HATE SPEECH

Hate Speech

Hate Speech

Introduction

Hate speech is speech or expression that denigrates a person or persons on the basis of (alleged) membership in a social group identified by such attributes as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, physical or mental disability, and others.

Discussion

According to Fact and File Services(2005)Typical hate speech involves epithets and slurs (e.g., “nigger,” “faggot,” “bitch”), statements that promote malicious stereotypes (“Mexicans are lazy”), and speech intended to incite hatred or violence against a group.Hate speech can also include nonverbal depictions and symbols. Critics of hate speech argue that it not only causes psychological harm to its ...