Hate speech

For every coin, there are two distinct sides. Sadly, UC Davis, like every other college in the US, has had the same problem with Free Speech. On one side, many of the people who attend or work at their campus want to be able to speak their minds freely without being harassed or chastised. For them, being able to say whatever they want is a right that should not be limited by policies and restriction, while, for others, there should be a limit to what people can say. By specifying what students…

When you examine the speech in the United States you can begin to see that the country is a very politically correct society. Words that suppress, oppress, belittle, arouse, and discourage others are seen by many in a negative light and are censored out of our speech and ultimately eliminated. In fact, the definition of political correctness found in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is “conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities (as in matters of…

During the time, that women wanted equal rights as men, protest were held to have their voices heard across the United States. Today, protest still exist rather it be for gay rights, pro-life, or pro-choice along with multiple other reasons. Protestors are everyday people, or someone who is well-known by everybody. Athletes are people who are all over social media and have been known to lead protest. Athletes protesting is inappropriate, some protest can be disrespectful, youths are given the…

Most of the people think that when we put limits on the freedom of speech, it won’t be a freedom anymore, but in fact, when this freedom interferes with other’s freedom; it is not a freedom anymore! Limiting the freedom of speech is a controversial topic, it has two perspectives; one of them is with applying censorship because they think it is protecting their rights while the other is against it because they think it is a threat and they want to know what is happening all around the world. The…

Battle Against ‘Hate Speech’ on College Campuses Gives Rise to a Generation That Hates Speech” is the kind of writer…

I attended the Beyond Burkas and Bombers discussion. We watched the Beyond Burkas and Bombers documentary which showed Muslim Americans talk about how their lives changed when 911 occurred. Life was never the same afterwards and many Americans grew an irrational hatred of an entire faith. Everything evil and bad was associated with anything Muslim or possibly related to being Muslim. Often Muslim Americans must answer the questions for a few individuals that committed these terrorist acts. It is…

Numerous studies have been carried out on the various factors of Hate crimes, focusing on different aspects such as, minority groups, social domains, and ability/inability in reporting hate crimes and case outcomes. However, contradictory results are suggested within this research topic because only certain aspects are investigated, such as, religious motivated bias crimes. Byers and Jones (2007), Hanes and Machin (2014), and Walfield, Socia and Powers (2017) focus on Muslim populations and the…

One of these types of crimes, is a hate crime. This type of crime can be defined as a racially-motivated, violent crime where the perpetrator targets victims of certain races or social factors. These crimes can lead to the most violence, and even death of the victim because the criminal is driven to cause harm or destruction. For example, hate crimes can have a extensive effect on an individual, and can lead to an adverse effect on a community as a whole. Hate crimes are based off of prejudice…

Hate is an emotion that is meant to drive people towards a goal for themselves against others. Today, hate is something that is used to turn people against each other, spread by the media. In the novel “1984” by George Orwell, the society is almost completely based on hate and fear. However, the real world is more free to think for itself, instead of getting all information from a single source and letting the government tell it what is true and what is false. Some do believe everything they see…

Free Speech: The Guardian of our Liberties On June 15, 1775 our young country, low on ammunition and entrenched on a small hill, fought against the near invincible British Empire. Although this fierce battle only lasted three hours and ended as a victory for Britain, the Battle of Bunker Hill gave our forefathers the will to continue the fight. The fight for the freedom to speak against the monarch and his laws. Our forefathers face innumerous odds to eventually win the freedoms they were denied…