hate speech worksheet

Breaking News English Lesson on Hate Speech

Home | help this site, social media sites face heavy hate speech fines (17th march, 2017).

26-page lesson (40 exercises)
2-page MINI lesson
North American & British English
20 questions
Listen & spell
4-speed reading
Text jumble
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Prepositions
Missing letters
Initals only
Missing words

The Reading / Listening - Hate Speech - Level 6

Mr Maas said the new fines and regulations were necessary due to heightening concern over the influence social media is having in shaping public opinion. He said: "The biggest problem is that the social networks do not take the complaints of their own users seriously enough." He added that voluntary efforts to tackle the problem were not working, saying: "Too few comments are deleted, and they're not being deleted quickly enough." Mr Maas said all social media companies would be required to set up a complaints team that must be operational 24/7. A digital trade organization feared that removing content within 24 hours from sites that handle more than one billion posts per day was "utterly impossible".

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

Hate Speech - Level 4 or Hate Speech - Level 5

http://www. bbc.com /news/technology-39269535
http://www. dw.com /en/germany-to-force-facebook-twitter-to-delete-hate-speech/a-37927085
https:// techcrunch.com /2017/03/14/facebook-twitter-still-failing-on-hate-speech-in-germany/

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

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--> 1. HATE SPEECH: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about hate speech. Change partners often and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life? social media / illegal content / the darker side / hate speech / fake news / criminal / fines / regulations / public opinion / complaints / voluntary / team / one billion posts Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. FREE SPEECH: Students A strongly believe because of hate speech, there is no free speech; Students B strongly believe free speech is any and all speech. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 4. ILLEGAL CONTENT: Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote. Type How bad? Punishment? Effects? Sexual activity Explicit violence How to do a crime Hate speech Terrorist training material Slander of individuals MY e-BOOK See a sample 5. SOCIAL MEDIA: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the term "social media". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. 6. HATE: Rank these with your partner. Put the worst kinds of hate speech at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings. homophobia Holocaust denial criticism of a nation slander of individuals racist attacks body shaming sexist attacks religious hate Before reading / listening 1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F). Social media sites in Germany could get $54 million hate speech fines. T / F Sites will have seven days to delete material flagged as hate speech. T / F Sites will have 24 hours to delete clearly criminal hate speech. T / F Twitter deletes 30% of posts its users flag as being hate speech. T / F There is growing concern over the influence of social media. T / F A justice minister said social media sites take complaints seriously. T / F The minister said voluntary efforts to tackle the problem worked well. T / F An organization said sites could easily monitor one billion posts a day. T / F 2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article. removing crack down fake deemed quoted regulations heightening shaping set up utterly growing considered cited totally deleting determining get tough establish rules hoax 3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.) websites in Germany could be in for fines of crack down on the darker incur a heavy content deemed justice necessary due the influence social media is having in take the complaints of their be operational utterly shaping public opinion financial penalty minister side of online content own users seriously 24/7 up to 50 million euros impossible to heightening concern to be "clearly criminal" Gap fill Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below. down heavy users too likes justice in clearly

Social media websites in Germany could be (1) ____________ for fines of up to 50 million euros ($54 million) for removing illegal content (2) ____________ slowly. The German government has decided to crack (3) ____________ on the darker side of online content, including hate speech, slander, fake news and other illegal material. Under the proposed new law, the (4) ____________ of Facebook and Twitter would be given seven days to delete content flagged as illegal, or incur a (5) ____________ financial penalty. Any content deemed to be "(6) ____________ criminal" would have to be removed within 24 hours. Germany's (7) ____________ minister Heiko Maas quoted research which suggested Twitter deletes only one per cent of the hate speech it is told about by (8) ____________, and Facebook, 39 per cent.

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Mr Maas said the new fines and regulations were necessary (9) ____________ to heightening concern over the influence social media is having in (10) ____________ public opinion. He said: "The biggest problem is that the social networks do not (11) ____________ the complaints of their own users seriously enough." He added that voluntary efforts to tackle the problem were not working, saying: "Too (12) ____________ comments are deleted, and they're not being deleted quickly (13) ____________." Mr Maas said all social media companies would be required to set up a complaints team that must be (14) ____________ 24/7. A digital trade organization (15) ____________ that removing content within 24 hours from sites that handle more than one billion posts per day was "(16) ____________ impossible".

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) The German government has decided to crack ______ darker side a. down in the b. up on the c. down on a d. down on the

2) online content, including hate speech, slander, fake news and ______ material a. another illegals b. others illegal c. other illegals d. other illegal

3) given seven days to delete content flagged as illegal, or ______ financial penalty a. incur a heavy b. concur a heavy c. recur a heavy d. occur a heavy

4) Any content deemed to be "clearly criminal" would have to be ______ 24 hours a. remove within b. removed within c. removed with in d. removed withering

5) …suggested Twitter deletes only one per cent of the hate speech it is ______ users a. told above by b. told about buy c. told about by d. told around by

6) Mr Maas said the new fines and regulations were necessary ______ concern a. due to heighten in b. due to heightening c. due to height awning d. due to high tanning

7) the influence social media is having in shaping ______ a. publics opinion b. publicity opinion c. publicly opinion d. public opinion

8) social networks do not take the complaints of their ______ seriously enough a. owner users b. own users c. own user d. owners users

