In light of the horrendous Christchurch shooting in New Zealand, we thought that it would be crucial for us to address the concept of hate speech. News articles say that the shooting was partially motivated by hateful messages online, so it’s clear that getting in front of issues like hate speech, hate crimes, and bullying is becoming increasingly important in order to possibly prevent future horrific crimes like this. But before we can help to prevent hate speech online and in the world, we have to understand what it is and why it’s so dangerous. Here’s what you need to know about hate speech. What is Hate Speech? Hate speech is commonly defined as: speech that attacks a person or a group on the basis of attributes such as race, religion, ethnic origin, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. In the U.S., there is a lot of controversy and debatearound hate speech when it comes to the law because the Constitution protects the freedom of spee...
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