Strazdas said:
Freedom of speech is actually recognized human right by UN. The american first amendment that is often refered as freedom of speech is actually only covdring part of the whole freedom of speech.
Secondly, as you could find in my posting history, i have repeatedly defended peoples right to freedom of speech even if i dont like what they say. Including, but not limited to westro baptist church, jim stelings racist remarks (no not our jim sterling, another one) and rock turtles pr guy. I support it so much as to not buy products from people who want to force them quiet, bdcause i believe in your right to say what you think even if i dont agree with you. After all, this is esential part of democracy, because censorship you competition leads to single-party systems.
okay your phone made that fun to read... lol, but I got the gist of it.
I'm going to assume you are referring to this article:
Article 19.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Which I agree gives Rogen the 'right' to make the movie... HOWEVER,
Article 30.
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.
AKA, Your rights end when they impede/destroy any of the other rights. Putting aside the fact that NK definitely doesn't follow these, they technically are a member state and are afforded the same protection from them. Which in that case...
Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 12.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
(source: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/)
I would be 100% okay with the movie if they made a character that looked like him, and gave him another name, but they didn't. They are using his name, and the official buttons of their army (to be changed apparently), they are making a movie about killing him. Yes, it is a parody, but it doesn't matter.
Yes, he does the same thing, in their propaganda films. Those aren't produced and released to a world stage to make a profit.
You know how most movies put that little thing at the end that says any resemblance of actual people or events are not intentional, please don't sue us. (I'm paraphrasing) Rogen CAN'T do that with this movie... because he is making a movie about killing a real person.