9) required to set up a complaints team that must be ______ a. operation all 24/7 b. operational 7/24 c. operates and all 7/24 d. operational 24/7

10) …from sites that handle more than one billion posts per day was "______" a. udder the impossible b. utterly impossible c. another impossibility d. utters the impossible

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Social media websites in Germany (1) ___________________ fines of up to 50 million euros ($54 million) for removing illegal content too slowly. The German government has decided (2) ___________________ the darker side of online content, including hate speech, slander, fake news (3) ___________________ material. Under the proposed new law, the likes of Facebook and Twitter would be given seven days to delete content flagged as illegal, (4) ___________________ heavy financial penalty. Any content (5) ___________________ "clearly criminal" would have to be removed within 24 hours. Germany's justice minister Heiko Maas quoted research which suggested Twitter deletes only one per (6) ___________________ speech it is told about by users, and Facebook, 39 per cent.

Mr Maas said the new fines and regulations (7) ___________________ to heightening concern over the influence social (8) ___________________ shaping public opinion. He said: "The biggest problem is that the social networks do not take (9) ___________________ their own users seriously enough." He added that (10) ___________________ tackle the problem were not working, saying: "Too few comments are deleted, and they're not being deleted quickly enough." Mr Maas said all social media companies would be required (11) ___________________ complaints team that must be operational 24/7. A digital trade organization feared that removing content within 24 hours from sites that handle more than one billion posts per (12) ___________________ impossible".

Comprehension questions

What is the maximum fine a social media site could get?
How long will sites have to delete content flagged as illegal?
How long will sites have to delete "clearly criminal" content?
What position does Heiko Maas hold in Germany's government?
What percentage of hate speech flagged by Twitter users is deleted?
What is Heiko Maas concerned that social media is influencing?
What did Mr Maas say social networks do not take seriously?
What did Mr Maas say social media companies would have to set up?
How long will a team have to be operational for?
What did a digital organization say about the chance of deleting content?

Multiple choice quiz

1) What is the maximum fine a social media site could get? a) 50 million euros / $54 million b) 100 million euros / $108 million c) 75 mullion euros / $81 million d) 10 million euros / $10.8 million

2) How long will sites have to delete content flagged as illegal? a) 48 hours b) 4 days c) 7 days d) 14 days

3) How long will sites have to delete "clearly criminal" content? a) one hour b) 24 hours c) 36 hours d) 48 hours

4) What position does Heiko Maas hold in Germany's government? a) Social Minister b) Policing Minister c) Internet Minister d) Justice Minister

5) What percentage of hate speech flagged by Twitter users is deleted? a) 1% b) 3.6% c) 17% d) 39%

6) What is Heiko Maas concerned that social media is influencing? a) morals b) brain size c) Internet speeds d) public opinion

7) What did Mr Maas say social networks do not take seriously? a) each other b) user opinions c) their responsibility d) hate speech

8) What did Mr Maas say social media companies would have to set up? a) complainant teams b) plaintiff teams c) complaining teams d) complaints teams

9) How long will a team have to be operational for? a) 9-5 b) Mon-Fri c) 24/7 d) during Internet hours

10) What did a digital organization say about the chance of deleting content? a) "so do-able" b) "utterly impossible" c) "50-50 chance of success" d) "not too bad"

Role A — Racist Attacks

You think racist attacks are the worst form of hate speech. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them how to tackle their forms of hate speech. Also, tell the others which of these is the easiest to combat (and why): body shaming, homophobia or slander of individuals.

Role B — Body Shaming

You think body shaming is the worst form of hate speech. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them how to tackle their forms of hate speech. Also, tell the others which of these is the easiest to combat (and why): racist attacks, homophobia or slander of individuals.

Role C — Homophobia

You think homophobia is the worst form of hate speech. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them how to tackle their forms of hate speech. Also, tell the others which of these is the easiest to combat (and why): body shaming, racist attacks or slander of individuals.

Role D — Slander of Individuals

You think slander of individuals is the worst form of hate speech. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them how to tackle their forms of hate speech. Also, tell the others which of these is the easiest to combat (and why): body shaming, homophobia or racist attacks.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'hate' ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ and 'speech' . ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

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Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

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Discussion - Social media sites face heavy hate speech fines

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
What springs to mind when you hear the term 'hate speech'?
What do you think of Germany's proposed new law?
What are the dangers of hate speech?
How can we better deal with hate speech?
What do you think of people who post hate speech?
What responsibility do social media sites have to delete hate speech?
How difficult is it to decide what is hate speech?
Has anyone ever posted something about you that you didn't like?
What three adjectives best describe those who post hate speech?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
What do you think of when you hear the term 'social media'?
What do you think about what you read?
Is hate speech part of free speech?
How is social media influencing public opinion?
To what degree is online content controlling our lives?
How worried are you about online safety?
What advice do you have for social media sites?
How can a site monitor a billion posts a day?
What questions would you like to ask bosses of social media sites?

