Hate Speech Policy
Hate Speech Policy
Since the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995, the number of hate sites has increased from one to many. “Today, Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Anti-Defamation League have documented about 2,800 hate sites,” and growing (Leet, 288). Since globalization took place in our world, the internet has become a place where anyone is able to expose all sorts of information to the billions of eyes of the public. Globalization has it’s positive effects and also, increasingly, it’s negative; Hate speech on cyberhate sites is one of them. The United States is one of the most diverse countries in the world. There is however still a notion that the white people are the ‘superior race’. Racial discrimination is still very much alive in our world …show more content…
As seen through historical case studies of Jews, Native Americans, and African Americans, hate speech was the stem of unjust and unequal behaviors that are morally and entirely wrong. “… Research generally affirms that through language people can establish, maintain, legitimize and change the status quo or essentially construct a social reality” (Leet, 298).
‘Cyberhate’ is “systematically developed, and thereby becomes part of a culturally acceptable dialogue" in the long term (Leet, 298). For example, WCOTC members have shot Asian Americans, African Americans, and Jews; there were also the killing of a gay couple, and firebombing of three Sacramento synagogues believing that these ‘minorities’ are a disgrace to their superior group and the world (Leet, …show more content…
This means that hate speech is inevitable. With the proof of the increasing hate speech on the internet and violence, it is prominent that regulations or restrictions must be imposed. When someone is exposed to hateful speech, it can and has provoke hate in that individual, even if the hate stems from little truth. We believe in equality; discriminations can spread like wildfire and it is important to regulate its influence in the
Since the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995, the number of hate sites has increased from one to many. “Today, Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Anti-Defamation League have documented about 2,800 hate sites,” and growing (Leet, 288). Since globalization took place in our world, the internet has become a place where anyone is able to expose all sorts of information to the billions of eyes of the public. Globalization has it’s positive effects and also, increasingly, it’s negative; Hate speech on cyberhate sites is one of them. The United States is one of the most diverse countries in the world. There is however still a notion that the white people are the ‘superior race’. Racial discrimination is still very much alive in our world …show more content…
As seen through historical case studies of Jews, Native Americans, and African Americans, hate speech was the stem of unjust and unequal behaviors that are morally and entirely wrong. “… Research generally affirms that through language people can establish, maintain, legitimize and change the status quo or essentially construct a social reality” (Leet, 298).
‘Cyberhate’ is “systematically developed, and thereby becomes part of a culturally acceptable dialogue" in the long term (Leet, 298). For example, WCOTC members have shot Asian Americans, African Americans, and Jews; there were also the killing of a gay couple, and firebombing of three Sacramento synagogues believing that these ‘minorities’ are a disgrace to their superior group and the world (Leet, …show more content…
This means that hate speech is inevitable. With the proof of the increasing hate speech on the internet and violence, it is prominent that regulations or restrictions must be imposed. When someone is exposed to hateful speech, it can and has provoke hate in that individual, even if the hate stems from little truth. We believe in equality; discriminations can spread like wildfire and it is important to regulate its influence in the