Hate Speech - Common Sense Media

If a comment is posted anonymously, it can't be considered hate speech or cyberbullying.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Francis and his friends have social media profiles that don't identify them personally, but they follow each other's accounts. A new student from a different country recently joined their grade. One of Francis's friends posted a photo of a group of monkeys eating bananas and wrote: "It's gross how the foreign students always bring smelly lunches to school. They're like animals and should be put in cages." Is this an example of hate speech?

• Yes. The comment was demeaning toward an entire group of people.

• No. It was only one comment that was meant to be funny.

• No. It was a mean comment but not serious enough to be considered hate speech.

Imagine you see online hate speech or cyberbullying toward someone you know. Which of the following actions is an example of how you could be an upstander?

• Tell your friend that it is not a big deal.

• Stay out of it since you are not directly involved.

• Ignore it.

• Raise awareness about the issue at school or in your community.

How confident do you feel in identifying positive ways to respond to online hate speech?

• I feel very confident.

• I feel somewhat confident.

• I do not feel confident.

Which scenario is an example of hate speech?

• Calling someone else's comment stupid on a social media site.

• Describing all members of a particular religion as bad or evil.

• Saying that everyone should believe in god in their social media status.

• Commenting on a news story that racist people are the cause of lots of problems.