Discussion — Write your own questions

(a) ________________ (b) ________________ (c) ________________ (d) ________________ (e) ________________

(f) ________________ (g) ________________ (h) ________________ (i) ________________ (j) ________________

Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

Social media websites in Germany could be (1) ____ for fines of up to 50 million euros ($54 million) for removing illegal content too (2) ____. The German government has decided to crack (3) ____ on the darker side of online content, including hate speech, slander, fake news and other illegal material. Under the proposed new law, the (4) ____ of Facebook and Twitter would be given seven days to delete content flagged (5) ____ illegal, or incur a heavy financial penalty. Any content deemed to be "clearly criminal" would have to be removed within 24 hours. Germany's justice minister Heiko Maas quoted research which (6) ____ Twitter deletes only one per cent of the hate speech it is told about by users, and Facebook, 39 per cent.

Mr Maas said the new fines and regulations were necessary due (7) ____ heightening concern over the influence social media is having in shaping (8) ____ opinion. He said: "The biggest problem is that the social networks do not (9) ____ the complaints of their own users seriously enough." He added that voluntary efforts to (10) ____ the problem were not working, saying: "Too few comments are deleted, and they're not being deleted quickly enough." Mr Maas said all social media companies would be required (11) ____ set up a complaints team that must be operational 24/7. A digital trade organization feared that removing content within 24 hours from sites that (12) ____ more than one billion posts per day was "utterly impossible".

Which of these words go in the above text?

(a) on (b) to (c) down (d) in
(a) slowish (b) slow (c) slows (d) slowly
(a) up (b) down (c) in (d) out
(a) liking (b) likelihood (c) likes (d) likely
(a) was (b) is (c) as (d) has
(a) suggested (b) suggest (c) suggesting (d) suggestive
(a) of (b) to (c) from (d) for
(a) public (b) general (c) private (d) specific
(a) have (b) take (c) play (d) write
(a) kick (b) grip (c) tackle (d) knock
(a) for (b) of (c) to (d) by
(a) caress (b) touch (c) stroke (d) handle

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Put the text back together

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( ) 24 hours from sites that handle more than one billion posts per day was "utterly impossible".

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Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

Social media websites in Germany could be in / out for fines of up to 50 million euros ($54 million) for removing illegal content too slow / slowly . The German government has decided to crack up / down on the darker side of online content, including hate speech, slander, fake news and other / others illegal material. Under the proposed new law, the likely / likes of Facebook and Twitter would be given seven days to delete content flagged as illegal, or incur / concur a heavy financial penalty / penal . Any content deemed to be "clearly criminal / criminally " would have to be removed within 24 hours. Germany's justice minister Heiko Maas quoted research which suggestive / suggested Twitter deletes only one per cent of the hate speech it is told about by users / usage , and Facebook, 39 per cent.

Mr Maas said the new fines and regulations / regulatory were necessary due to heightening / upping concern over the influence social media is having in shaping public / private opinion. He said: "The biggest problem is that the social networks do not take the complaints / complains of their own users seriously enough." He added that voluntary efforts to kick / tackle the problem were not working, saying: "Too little / few comments are deleted, and they're not being deleted quick / quickly enough." Mr Maas said all social media companies would be required to set up a complaints / complaining team that must be operational 24/7. A digital trade organization frightened / feared that removing content within 24 hours from sites that handle more than one billion posts per day was " utterly / udders impossible".

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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Punctuate the text and add capitals

social media websites in germany could be in for fines of up to 50 million euros ($54 million) for removing illegal content too slowly the german government has decided to crack down on the darker side of online content including hate speech slander fake news and other illegal material under the proposed new law the likes of facebook and twitter would be given seven days to delete content flagged as illegal or incur a heavy financial penalty any content deemed to be "clearly criminal" would have to be removed within 24 hours germany's justice minister heiko maas quoted research which suggested twitter deletes only one per cent of the hate speech it is told about by users and facebook 39 per cent

mr maas said the new fines and regulations were necessary due to heightening concern over the influence social media is having in shaping public opinion he said "the biggest problem is that the social networks do not take the complaints of their own users seriously enough" he added that voluntary efforts to tackle the problem were not working saying "too few comments are deleted and they're not being deleted quickly enough" mr maas said all social media companies would be required to set up a complaints team that must be operational 24/7 a digital trade organization feared that removing content within 24 hours from sites that handle more than one billion posts per day was "utterly impossible"

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

SocialmediawebsitesinGermanycouldbeinforfinesofupto50millione uros($54million)forremovingillegalcontenttooslowly.TheGermango vernmenthasdecidedtocrackdownonthedarkersideofonlinecontent,i ncludinghatespeech,slander,fakenewsandotherillegalmaterial.Und ertheproposednewlaw,thelikesofFacebookandTwitterwouldbegiven sevendaystodeletecontentflaggedasillegal,orincuraheavyfinancialp enalty.Anycontentdeemedtobe"clearlycriminal"wouldhavetoberem ovedwithin24hours.Germany'sjusticeministerHeikoMaasquotedres earchwhichsuggestedTwitterdeletesonlyonepercentofthehatespeec hitistoldaboutbyusers,andFacebook,39percent.MrMaassaidthenewf inesandregulationswerenecessaryduetoheighteningconcernoverth einfluencesocialmediaishavinginshapingpublicopinion.Hesaid:"The biggestproblemisthatthesocialnetworksdonottakethecomplaintsoft heirownusersseriouslyenough."Headdedthatvoluntaryeffortstotack letheproblemwerenotworking,saying:"Toofewcommentsaredeleted ,andthey'renotbeingdeletedquicklyenough."MrMaassaidallsocialme diacompanieswouldberequiredtosetupacomplaintsteamthatmustbe operational24/7.Adigitaltradeorganizationfearedthatremovingcont entwithin24hoursfromsitesthathandlemorethanonebillionpostsperd aywas"utterlyimpossible".

