# The Ongoing Death of Free Speech: Prominent ACLU Lawyer Cheers Suppression of a New Book **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 18, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-death-of-free-speech-prominent-aclu-lawyer-cheers-suppression-of-a-new-book/925913 "2020-11-18T20:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 502
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-death-of-free-speech-prominent-aclu-lawyer-cheers-suppression-of-a-new-book/925913/502 "2020-11-25T18:58:47Z")
> [@DemonTree](#): > > Here’s a summary of the data: > > [Can Sex Differences in Science Be Tied to the Long Reach of Prenatal Hormones? Brain Organization Theory, Digit Ratio (2D/4D), and Sex Differences in Preferences and Cognition - PMC](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3230041/) It’s an interesting hypothesis. Maybe one day we’ll actually understand and be able to measure things like inherent aptitude and interest in certain fields. > [@](#): > > So does [Simon Baron-Cohen](https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/autism-extreme-male-brain-theory-research-study-masculine-traits-a8631171.html) deserve social opprobrium? How about [Alice H. Eagly](https://theconversation.com/profiles/alice-h-eagly-227152) or [David P Schmitt](https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/articles/201711/the-truth-about-sex-differences?collection=1108550)? Depends on what claims they make and the evidence behind them. Are they hypothesizing? Fine with me. Are they saying women are definitely inherently worse at STEM, and men are worse at caregiving and teaching, without full data and understanding of all the factors that go into these things? That’s not so fine with me. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-death-of-free-speech-prominent-aclu-lawyer-cheers-suppression-of-a-new-book/925913)._