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What does Hate Speech look like?
Using derogatory words, even if the word itself is not a racial or
U si n g d ero g a t o ry w o rd s , e v e n i f t h e w o r d i t sel f i s n o t a r a c i a l o r
ethnic slur, can be hateful speech. Examples include using
words like “animals” or “invaders” to describe immigrants;
comparing people to “trash” or “garbage”; or alluding to certain
groups of ethnic minorities as cockroaches or diseases, as was
done in the Rwandan genocide.