Free writing

Write about hate speech for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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Academic writing

There is no such thing as free speech while there is hate speech. Discuss.

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about hate speech. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. HATE SPEECH: Make a poster about hate speech. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. FREE SPEECH: Write a magazine article about there being no free speech while there is hate speech. Argue that people must go to prison for hate speech. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for any kind of and against this.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on hate speech. Ask him/her three questions about it. Give him/her three of your ideas on how to deal with it. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

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Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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A downloadable, detailed explanation of Hate Crime. Useful as a guide in classroom discussion.

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Get Safe Online

A comprehensive website detailing how to report online hate, and other measures that can protect you when using computers, phones and tablets.

Get The Trolls Out

Lots of advice for teenagers on what to do if they are being bullied on a social network. Useful for pupils and teachers/carers.

UK Safer Internet

A useful teacher resource for developing curriculum content. Contains activities and resources covering every aspect of online safety.

Reporting Online Hate

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Call Hate Out

Young people and those who work with them or care for them can call Stop Hate UK’s Young People’s helpline for advice and support in dealing with online hate. To find out if this service operates in your area, click here:

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A newspaper article useful for teachers and young people researching fake new and how to spot it

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This is a detailed manual on Hate Speech and Counter-narrative aimed at teachers and older students who want to be active against hate speech.

These worksheets are based on scenarios that explore the issues around hate speech online by telling personal stories. This is a useful resource for classroom use, particularly Key Stage 3.

Clicking on each icon below reveals information on how to report hate speechwithin various platforms. A useful interactive reference resource for teachers, carers and pupil.

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The Fire Next Time

Lesson plan: free speech or hate speech.

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This lesson plan is designed to use the film The Fire Next Time to look at what happens when free speech dissolves into hate speech. The hour-long documentary looks at a two-year period in the life of a dangerously divided town and shows how heated rhetoric can devolve into hate, intimidation, and violence.

Tears in the fabric of community life in Kalispell, Montana, began with the loss of timber and aluminum industry jobs. The fire of resentment was stoked by a radio talk show host who blamed environmental regulation, declaring environmentalists "the enemy."

In addition, a major forest fire in the Flathead National Forest literally sparked community anger over Forest Service policies (and the actions of environmentalists) -- which some people claimed contributed to the fire.

While some community members attempted to address local tensions, fear and intimidation silenced others. Few in the Flathead Valley region realized just how serious the fight had become until February 2002, when police arrested right-wing militia member David Burgert and discovered an enormous weapons cache and a hit list of local government and law enforcement officials.

Eventually a group of community members said "enough" and began actively looking for ways to engage in productive and respectful dialogue. In documenting this positive response, as well as expressions of frustration and anger, The Fire Next Time provides a ray of hope that communities can reframe conflicts and a spark that educators can use to help students think more deeply about the impact of language and the responsibilities inherent in the right to free speech.

POV documentaries can be recorded off-the-air and used for educational purposes for up to one year from the initial broadcast. In addition, POV offers a lending library of DVDs that you can borrow anytime during the school year — FOR FREE! Please visit our Film Library to find other films suitable for classroom use or to make this film a part of your school's permanent collection.

In this lesson, students will:

Know the difference between protected and prohibited speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Understand why free speech is essential to a democracy.
Consider how best to deal with speech they find offensive.
See how speech can escalate or de-escalate a conflict.
Craft a speech code for their school.

GRADE LEVEL: 9-12

SUBJECT AREAS: Civics, Conflict Resolution, Diversity / Multicultural Education, Government, Law, Media Literacy, Social Studies, Sociology

1 handout and 1 worksheet for each student (downloadable in the PDF)
Copy of The Fire Next Time and the equipment on which to play it

ESTIMATED TIME NEEDED: The minimum time needed is three class periods, one for preparation, one for viewing the film, and one for follow-up. However, each of these could take several class periods depending on how you choose to do the activity.

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How to talk to your children about hate speech, how to help your child recognize hate speech and know what to do when they encounter it..

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Hate speech has a long history, but the growth of online communications means that it can now spread far and fast.

Whether in person or online, almost all children and young people will encounter hate speech at some time. As a parent, it’s important to talk to your child about hate speech, to help them recognize it and know what to do when they encounter it.

Hate speech facts

How to talk to your child about hate speech

What to do if your child experiences hate speech

What is hate speech?

Hate speech can be described as any kind of communication in speech, writing or behaviour that attacks or discriminates against a person or group’s identity, such as religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, colour, descent, disability, age, gender or sexual orientation. Hate speech can also include other “identity factors”, like language, economic or social origin, or health status.

Hate speech isn’t just words. It can happen in person and online and can be expressed in many ways, including images, cartoons, games, videos, objects, gestures and symbols.

It aims to provoke an emotional response like fear, distress, isolation or intimidation in its target, to spread hatred in society, even inciting abuse and violence.

It is often aimed at historically vulnerable and marginalized groups.

How are children affected by hate speech?

