Identity-Based Online Hate Content

Chetty, Naganna; Alathur, Sreejith

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“…( 51 )); understanding hatred in language, though, requires understanding the myriad ways in which words can be used to accomplish the goals of intergroup hate ( 17 ). We specifically rely on three main operationalizations of outgroup hateful rhetoric: (i) language used to incite genocide ( 52 ) (ii) identity-based prejudicial language ( 53 ), and (iii) dehumanizing language ( 17 ).…”

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The (moral) language of hate

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Humans use language toward hateful ends, inciting violence and genocide, intimidating and denigrating others based on their identity. Despite efforts to better address the language of hate in the public sphere, the psychological processes involved in hateful language remain unclear. In this work, we hypothesize that morality and hate are concomitant in language. In a series of studies, we find evidence in support of this hypothesis using language from a diverse array of contexts, including the use of hateful language in propaganda to inspire genocide (Study 1), hateful slurs as they occur in large text corpora across a multitude of languages (Study 2), and hate speech on social-media platforms (Study 3). In post hoc analyses focusing on particular moral concerns, we found that the type of moral content invoked through hate speech varied by context, with Purity language prominent in hateful propaganda and online hate speech and Loyalty language invoked in hateful slurs across languages. Our findings provide a new psychological lens for understanding hateful language and points to further research into the intersection of morality and hate, with practical implications for mitigating hateful rhetoric online.

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“…In scholarship on the subject, inter-group hatred is most often studied in conjunction with inter-group violence (e.g., Craig, 2002); understanding hatred in language, though, requires understanding the myriad ways in which words can be used to accomplish the goals of inter-group hate . We specifically rely on three main operationalizations of out-group hateful rhetoric: 1. language used to incite genocide (Tirrell, 2012) 2. identity-based prejudicial language (Chetty & Alathur, 2021), and 3. dehumanizing language .…”

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The (Moral) Language of Hate

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Humans use language toward hateful ends, inciting violence and genocide, intimidating and denigrating others based on their identity. Despite efforts to better address the language of hate in the public sphere, the psychological processes underlying the development of hate remain unclear. In this work, we hypothesize that morality and hate are concomitant in language. In a series of studies, we find evidence in support of this hypothesis using language from a diverse array of contexts, including the use of hateful language in propaganda to inspire genocide (Study 1), hateful slurs as they occur in large text corpora across a multitude of languages (Study 2), and hate speech on social-media platforms (Study 3). In post-hoc analyses focusing on particular moral concerns, we found that language about purity and spiritual degradation were strongly salient in hateful linguistic communication. Our findings provide a new lens for understanding the psychologicalunderpinnings of out-group hate and its associated behaviors, with practical implications for mitigating hateful rhetoric online.

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Identity-Based Online Hate Content

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The (moral) language of hate

The (moral) language of hate

The (Moral) Language of Hate

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