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Stanford Encyclopedic Definition

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I have restored the source in one place that cites the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

It is notable not just that "hate speech" has no clear definition, but that attempted definitions are usually vague.

If you believe that this is less notable than the two dictionary definitions and a lone scholar, discuss here. DenverCoder19 (talk) 18:07, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that that accurately summarizes the main thrust of that source; to the extend that it pulls one part of that definition out, it was giving it undue weight. The first sentence of that source says Hate speech is a concept that many people find intuitively easy to grasp, while at the same time many others deny it is even a coherent concept; your summary leaned more towards treating the second group there as being objectively correct and ignored the first part, but the source doesn't really take that position. In any case this is all handled in more depth and nuance further down the lead, so I don't think your addition is an improvement - There is no single definition of what constitutes "hate" or "disparagement". Legal definitions of hate speech vary from country to country already covers what you're trying to add in a more neutral tone. --Aquillion (talk) 18:37, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

History section - restricted to US

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The History section only deals with the development of hate speech in the US, ignoring all other countries. I don't have the knowledge to broaden it; can someone take a look? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 20:02, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]