The level of tolerance seems to run in a giant decade-spanning cycle. What was offensive yesterday could be accepted tomorrow. Usually something even more insulting comes around to put the old standards to shame. After 20 years, a court case, a prison term and a sniper's bullet, Larry Flynt's Hustler magazine can still be seen on news racks next to other, more accepted publications. Not everyone is forced to buy the magazine, however.
People can rely on their own ethics and tastes.
With all of America's diversity, it is hard to make one decision which will appease every group, culture and belief. Overall, no one wants another person or group to make the decision for them, especially those who have a different opinion. Very few things have withstood the tests of time as the cornerstone of our beliefs. The First Amendment protects our right of free speech and the press, our freedom to practice religion and the right to publicly assemble and to petition the government. Under our laws, we have the right to say what we want, publish it and then complain about if we want to.