For
Art should be free to challenge and provoke thought.
Against
It can offend, traumatize, or disrespect others.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Artists should be free to mock religious symbols, and audiences should be free to judge them.”
“Blasphemous art is free expression; we should not be forced to bow to arbitrary beliefs.”
“If something is sacred to a group, it should be left alone simply out of respect.”
“Freedom of expression should be a shield defending self-expression, not a sword weaponizing it against others.”