Being critical of MENA migration is not hateful speech.
Hateful speech is stating: you are from a MENA region therefore you are x negative trait.
Being critical of migration is just being critical of migration, which is allowed. His defence ("suicidal empathy" etc;) comes from the situation in the UK where people are being arrested en-masse for "hate speech" for referencing acts of terror[0].
You can dislike what he says, but hateful carries a more specific meaning (to me, at least).
Not sure if you got the memo but we aren’t cancelling people for their political views anymore.
That’s not really a thing anymore.
Just because you don’t agree with his views doesn’t make it “not a good look”.
In fact, the ability to think outside of his cultural bubble and go against the grain is something that makes him great.
Being critical of MENA migration is not hateful speech.
Hateful speech is stating: you are from a MENA region therefore you are x negative trait.
Being critical of migration is just being critical of migration, which is allowed. His defence ("suicidal empathy" etc;) comes from the situation in the UK where people are being arrested en-masse for "hate speech" for referencing acts of terror[0].
You can dislike what he says, but hateful carries a more specific meaning (to me, at least).
[0]: https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/world-news/uk-free-speech-stru...