A Speech Pragmatics Comparison of Standard and Reverse Hate Speech
Location
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
Description
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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Recommended Citation
Brown, Alexander, "A Speech Pragmatics Comparison of Standard and Reverse Hate Speech" (2023). International Conference on Hate Studies. 25.
https://repository.gonzaga.edu/icohs/2023/seventh/25
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Session Title
Language, Rhetoric, and Linguistic Practices for Conceptualizing Hate and Its Promotion
Type
Panel
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.