Children and young people are particularly vulnerable to hate speech, both online and in person. When children hear or read hate speech aimed at them directly or a part of their identity – such as their race, colour or gender – it can make them feel like there is something different or wrong about them. This can impact their self-esteem and can lead to a deterioration of their mental health, such as experiencing feelings of anxiety and depression, even thoughts about self-harm and suicide.

Hate speech can incite violence and there are many examples where it has led to people, including children, being attacked and killed.

Hate speech vs free speech

Freedom of expression is a human right and tackling hate speech protects this right.

It’s possible to disagree with or criticize an individual or group without threatening their well-being and safety.

Hate speech limits freedom of expression as those targeted by hateful language do not feel safe expressing themselves freely.

What is trolling?

“Trolling” is when someone posts or comments online to provoke a reaction from others. Trolling aims to disrupt, get attention and cause distress.

It becomes hate speech when the actions promote hatred and discrimination against a person or group’s identity, such as their gender, race or sexual orientation.

People involved in trolling will often hide behind fake names or post anonymously making it difficult for them to be identified.

Conversations about issues like hate, racism, sexism and xenophobia can be uncomfortable for many parents. But it is important to try to create a safe space for your child to be able to speak to you and share anything that is on their mind.

Conversations will look different for every family, but remember: You know your child best. Use age-appropriate language, be a good listener and allow space for them to share even if it is slow and not in just one conversation. Watch their reactions and be sensitive to their level of anxiety.

1. Educating your child about hate speech

Explain to your child that everyone has a right to be safe in society and treated with dignity and respect. Hate speech is always wrong and it’s on all of us to reject it.

Explore together what hate speech is, so your child can identify it, whether it happens to them or someone else. Here are some questions you can explore together:

What do you think hate speech is?
Who is hate speech aimed at?
Why do you think people use hate speech?
How does it make you feel?
How do you think it makes the person or people targeted feel?
How do you think the person who sends the hate speech feels?

Encourage your children to have an open attitude and honest curiosity about other people because some instances of hate speech are based on ignorance or false information.

Teaching your children about the difference between intent and impact – that what we say can hurt others even if we didn’t mean to – is an important lesson.

With younger children, you can introduce the topic by talking about fairness and about treating others as they want to be treated.

With older children, you can explore historical examples to see how hate speech has set the stage for many conflicts and human rights violations.

The United Nations’ has a collection of examples in history that show how hate speech has led to such violence.

2. Hate speech online

The Internet and social media enable us to connect with friends and family, pursue interests and be part of communities. Sadly, the same digital tools and platforms can also enable hateful content to be created easily, often anonymously, and shared widely fast. Hate speech has the potential to spread online to a global audience and can resurface over time.

As many children will encounter hate speech online, it's important you are aware of your child’s online activities. What social media, messaging apps and games do they use? Who do they follow online?

Help your child to recognize hate speech online and know what to do if they see or experience it. Here are some questions you can discuss together:

Have you ever come across hate speech online? How did it make you feel?
What would you do if you see hate speech online?
How do you think people who are targeted with hate speech online feel?
How do you think the people who send it feel?
Do you know how to report/mute/block on the platforms you use?
How can we encourage respect online?

Children may not distinguish between reliable and unreliable information. They can be hurt by false information or may spread it further among their peers.

Explain that some information online isn’t accurate and can be used to harm individuals, divide society, undermine trust and incite violence.

Remind your child that there is another person on the other side of the screen and not to spread hateful or false information. What may seem harmless to one person can be deeply hurtful to others.

3. Talk openly and frequently to your children

The more you talk to your children about topics like hate speech, racism and xenophobia, the more comfortable they will be to come to you if they experience it.

Find opportunities to talk about these topics in your daily routine. For example, if something relevant comes up on TV, you could ask your child what they know about the topic and what they think about it. Listen to them without interrupting and encourage them to ask you any questions.

If your child is not familiar with the history of a certain topic, use it as an opportunity to explore it together using reliable sources.

Sometimes children (and adults) use hateful language thinking it is funny or not understanding the meaning behind it. If this happens with your child, use it as an opportunity to explain why their words are inappropriate and can be hurtful.

Ask your child who they would feel comfortable talking to at school if they experienced hate speech. It is important for your child to have other trusted adults they can talk to if needed.

4. Stand against hate speech

Remember that you are the example that your child follows and be mindful of your own words and actions, including online. Take every opportunity to reject hate speech and stand up for every person's right to be treated with dignity and respect.

Explain to your child that if we witness hate speech, we can show support to the person or people targeted and find ways to reject the hate speech. Teach your child how to respond, when safe to do so, if they hear such language. For example: “We don’t use words like that. It’s hurtful and inappropriate.”

Find out if your child’s school has a policy against hate speech. Dedicated lessons can also be a great way to teach children about hate speech and other intolerances.

5. Embrace diversity

Explain to your child that we aren’t all the same and that is a good thing. The world would be a very boring place if everyone was the same. Encouraging openness and curiosity can help children to notice differences and appreciate them. It fosters conversation, understanding and empathy with people who are different from them.

> Read: Talking to your kids about racism

What should I do if my child experiences hate speech?

All children have the right to protection from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse.

Any incidents of hate speech need to be taken very seriously. Depending on the situation, you may need to report it to your child’s school, to the platform it happened on or to the police.

