# What exactly is hate speech?

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**Created:** [October 29, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-hate-speech/515624 "2009-10-29T16:37:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carol\_Stream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-hate-speech/515624/47 "2009-11-20T04:13:36Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Again, we don’t give personal responses to all who press the “Report” button, and again, just because you don’t immediately see results that personally satisfy you, doesn’t mean that nothing has been done(or that we aren’t talking about the situation).

It’s been almost five days, so I doubt you’re still talking about it. So, are “Shut the fuck up” and “Get the fuck away from me” acceptable in the Pit? How about refering to a woman as “Man-Hands”?

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