What does hate speech mean to you?

[*pepe]

This definition that can be found in the Collins English Dictionary is how I define it - yaaayyy I'm as smart as a dictionary  woohoo  😛

World English Dictionary

hate speech

— n

speech disparaging a racial, sexual, or ethnic group or a member of such a group

in other words I see hate speech as racism or bigotry

So how do others define it?

[*pepe]

bahahaha!  

bad girl!! 

[newstart2380]

Anything LL says about the LNP on this site

[izabsmiling]

^^^^  hate speech ????

[azureline**]

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@newstart2380 wrote:
Anything LL says about the LNP on this site

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so some would have us believe but I haven't seen it myself.

[newstart2380]

Then I would suggest you scan back thru the comments in many of the thread LL has made about the LNP and in particular Tony Abbott, not very flattering and some down right derogatory. ( my opionion)

[izabsmiling]

is your expressed opinion communication that vilifies a person ?

(see definition above)

[*pepe]

newstart can you please not use my thread to trash another poster.

i started it because I am interested in how other people define hate speech.

[just_me_karen]

That's called a difference of opinion, newstart. I agree with lakeland's political opinion, for the most part. Are you saying my opinion is hate speech because it doesn't align with your opinion?

[azureline**]

Perhaps a mod could let us know what they consider hate speech? and what the new posting rules are? and how they relate to holidays?

It seems we are posting blind atm........ and nothing is consistent.

[the_great_she_elephant · Accepted solution]

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@*pepe wrote:

newstart can you please not use my thread to trash another poster.

i started it because I am interested in how other people define hate speech.

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Are we talking legally or just here on CS? You can get slapped silly here for stuff that would be laughed out of court if you tried to sue the offender.

As far as CS is concerned my own opinion is that anything said to me here would have  to be really personally and deliberately vicious before I would consider it hate speech. Insults don't bother me a bit (one does'nt have an elephant for an avatar if one is  hypersensitive) My favourite, to date was being told (in French no less) that my mother does unspeakable things to bears in the forest.

(edited for typos)