Listen and reassure

If your child has experienced hate speech, the first step is to give them time to explain what happened. Listen carefully and tell them that you are glad they came to you. Focus on making them feel heard and supported. Your child is more likely to open up to you if you stay calm about what you hear.

Be clear that hate speech is wrong and that your child should feel proud about all parts of their identity.

Hate speech at your child’s school

If the hate speech was from a student at your child’s school, record the evidence if possible and report it to the school.

Discuss with the school authorities how they will protect your child’s right to be safe, as well as what consequences there will be for the sender of the hate speech. Discipline should always be immediate, non-violent and focused on correcting the behaviour and rehabilitation (not humiliation or punishment).

If your child’s school has a counselor, talk to them about your child’s experience to determine how best to support your child.

Hate speech from someone outside your child’s school

If the hate speech is from someone outside your child’s school, document any evidence and consider reporting it to the police. Don’t hesitate to speak to the police if you have any concerns for your child’s safety.

Hate speech online

Record the evidence and report it to the social media platform. Check what tools are available on the platform/s to block or restrict the sender.

Here are reporting and safety resources for many popular platforms:

Facebook Instagram Kik Snapchat TikTok Tumblr WeChat WhatsApp X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

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Parent’s and Educator’s Quick-Guide to Hate Speech

Jun 3, 2022

What is hate speech?

Hate speech is more than just harsh words. It can be any form of expression intended to vilify, humiliate, or incite hatred against a group or class of people. It can occur offline or online or both. It can be communicated using words, symbols, images, memes, emojis, and video. In general, online hate speech targets a person or group because of characteristics tied closely to their identity, like race, color, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, or sexual identity

Why is hate speech so dangerous?

Hate speech can harm individuals, communities, and societies. Research has found that targets of hate speech can experience negative emotional, mental, and physical consequences. These can include low self-worth, anxiety, fear for their lives, and even self-harm or suicide. Some types of hate speech are prone to incite violence. This “dangerous speech” follows specific patterns that cross societies, time periods, and type of targeted group. Recently, dangerous speech in online contexts, specifically on social media, has resulted in deaths in places like Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Uganda as well as in Buffalo, El Paso, and other American communities.

Is hate speech a form of bullying?

Hate speech and bullying often overlap. Bullying, whether in-person or online, is defined as repeated, unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Bullying can morph into hate speech when it involves demeaning a person or group based on characteristics such as race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or body image.

What is the difference between hate speech and critical speech?

Not all negative speech is hate speech. You could, for example, disagree with a religious doctrine or policy without being hateful. You could be opposed to a government whose citizens widely practice a particular religion or are from a dominant ethnic group without being hateful to that group. You could criticize customs practiced by different groups without necessarily demeaning individuals in those groups or threatening their well-being. You can certainly disagree or criticize a public official or any other person without it being hate speech. But it can become hate speech if those criticisms are framed in a way designed to imply that the criticism is based, at least in part, on their identify rather than what they say or how they act.

More on Hate Speech

Legal issues in the U.S. and other countries. For the most part, hate speech is legal in the United States, though it is not legal in many countries. European countries, for example, passed anti-hate speech laws in the wake of World War II, to curb incitement to racial, ethnic, and religious hatred after the Holocaust. But, in the U.S., even under the First Amendment, hate speech is unprotected and not permitted when it directly incites imminent criminal activity or includes specific threats of violence targeted against a person or group.

Found on mainstream platforms and fringe sites. The majority of public critique about hate speech falls on mainstream popular platforms, but many young people are moving to newer online spaces, especially gaming-related, live streaming, and image sharing platforms. Hate speech can also be found in chat rooms or message board-style forums, including ones known for so-called “controversial speech” and more mainstream sites where it can slip in during live gaming sessions or chats or forums that are not constantly moderated. Hate speech can be found in videos, cartoons, drawing, even photos. Image and video-based platforms can also contain hateful content. And there are “fringe” sites, often designed to appeal to extremists, which fester and tolerate hate speech.

Tech companies have the right to “censor” hate speech. The First Amendment applies to the government, not to private companies. Social media and other privately owned sites and apps have the right to determine the type of speech they allow on their platform. Just as nudity is legal, it’s generally not allowed on many mainstream platforms. Companies have the right to enforce terms of service or community guidelines that dictate what may or may not be posted on their platforms.

A few things parents & educators can do to combat hate speech:

Parents and educators can start by taking preventative action, by dealing with situations before they reach the hate speech level. Encourage empathy in children and remind them that, when engaging with others online, there is another person on the other side of the screen. Encourage children to have an open attitude and honest curiosity about other people because some instances of hate speech are based on ignorance or false information.
Look for terms that might creep into a child’s vocabulary. Sometimes kids (and adults) use derogatory terms without realizing their impact. They may not mean to be hateful but the words they use can still be hurtful and they may be getting into bad habits. Don’t overreact to these situations. Lots of kids use derogatory terms without realizing it. They’re not being hateful but they might need to be reminded that their words impact others.
Schools can foster a climate of tolerance and inclusion to both prevent and isolate hate speech incidents and create a social norm around acceptance of all students, regardless of who they are. Teachers can help students by posing realistic scenarios that they are likely to experience online and encouraging them to work together to come up with the words and actions they can use to stand up for people who are targeted by hate speech and bullies and to prevent the spread of false information and hate speech.
Schools can implement digital citizenship programs to encourage students to be upstanders not bystanders.
Educators and parents can teach by example, being sure their own words don’t contribute to the problem.
Schools may be able to take action if online hate speech impacts the school or any students or staff even if it the hate speech did not take place on campus or during school hours.

