no-platform
no-platform – sostantivo
no-platforming – sostantivo
no-platform – verbo
I have always thought that the no-platform approach is wrong.
The National Union of Students has a no-platform policy for the British National Party.
She believed he had endorsed transphobia and racism by signing an open letter against no-platforming last year.
Nick Lowles was reportedly “no-platformed” by the NUS in February on the grounds that he was seen to be “Islamaphobic”.
Quali sono i limiti della libertà di parola? Un individuo ha il diritto di esprimere e argomentare le sue opinioni in pubblico, per quanto detestabili possano essere, se resta entro i confini della legalità? E che dire del diritto di non essere esposti a idee o teorie che consideriamo offensive, ostili o addirittura scioccanti? Sono queste le problematiche legate alla questione del no-platform o no-platforming.
Si tratta della prassi, nata nelle università britanniche per impedire a individui e organizzazioni razziste e/o fasciste di prendere parte a dibattiti, fare propaganda o di candidarsi alle cariche del sindacato [degli studenti], di recente estesa all’ambito della politica della sessualità. Succede dunque che femministe, intellettuali e attivisti gay siano ospiti non graditi nei campus universitari per via delle loro opinioni su temi quali prostituzione, questioni razziali e di genere. Pare addirittura che a qualche oratore sia stato revocato l’invito a una data manifestazione, anche se molti sono i casi in cui una tale evenienza è stata ventilata ma non attuata.
Origini del termine
La prassi del no-platform venne stabilita negli anni ’80 dal sindacato nazionale degli studenti britannici. Il termine è formato dal prefisso no- e dal sostantivo platform nel significato di ‘opportunità di parlare ed essere ascoltati’.
Traduzione di Loredana Riu
no-platform – noun
no-platforming – noun
no-platform – verb
I have always thought that the no-platform approach is wrong.
The National Union of Students has a no-platform policy for the British National Party.
She believed he had endorsed transphobia and racism by signing an open letter against no-platforming last year.
Nick Lowles was reportedly “no-platformed” by the NUS in February on the grounds that he was seen to be “Islamaphobic”.
What are the limits of free speech? Does everyone have the right to express and debate their views publicly, however abhorrent they may be, provided they remain within the law? Do people have a right to be protected against exposure to ideas and beliefs they find hurtful, offensive or threatening? These are the kinds of questions that circle around the issue of no-platform or no-platforming.
Originally developed as a way of preventing members of far-right and fascist groups from appearing in debates or campaigning at UK universities, or from standing for office in the union, the policy has more recently been extended to the area of sexual politics. Well-known writers and campaigners on areas such as feminism and gay rights have been told that their views on matters such as prostitution, race and gender issues mean that they are not welcome to speak on university campuses. In some cases speakers have allegedly been disinvited from events to which they had previously been invited, although it is quite hard to find cases in which this has actually happened as opposed to being proposed and discussed.
Origins
The no-platform policy was developed in the 1980s by the UK’s National Union of Students. It is composed of the prefix no- and the noun platform, which in addition to referring to a physical structure also means ‘an opportunity to speak and be heard’.
