Hate Speech

Accessorizing Hate

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Bias, Jesus, Non-Profits, Gays and Lesbians, United States, Love, Bigotry, Minorities, Civil Rights Movement, Hate Crimes, Intolerance, Southern Baptists, Kindness, Non-Profit-Tax-Status, Religious Tolerance, Civil Rights, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Christianity and Homosexuality, Murder, Politics, God, Hate Speech, Politics News

When we choose silence in the face of bigotry, we threaten the lifeblood of our Union. We've all experienced more than a few bigots in our lives. Th...

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Dear Pastor Worley: We Condemn Your Words Of Hatred And Cruelty

Eugene Cho | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Homophobia, Religion and Sexuality, Christianity, Hate Speech, Gay Christians, Charles Worley, LGBT Christians, Genocide, Video, Religion News

No matter where you stand on the issue of gay marriage, there are some boundaries of human decency that should never be crossed. Never.

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Poison in America

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Hate Crimes, Trayvon Martin, Splc, Arizona, George Zimmerman, Southern Poverty Law Center, Arizona Anti-Immigration Law, Russell Pearce, J.T. Ready, Teaching Tolerance Program, Racial Profiling, Racial Politics, Hate Speech, Politics News

The growth in hate groups and the use of their divisive and negative language in the mainstream political and media arena is cause for national alarm.

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Is Demeaning Or Beating A Child Ever Funny?

Scott MacDougall | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Bullying, Lgbt Bullying, Hate Speech, Anti-Gay Bullying, Christianity, Religion and Sexuality, Gay Christians, Religion News

Pastor Sean Harris has now "apologized" for a delivering a sermon in which he told parents to "punch" their "limp-wristed" sons and force their "butch" daughters to "dress up" and "smell nice." He claims that his words were meant "in jest." That is outrageous.

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The Problem With Understanding Hate

Amelia | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Anti-Gay Hate Speech, Hate Speech, Gay Children, Gay Suicide, Gop Elections 2012, Gop Primary 2012, GOP Candidates, Homophobia, Anti-Gay Hate, Gay Voices News

Denying basic civil rights is hate. Characterizing an entire group of people as sick is hate. When people express these beliefs or vote for those who do, they are encouraging those who waves signs, throw slurs, and worse. And they are killing children.

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"Ching Chong, Chinaman": The De-Americanization of Asian Americans

Bill Ong Hing | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Chinese, Hate Speech, Hate Crimes, Immigration, War in Afghanistan, Culture News

Asian American history is replete with examples of the de-Americanization of its members by vigilante racism. For some, the ostracism started immediately.

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Punishing Cops for Hate Speech

Bennett L. Gershman | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Hate Speech, Facebook, Police, Free Speech, West Indian Day Parade, Nypd Facebook Probe, Nypd Scandals, Brooklyn Police Racist Remarks, Nypd West Indian Day Parade, Nypd-Facebook, Crime News

Does the First Amendment protect a police officer who makes racist, anti-Semitic or homophobic remarks? Does it matter if the remarks are made in the officer's private capacity as an ordinary citizen?

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Violent Hate Speech Incident at Williams College

Tracey E. Vitchers | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Williams College, Hate Speech, Hate Crimes, College News

On the morning of November 12, 2011, a student at Williams called the Campus Safety and Security after seeing written on the wall of an upperclass dormitory in permanent black marker, "All N*****s Must Die."

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Trying to Explain Hate to My Son

Amelia | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Kids, Hate Speech, Parenting, Explaining Hate to Children, Gay Children, Parenting Gay Kids, Talking to Children About Hate, Talking to Kids About Hate, Parenting Lgbt Kids, Gay Voices News

While walking through the Pride crowd, my 6-year-old son noticed a protester for the first time. This guy was on his own, shouting Bible verses. My son studied him seriously for a moment, then turned to me: "Mommy, why is he so angry?"

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LULAC Condemns Flurry of Anti-Immigration Statements

Margaret Moran | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Republican Debates, Hate Speech, Immigration, Anti-Immigrant Speech, Michelle Bachman, Hateful Speech, Lulac, Margaret Moran, Latino Voices News

Not that long ago, immigration was seen as a road to citizenship where asylum was granted gratuitously for those fleeing persecution. Ironically, today's immigration is seen through fearful lenses.

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Latino Leaders Unwavering: 'Take John and Ken Off the Air'

Alex Nogales | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: National Hispanic Media Coalition, Racism, John and Ken, Nclr, Radio, Latino, Clear Channel Radio, Nhmc, Alex Nogales, Lulac, KFI AM 640, Hate Speech, Latino Politics, Latino Voices News

For too long, John and Ken have spit venom for ratings and money. The time is now for the people to rise up and demand a more accountable media and to demand that John and Ken be removed from the air.

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Internet Incivility: Possibilities for Engaging Students?

Robert Eisinger | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Internet Free Speech, Online Communication, Hate Speech, Uncivil Speech, Higher Education, Hate Speech Online, Vitriol, Internet Incivility, Free Speech, College News

I am not advocating banning or taxing uncivil speech, but I do question its value. As we encourage newspaper readership and civic engagement, we should also converse with our students about free speech, hate speech, and civility in general.

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Values Voter Summit -- Or Anti-LGBT Hate Fest?