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2 HOURS - A fully-resourced, 2 hour lesson which investigates the concepts of free speech and hate speech. Students will explore the UK’s hate speech laws in comparison to other countries and examine contemporary news events where free speech has been used as an excuse for hate speech, such as the YouTuber, ‘PewDiePie’ and his antisemitic ‘pranks’.

This lesson is great for PSHE (investigating bigoted language) or for Citizenship, to examine UK laws in an interesting way, or as part of a Human Rights unit. The lesson is most suitable or KS4 / KS5 (but there is nothing unsuitable for KS3) and is editable, so easy to adapt for your own PSHE planning.

The lesson includes a detailed, 2 hour PowerPoint, information sheets, differentiated activity worksheets, differentiated challenge activities and clips tasks with questions and a literacy / debate focus task. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.

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More added! 7 x 1 hour long PSHCE lessons with a focus on hate crime and extreme prejudice - with PowerPoints, clips and differentiated worksheets, all to 3 LOs: The lessons are fully differentiated, engaging and contain detailed activities, worksheets, clips and starters / plenaries / three level LOs. They have been made by an experienced PSHCE Head of Department and used in a variety of UK Secondary Schools. I really hope you enjoy this pack - please do leave a review :) Many more free and inexpensive PSHE and Citizenship resources available here: [EC_Resources Store](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources)

NOW 20 HOURS including Andrew Tate, online misogyny and incels lesson! More now added! 17 x fully resourced lessons, with differentiated worksheets and clips - suitable for KS3/4, all focusing on Radicalisation and Extremism. Could be used all together as a Drop Down Day, a PSHCE Unit of work or over a few weeks in Tutor Time. Contains optional assessment pack too. Pack includes: 1) An introduction to online radicalisation and extremism, with a focus on online radicalisation and how leaders convince the vulnerable to join them. 2) Radicalisation and extremism - how to help prevent radicalisation and recognising the signs amongst our friends, school and community. 3) Who are the extremist groups? Religious (Islamic and Christian) and political (non-religious) right-wing extremist groups. 4) Hate crime - what is this and why do we still have hate crime in the UK today? 2 hours 5) How do religious and political extremist leaders attract converts to their groups? An experiment your class will enjoy taking part in. 6) What makes a good religious or political leader different to an extreme one? How can we tell the difference and not be brainwashed into extreme cults? 7) What is religious terrorism? Why are people prepared to die in the name of their God? How have their minds been hijacked? 8) What is right-wing extremism? Why is this on the increase? 9) Who are the right wing extreme groups? Who is 'Tommy Robinson' and how does he help spread bigotry in the UK? 10) What is hate speech? What does UK law do to protect us from this and what form do criminal actions take? 11) What are internet subcultures and how can these spread extreme views? 12) What is anti-Semitism? What is the history of this and where does it still exist today? 13) Should a tolerant society tolerate some level of intolerant views? 14) What about Left Wing Extremism? 15) To what extent are religious leaders responsible for extremism? 16) What is the manosphere, who is Andrew Tate? What are incels? Why are young men at risk? 17) KS4 Political Ideology and Online Radicalisation 18) Optional Assessment Pack Find more lessons on everything from misogyny, masculinity and Andrew Tate to dating, love, health and wellbeing, extremism, pornography, gender and transgender prejudice, racism, sex and relationships and much more [at our website.](http://www.ecpublishing.co.uk) Our PSHE / Citizenship resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources [HERE](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources)

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How to Respond When Students Use Hate Speech

Some activities for creating a healthy classroom culture.

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“Sticks and stones will break my bones / But words will really hurt me.”

I was playing with my 3-year-old granddaughter and called her a silly goose. She freaked out—crying, yelling, and telling me she hated me. It took a long time to cool her down and explain that being a silly goose was not a bad thing. This anecdote raises important questions about the nature of hate speech. Who decides what is hate speech, the speaker or the recipient? What’s the difference between teasing, sarcasm, insulting, and hate speech?

These questions show us why hate speech is so difficult to stop. Hate speech is hard to define, and it’s easy to be confused about the motives of the speaker. But there’s a cultural piece that adds to the challenges. If we’re going to get to the heart of hate speech in America today, we must remember that significant elements of our cultural history were built on inequity—from the founding of the country and displacement of indigenous populations to the Civil War and slavery. This inequity has bred a history of demonization of the “other.” Hate speech is just one manifestation of this dynamic.

It’s important for us to understand the depth of these challenges; hate speech won’t just go away if we don’t examine the underlying causes. I’ve spent many years in the classroom working on these issues with students. Below are some activities I’ve used to reduce or eliminate hate speech in my classroom.

5 Reasons Students Use Hate Speech

Let’s start by examining why students use hate speech. Here are a few of the more common ones:

To express bigotry and racism
To express their own internal anger and unresolved pain
To feel superior
To feel powerful when they feel powerless in other areas of their lives
To show off for friends

With these reasons in mind, there are specific activities we can use to engage students in deeper reflection and eliminate hate speech in the classroom. These are the steps I recommend for teachers, refining them for students’ age and grade level.

