Hate speech

different viewpoints, considering the concept of freedom of speech, then selecting a respondent and writing a letter to the editor from this point of view. The role play topics were controversial, and I encountered ambivalence when selecting the response roles. In retrospect, I realise this was probably because I had preconceived views on the role play subject matters. However, when looking at the bigger picture: the right for free speech, and the right to live without fear of being…

This is where the problem concerning free speech arises. Should all thoughts still be voiced even if it is possible to offend someone? As a solution, it’s possible to censor free speech, but this comes with consequences. It is impossible to measure subjective terms such as “offensive,” which is why all discourse, kind and cruel, should be allowed irregardless of how it affects others. When people censor free speech it leads to the growth of speech restrictions. Often, when someone gets…

right to freedom of speech has come under scrutiny from people of different demographics, religious beliefs, and political ideologies. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” According to freeexistence.org, America is 68th in the freedom of speech and religion. It…

John Stuart Mill’s model of free speech to a situation brought to the forefront in an episode of TVO’s The Agenda, titled What is Wrong with Mark Steyn? The episode explores the issue of Maclean’s magazine refusing to publish a response to a series of articles by Steyn that were being viewed as hateful, as well as potentially harmful, to Muslim people in Canada. It will be argued that Mill would advocate for Maclean’s to publish a response to Steyn’s hateful speech because, if not challenged and…

press freedom remains free. The media in Germany enjoy an editorial independence when it comes their content, the German constitution also secures their freedom of expression and press, except in the case of hate speech, Holocaust denial, and Nazi propaganda. Regardless of their freedom of speech and press, 29 journalists were reported to have been physically attacked by right-wing actors in 2015, particularly…

It has become a common argument nowadays that there is some kind of illegality to hate speech through some hate speech exception in the First Amendment. However, it should be noted that there is actually no hate speech exception to the First Amendment. Hateful speech and idealisms, however it may be defined, are just as protected under the First Amendment as other ideas. One is as free to condemn Islam — or Muslims, or Jews, or blacks, or whites, or illegal aliens, or native-born citizens — as…

Free Speech in Colleges The college institutions are changing but are changing in the wrong way. Many colleges in this time are opting for a change in school policy. Colleges believe that banning the certain use of words is important to ending hate speech. This kind of thinking is very bad when your denying the students their rights. While colleges banning words that are known to be offensive is good, the banning of rudimentary words and unfair punishment is obviously, over doing it, and…

Hate speech in “Animal farm” and “Priscilla the Cambodian” Hate speech is used as one of the apparatuses employed both in “Animal farm” by George Orwell and “Pricilla the Cambodian” by Rattawut Lapcharoensap. Although it occurs in different circumstances and contexts, the two stories share some ideas in common which significantly reflect the act of their characters as well as the societies, which will be explained further. Hate speech is one of the communication methods being used to attack a…

The concept of free speech is heavily debated in the media. It is human nature to laud our superiority over others, and with free speech, the results are people, who may not be smarter, trying to put down others and push their opinion on them. Free speech is vital for the health of our society but it most definitely needs limits too. In a perfect world freedom of speech would be allowed up until the point when you are purposely hurting and offending people, but it would be impractical to…

Hate crimes are often committed by individuals who experienced exposure to one view bias teachings and media. According to ucr.fbi.gov, “There were 5,818 single-bias incidents that involved 6,837 offenses, 7,121 victims, and 5,475 known offenders.”. If a person is only being taught a single view their whole life it is easy to give them a justification for committing a crime against someone who opposes their beliefs. IN the news today many hate crimes are a result of racial-profiling…