" Genuflecting before greater prelates (i.e. Bishops in their dioceses, Metropolitans in province, Papal Legates Cardinals outside Rome or in the church assigned them in Rome) obligatory the Caeremoniale Episcoporum substitute a bow of the head and shoulders for the genuflection do not bow (stooping) is the act of lowering to Nobility a social class normally ranked above u immediately below royalty and found in societies that have an aristocracy. Nobility possesses more acknowledged privileges and higher social status than other classes in society Genuflection is the act of bending a knee to the ground its a religious act honor given to medieval kings. this comes from time when the catholic churched ruled everyone could destroy people in europe on a whim exactly what the people who fled europe were trying to get away from The depth of the bow was related to the difference in rank or degree In Early Modern European courtly circles, males were expected to "bow and scrape" (hence the term "bowing and scraping" for what appears to be excessive ceremony). "Scraping" THE WHOLE POINT OF AMERICA IS WE DO NOT BOW DOWN TO KINGS TO NO MAN

5 years on... listened to an impeccable speech in November 2023! More - please!

I agree whole heartedly with him when it comes to the common man. But to put this into context with what is happening in the U.S. with Donald Jessica Trump. What happens when you have a Hitler type personality calling anyone who doesn't agree with him villains knowing full well there's thousands of people that would gladly pick up a gun and shoot those "offending" people? Words have the potential to kill in the mouth of the right person.

This is why no one is cool as Mr Bean bro lol

Free speech is not just about giving opinion. So feel free to insult me too. Free speech isn't one way. So if you can't take it don't give it in the first place.

Finally watched this after having it on my watch later for ages. Well spoken Rowan 👏 👌 That speech seems even more relevant now!

I thought the idea was to interview a variety of people & get a number of differing opinions. Well you got one opinion from a dozen different people. Even got one to adopt guilt & shame for guessing, by your looks, that you're a male, which was correct. However, the fact that they relied upon their eyes, ears, experience & both concious & subconscious thinking wasn't enough because they failed to yield their humanly insticts to the principles of groupthink, which is rigid if not completely die- cast, and has no room whatsoever for debate.

I think men should use women's restrooms, grunt loudly, cough a lot, grunt more, super loudly, and not flush the toilet. See jow long they want us shitting in their space. Its the most insane shit ive ever heard. Where can you go on the street & every single person is a raging lunatic leftist. These people are so misinformed. They think they're the most informed. SMH. I personally would like to start peeing in the sinks in women's restrooms.

Turns out that horse was gay

Heyy its mr.bean

While freedom of speech should definitely be restricted contrary to popular belief The government shouldnt use restrictions on freedom of speech to serve their own interests and silence opposition

A strong sentiment and very well put buuut its also very easy for someone who isnt a minority to feel so strongly about people saying whatever they want. How do we define free speech whilst protecting people who have to deal with explict hate speech, racism and prejudice on a daily basis and expect them to agree on the concept of ‘feel free to insult me’. I agree that we need to temper the lack of nuance in differing opinion but some people will use free speech as a platform to be monsters and get away with it. How we prevent that is a whole other question….

one of the most important videos that i have watched/heardof or have been recommended by the algorithm in the past 10 Years

He is an idiot, someone who doesnt know what he is saying. He has gained fortune and now he is trying to teach us what to think. Let him go down to our level, and then lets see how "freedom-like" guy he will be! To hell with all these Western arrogance and self-defending attitude when they insult the rest of the world. He is a national tragedy..

What's not talked about here, out of fear I believe, is the fact there is a globalist agenda to take away ALL of our rights. To be done piece by piece, bit by bit, until people wake up with absolutely no rights. The book and movie "1984" will be one day also classed as "Art imitating real life", if people don't wake the hell up .