Ideas for Curbing Hate Speech

1. Establish a classroom value that all cultures are to be respected. With the students’ help, make a list of behavioral rules that promote this value. Examples include “Do not use language that hurts another student’s feelings” and “No one’s culture can be verbally attacked.” Once the list of rules is complete, develop with your students a protocol for how these rules will be enforced.

2. Build class empathy. Having ensured that your class is a safe space, ask your students if any of them have been victims of hate speech. If they’re willing, let these students share with the rest of the class how it felt to hear hateful language. Have a class discussion for students to share how they felt hearing these stories from their classmates.

3. Analyze hate speech. In small groups, invite students to get curious and deepen their understanding of where hate speech comes from, what it is and isn’t. You can assign each group to answer questions like:

Who decides what is hate speech: the speaker or the recipient?
What is the difference between teasing, sarcasm, insulting, and hate speech?
Does the intention of the speaker matter?
Is all hate speech the same? How subjective is hate speech?
Is stereotyping the same as hating?
Does a victim of hate speech have the right to use it to fight back?

Have each group lead a discussion about their topic. Once all of these discussions are finished, develop a class definition of hate speech, including how it differs from other kinds of hurtful talk.

A Deeper Dive Into Hate Speech

Looking at the list of five reasons that students use hate speech above, brainstorm with your class what’s good and what’s bad about each of these reasons.

What’s good about expressing bigotry and racism? What’s bad about it?
What’s good about expressing anger or pain with hate speech? What’s bad about it?
Is using hate speech a good or bad way to feel superior?
Is using hate speech a good or bad way to feel powerful?
What good about using hate speech to show off for friends? What’s bad about it?

While “good” and “bad” may sound oversimplified, I have used this activity many times in my classroom, and have found that, by examining what’s good about hate speech, you can uncover motivation. This is very powerful because it can help shed light on the source of the feelings that are at the root of the hate. In this activity, you can share the idea that sometimes good reasons lead to bad decisions, and use these discussions to have students develop different ways to express themselves. By speaking of the good and bad in hate speech, you give students the chance to examine their own feelings, notice their impact on others, and evaluate their decisions.

Spreading the Word

Once the class has confronted what hate speech is, seen firsthand why it’s damaging, and taken steps to stop it in their classroom, see if students can find a series of ways to prevent or attack the use of hate speech in their larger community circles. It’s only when we do our work as individuals that our larger social fabric can be safer and stronger for all.

Tackling Online Hate Speech Toolkit

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A short and simple lesson scenario for students aged 13+. The scenario uses a short theatrical tools to put students in the skin of a victim and oppressor in hate speech situations.

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OBJECTIVES: - students understand the meaning of the terms "discrimination", "hate speech", "tolerance", - they know how to react when faced with situations of discrimination and hate speech.

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ABOUT LESSON: the lesson is intended for second half of the primary school and high school students, to familiarize themselves with the issues related to hate speech, problems related to it and ways of dealing with it.

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Hate speech and how to fight it - lesson scenario

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Hate speech in the form of xenophobia, racism, antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred, anti-LGBTQI+ hatred, misogyny and other types of intolerance is on the rise worldwide, spreading faster and further than ever before through social media. Both online and offline, hate speech targets and dehumanizes people and peoples based on who they are – often by actors seeking political gain.

UNESCO counters hate speech through education and media and information literacy, promotes international standards on freedom of expression to address root causes of hate speech, and supports countries to build effective responses, including by fostering the capacity building of regulators and judicial operators and advocating for enhanced transparency of internet companies.

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The United Nations has a long history of mobilizing the world against hatred of all kinds to defend human rights and advance the rule of law . The impact of hate speech cuts across numerous UN areas of focus, from protecting human rights and preventing atrocities to sustaining peace, achieving gender equality and supporting children and youth.

Because fighting hatred, discrimination, racism and inequality are among its core principles, the United Nations is working to confront hate speech at every turn. This mission is enshrined in the UN Charter , in international human rights frameworks and in global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals .

Hate speech is an alarm bell - the louder it rings, the greater the threat of genocide. It precedes and promotes violence.” ANTÓNIO GUTERRES , United Nations Secretary-General, 2023

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In response to the alarming trends of growing xenophobia, racism and intolerance, violent misogyny, antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred around the world, UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech on 18 June 2019. This first UN-wide initiative designed to tackle hate speech provides a road map on how the Organization can support and complement States' efforts. The strategy emphasizes the need to counter hate holistically, while respecting freedom of opinion and expression, and to collaborate with relevant stakeholders, including civil society organizations, media outlets, tech companies and social media platforms. In 2021, the General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 18 June as the International Day for Countering Hate Speech.

How to deal with hate speech

It can sometimes be hard to assess when a comment is meant as hate speech – especially when expressed in the virtual world. It can also feel overwhelming to try to deal with obviously hateful content. However, there are many ways you can take a stand, even if you are not personally the victim of hate speech. And you can make a difference.

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Haller's Homeroom. $8.00. Zip. One or two-day lesson on hate speech, specifically on the use of the n-word. This lesson was created with 3rd-6th grade students in mind but could be modified for use with any grade level. The lesson provides information and examples about hate speech, shares historical context of the n-word, and includes practice ...
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