&gt; of a long series of racist and sexist comments.<p>It doesn&#x27;t matter if you say things like that once or a million times. &quot;Quantity&quot; forms no part of the wording that defines free speech <i>or</i> limited speech.<p>&gt; what is the appropriate way to respond that cannot be described as a &quot;shame mob&quot;?<p>Technically or practically? Technically nothing should be done (up until the point of fighting words): that person should be left to spout their vitriol as much as they please. People will dismiss him as a crazy racist (a natural consequence) but that does not mean he should be punished&#x2F;disciplined for being what he is (an additional synthetic consequence).<p>Practically a friendly hand goes a lot further in changing people&#x27;s opinions. The only thing these &quot;shame mobs&quot; are doing is inciting more anger: their behavior is as bad, often worse, than the people that they are criticizing.