Do you know what freedom of speech even is? You can't be persecuted by the government for your beliefs. Freedom of speech won't protect you from losing your job or other consequences of saying stupid shit.

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Of course it's horrible and shitty to single-handedly pinpoint everything Cody (or anyone else) has said and turn it into a huge debacle with their employer. In my humble opinion, the main issue isn't about being PC or not, it's about having other peoples' well-being at heart. If someone wouldn't say something in a certain context because they'd offend people, that probably means it's a pretty bad idea to say it in any context, not just for the fear of offending others but because there's a reason it offends them.

You can go "free speech vs freedom of speech" all day but it can get real draining and exhausting to have educated, clear discussions with people when A) they get defensive and start attacking you because they think you're attacking them, and B) they try and limit their newfound knowledge to particular circumstances, e.g. "I'm around transgender people, maybe I shouldn't say they're sick!" vs. "Now I understand why trans people are upset by being called sick, I'll avoid calling them that in every circumstance!"

Free speech (as deemed different from "freedom of speech") has absolutely no utility when people aren't receptive to it. Calling Cody's employer isn't gonna teach him anything, but people probably assume he'll never learn anything anyway because he doesn't seem to care. Whether he cares or not, I don't know and I don't think anyone else actually does, and I'll never defend people calling an employer to get them fired for saying dumb shit, but let's not pretend this is gonna open up a dialogue for a learning experience for Cody or anything.