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NEWS ABOUT: hate speech

hate speech stories: 7 news summaries

Righty Radio Host Savage Off 'Banned in Britain' List

Conservative talk-show still suing former UK home secretary for libel

Jul 20, 09 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Radio talk-show host Michael Savage can again enter the UK after Britain’s new home secretary decided to take him off the country’s “banned in Britain” list, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The conservative pundit is still suing the former home secretary, Jacqui Smith, for libel after putting... More »

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talk radio • United Kingdom • terrorist • Britain • Michael Savage • hate speech

Barred Savage Calls for British Boycott

Savage, Phelps lash out at UK's hate speech penalty

May 7, 09 3:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Right-wing radio mouth Michael Savage has branded British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith a "witch" and urged his listeners yesterday to boycott the country's products and cancel trips to Britain, the Daily Telegraph reports. "I suggest you stop buying English made goods," fumed Savage, who has been barred... More »

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extremists • Jacqui Smith • Britain • Westboro Baptist Church • Fred Phelps • Michael Savage • hate speech

 Savage May Sue 
 Britain for Banning Him 

Radio host fumes over making extremist list

May 5, 09 9:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Radio yakker Michael Savage isn't amused that he's ended up on a list of people banned from Britain for spreading hate. The conservative talk show host told the San Francisco Chronicle he's considering legal action. "Today it's me. Tomorrow it's someone else," he said. "The land of... More »

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extremists • Jacqui Smith • Britain • Michael Savage • hate speech

Sacramento GOP Site Takes Down Obama Hate Images

Officials voice disgust over local party linking Dem to bin Laden

Oct 15, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sacramento Republicans yesterday removed images from their website urging voters to “Waterboard Barack Obama” and declaring “The Only Difference Between Obama and Osama is a Little BS.” State party leaders condemned the content, with a spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger calling it “completely and totally inappropriate,... More »

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Barack Obama • Internet • California • Sacramento • Republican Party • hate speech • offensive • Election 2008

OPINION

 Time to Ditch the Word 'Retard'? 


Sep 21, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder is just the latest example of how the word "retard" has become a pop-culture phenom, but the movie also has served as a catalyst for disability advocates who claim that the word is offensive and must go, writes Lynn Harris in Salon. Are they right?... More »

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disability • hate speech • Tropic Thunder • disability rights • Down Syndrome


 Hate Speech:
 Is US Protection Too Broad?

Free speech protections increasingly at odd with European model

Jun 12, 08 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Several years ago American conservative journalist Mark Steyn published a piece denigrating Islam in Maclean's, the leading newsweekly in Canada. While its tone was sharp, its content was no more inflammatory than the material in American rightwing publications. But now Maclean's is facing trial for publishing hate speech, writes Adam... More »

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censorship • First Amendment • Constitution • hate speech

Muslims See Hypocrisy on Hate Speech

Radio host's slur
seen as evidence of
US double standard

Dec 4, 07 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - After radio host Michael Savage took potshots at Islam, the relatively muted response has left Muslim Americans with a question: Where's the outrage? A handful of advertisers have pulled out, but the reaction is nowhere near as strong as it was, say, when Don Imus made an anti-black slur, the... More »

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Don Imus • Muslim Americans • Isaiah Washington • James Watson • American Muslims • Michael Savage • hate speech

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