Mark Potok | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Family Research Council, Bryan Fischer, LGBT Rights, Values Voter Summit, American Family Association, Hate Speech, Southern Poverty Law Center, Hate Groups, Politics News

Starting today, a number of prominent public figures will be attending and speaking at the Values Voter Summit, an annual gathering of socially conservative activists in Washington. But just what kind of values are they promoting?

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Dogs Bark Because We Gallop

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: President Obama, Kfi, Xenophobia, Cir, Jorge-Mario Cabrera, Alabama, Jack and Ken, Los Angeles, Deportation, Ice, Immigration Reform, Anti-Immigrant Legislation, Racism, Enforcement, Hate Speech, Milford, Chirla, Latino Voices News

There is no room for second-guessing, Mr. President. Congress and the White House must hold onto courage, heart, and mind to stop the types of ill-intentioned, myopic, inhumane laws such as SB1070 and SB56, and get back to work on smart, humane, and sensible updates to our nation's broken and inconsistent immigration laws.

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Twitter Is No Place for #NoHomo

Catherine Ventura | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Homophobia, Homosexuality, Twitter, Jack Dorsey, Discrimination, Hate Speech, LGBT Issues, Jack Dorsey Twitter, It Gets Better Project, Dan Savage, Harassment, Jeff Pulver, Media News

Twitter needs to address homophobic hate speech and acknowledge that by allowing it to be featured in Trending lists, they are in effect endorsing it, adding fuel to the fire, and implicitly inviting users to pile on and repeat the derogatory words or phrases.

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Are Rural People Meaner?

Christian Sandvig | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: New York Times, Online Communities, Social Media, Hate Speech, Rural America, Gossip, Technology News

A normal Topix small-town discussion forum includes a purported attempt to out a gay man, accusations that so-and-so has AIDS, a diatribe against misc...

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(Not) Giving In To Gossip

Fahad Faruqui | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Islam, Envy, Gossip, Jealousy, Compassion, Why We Gossip, Evil Speech, Gossip Culture, Celebrity Gossip, Hate Speech, Gossip in Islam, Religion News

Why do people go out of the way to know intimate details about another's trials, tribulations and financial troubles? We often fail to grasp the extent of damage that gossip can cause.

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John and Ken's Misguided Fury on Immigration

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Hate-Speech, Racism, DREAM Act, Jorge-Mario Cabrera, Immigration, Immigrants, California, Chirla, John and Ken, ab131, Los Angeles News

It is clear we differ on how our beautiful nation benefits from its immigrant community but such differences should not descend into the abyss of destructive, racist, divisive demagoguery that passes for free speech.

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Bully For You, Jerry Buell

John Shore | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Religion in Public School, Public Schools, Jerry Buell, Gay Teen Suicides, Lake County School District, Lgbtq Suicide, Gay Teen Suicide, Trevor Project, Charles Robbins, Gay Teenagers, Religion and Sexuality, Hate Speech, Mt. Dora High School, Gay Teens, Religion News

I'm harboring deep trepidation for the beginning of this new school year. All those kids. All those Jerry Buells teaching them.

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Who Funds All the Muslim Baiting?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Aipac, Israel, Hate Speech, Netanyahu, Oslo Bombing, Muslin, Decade After 9/11 - Religion, World News

I have to admit, however, that until I read a report published today by the Center for American Progress, I had no idea just how orchestrated and well-financed the Islamaphobia movement was.

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Bachmann's Silence and the Waterloo Murder of a Gay Teen

Karl Frisch | Posted 10.24.2011

People like Marcellus Richard Andrews deserve to know how a Michele Bachmann presidency would impact their lives. They deserve to know why a leading candidate for president would say hateful things about them.

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Redefining Hate: Pro-Gay Activists Should Reconsider Rhetoric

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Rights, Hate Groups, Evangelical Christians, LGBT Rights, Christianity, Religion and Sexuality, Hate Speech, Focus on the Family, Blake Mycoskie, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, change.org, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion News

We live in a world that glorifies tolerance. So it's ironic that those who often champion tolerance are quick to abandon it when they encounter people who disagree with their perspectives.

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Ramadan Reflection Day 18: Being Mindful Of Our Words

Imam Khalid Latif | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Ramadan, Islam, Ramadan Reflections, Condescension, Speech, Hijab, Words, Hate Speech, Ramadan Fasting, Muslim Values, Religion News

Fasting is about a lot more than not eating or drinking. It serves as an opportunity to become conscious of other habits and character flaws that we as individuals have and sets up an opportunity for us to try to overcome them.

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Illinois Expanding Ban On Military Funeral Protests

Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Aclu, Military Funerals, First Amendment, Military Funeral Protests, Pat Quinn, Westboro Baptist Church, Homophobia, Hate Speech, Military Funeral Protest Ban, Military Funeral Protest Ban Illinois, Chicago News

Though similar measures have been ruled unconstitutional by federal judges, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn said he will sign a bill that bans protests ne...

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Holocaust Denial Pages Can Stay Says Facebook

Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Anti-Semitism, Jews, Holocaust Survivors, Holocaust Deniers, Holocaust Denial Facebook Pages, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Holocaust Survivors Letter to Facebook, Hate Speech, Facebook Asked to Remove Holocaust Denial Pages, Holocaust Victims, Religion News

Earlier this month, 21 Holocaust survivors affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a plea to Facebook asking them to deny access to anyone ...

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