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The word “hate” is often used casually to mean “extreme dislike.”
You have probably heard your friends say they hate that movie, or they hate winter. But you might also hear someone say they hate a group of people.
Maybe because of who they are, what they look like, what they believe, or who they love. Hate starts by “othering” people based on their identities. In the worst-case scenario, this “othering” can fuel violence against other people.
Defining Types of Hate
Hate-based violence happens when someone decides to act on bias, prejudice, and hate against a person or a group of people. It can take different forms and happen online or in person. These acts are purposeful and meant to intimidate members of a specific identity group.
There are three groups of people involved in acts of hate-based violence:
People who get hurt.
People who do the hurting.
People who watch the hurting.
But you can do more than stand by!
You can upend hate by noticing mistreatment and standing up for people who are being hurt. This is also known as being an UPstander. By learning to identify aggressive behavior, we can all help stop hateful actions.
What does hate-based violence look like?
Hate-based violence can take many forms.
You notice that a Black student at your school is being harassed by his basketball teammates. They frequently push him hard in practice and mutter slurs at him while they “help” him up.
A student rips a hijab off a classmate, pushes her to the ground, and calls her a terrorist. It’s not the first time you’ve seen this student target Muslim classmates.
Your coworker starts sharing sexist memes. One day you see them post a photo of themselves holding a gun with the caption, “Women belong in the kitchen.”
Your Jewish friend normally wears a Star of David necklace. She comes to work without it one day and shares that someone on the subway called her an antisemitic slur.
You’re scrolling through TikTok and see a video that says all Latinos are illegal. It has 10,000 likes.
Your best friend keeps a rainbow flag on the door to their dorm room. It keeps getting ripped down and someone has started writing slurs on the whiteboard next to the door.
Take a Deeper Dive
Hate 101
Learn more about how to prevent hate-based violence and test your understanding.
Warning Signs
Learn how people turn to hate and what signs someone might show before becoming violent.
Hate & Bullying
Learn about online bullying and its connection to the cycle of hate-based violence.
Hidden Hate
Learn how hate spreads through words and messages often hidden in plain sight.
This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, opportunity number DHS-23-TTP-132-00-01.
Eradicate Hate Global Summit
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Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2514
info@eradicatehatesummit.org
