Some consequentialists have argued that speech critical of an identity group or speech that upsets people in such a group is in fact a form of violence. They contend such violent speech is
A) definitely harmful, and on those grounds should be banned.
B) possibly harmful, but possible harm is irrelevant to whether it should be banned.
C) not harmful in the right way, and should not be banned.
D) harmful, but not enough to outweigh the benefits of this kind of speech, so it should not be banned.

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Consequentialists who argue that speech critical of an identity group is a form of violence typically believe that because this speech is definitely harmful, it should be banned on those grounds.

Some Consequentialists Have Argued That Speech Critical of an Identity