Assertion: speech | /r/HasProperty | offensive
Facets:
value: merely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Because they place the power to decide whether speech is offensive and should be restrained with authority figures — the government or a college administration — rather than with those seeking to question or dismantle existing power structures.
text: Although many controversies arise around speech that may be considered offensive or unpopular, these are not reasons alone to suppress speech; indeed, most would argue these are the very types of speech the First Amendment intends and needs to protect.
text: In short, the answer depends on whether the speech is abusive or merely offensive.