A Speech Pragmatics Comparison of Standard and Reverse Hate Speech

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Bigfoot Room 124

Start Date

21-4-2023 1:00 PM

End Date

21-4-2023 2:15 PM

Publication Date

2023

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Law | Social and Behavioral Sciences

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In cases of reverse hate speech, members of historically oppressed groups hate speak against members of traditional oppressor groups. However, contemporary speech pragmatics typically focuses on standard examples of racist speech in which speakers acquire the capacity to oppress, subordinate, or marginalise their victims. This capacity can be acquired in different ways including (i) the possession of formal or informal positional authority, (ii) the silence of bystanders licensing the authority of speakers, or (iii) simply by virtue of being participants in norm-governed racist linguistic practices. The paper critically examines the applicability of these explanations to reverse as well as standard forms of hate speech.

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Language, Rhetoric, and Linguistic Practices for Conceptualizing Hate and Its Promotion

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Apr 21st, 1:00 PM Apr 21st, 2:15 PM

A Speech Pragmatics Comparison of Standard and Reverse Hate Speech

Bigfoot Room 124

In cases of reverse hate speech, members of historically oppressed groups hate speak against members of traditional oppressor groups. However, contemporary speech pragmatics typically focuses on standard examples of racist speech in which speakers acquire the capacity to oppress, subordinate, or marginalise their victims. This capacity can be acquired in different ways including (i) the possession of formal or informal positional authority, (ii) the silence of bystanders licensing the authority of speakers, or (iii) simply by virtue of being participants in norm-governed racist linguistic practices. The paper critically examines the applicability of these explanations to reverse as well as standard forms of hate speech.