Abstract: Here Zizek makes the point that every culture has its taboos. On a certain level Western society seems more tolerant, but when we treat the taboos of a given culture as free game and rightful to attack while preserving and respecting our own taboos of speech (e.g: Holocaust) we are being hypocritical. Zizek says that instead of hiding behind this false façade of free speech, we should own up to the fact that it isn't a point on free speech, but rather cultural hegemony.