Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

It's still listed in the law that you're not allowed to insult royalty, but that does not appear to be enforced. For example, see Böhmermann insulting Erdogan on national TV: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6hmermann_affair

https://archive.org/details/SchmhkritikAnRecepTayyipErdoanzd...

Here's a transcript: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https...

Imagine doing such a poem about Trump in the US. I believe the author would be punished much more harshly than this guy, who even managed to keep his job...



the text doesn't load for me in the translated version for some reason so I can't comment directly on the poem.

it's hard to imagine any legal action taken against someone who wrote an insulting poem about trump though. people say stuff like "I hope he dies" on social media every day.


I have a hard time believing that a CNN announcer would keep his/her job after saying this about Trump on national TV:

"His dick stinks badly like kebab, even a pig's fart smells nicer. He is the man who beats girls while wearing rubber masks. Most of all he likes to fuck goats and oppress minorities."

But like Wikipedia says, Böhmerman retained his job. In my opinion, that's the difference. A higher level of tolerance for speech that most people disagree with.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: