# Is hate speech really not banned on the boards?

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**Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hate-speech-really-not-banned-on-the-boards/736283/5 "2015-11-01T02:57:43Z")

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> [@Acsenray](#):
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> I believe that this fits the definition:

It’s not hate speech, it’s _dislike_ speech (bolding mine):

> [@tomndebb, allowing racist hate speech was a bullshit mod call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-allowing-racist-hate-speech-was-a-bullshit-mod-call/727632/10):
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> Oh boy, two different threads about me?
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> For what it’s worth, and I doubt anyone will believe me, I really don’t hate anyone. Some groups I **dislike** , and others I think we’d be better off without, but I don’t hate people collectively and especially not as individuals. It’d be nice if leftists and moderates acknowledge that it’s possible to critique protected groups without hating them.

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