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Lawmakers look to study hate speech effect on children
There are growing concerns about students facing hate speech and now there’s an effort by lawmakers to help protect kids, including at school.
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Lawmakers look to study hate speech effect on children
There are growing concerns about students facing hate speech and now there’s an effort by lawmakers to help protect kids, including at school. “Hate speech has affected our family deeply,” Melissa Combs, of Farmington, said. Combs tells us the harassment of one of her children got so bad they had to switch to another school. “I mean, a cloud...
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Media Drop Dilbert After Creator's Black ‘Hate Group' Remark
Some prominent media publishers are dropping the comic strip Dilbert after its creator referred to people who are Black as members of “a hate group” and urged white people to “get away” from them. The backlash against Dilbert began after a YouTube video released this past week by comic strip creator Scott Adams. Among those dropping Dilbert are the USA...
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Jewish Leaders Fear Antisemitic Celebrities Are Normalizing Hate: ‘Everyone Needs to Be Concerned'
A surge of anti-Jewish vitriol spread by celebrities is stoking fears that public figures are normalizing hate and ramping up the risk of violence. Former President Donald Trump hosted a Holocaust-denying white supremacist at Mar-a-Lago. The rapper Ye expressed love for Adolf Hitler in an interview. Basketball star Kyrie Irving appeared to promote an antisemitic film on social media. Those...