ヘイトスピーチ

へいとすぴーち

noun

hate speech

1. hate speech; hateful speech targeting a group

Speech or expression that attacks or demeans people based on attributes such as race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, or other characteristics. Adopted from English, the term became widely used in Japan during debates over anti-Korean demonstrations in the 2010s.

ヘイトスピーチは許(ゆる)されない。

Hate speech is not acceptable.

ヘイトスピーチを規制(きせい)する法律(ほうりつ)が制定(せいてい)された。

A law regulating hate speech was enacted.

ネット上(じょう)のヘイトスピーチに対(たい)する対策(たいさく)が社会(しゃかい)問題(もんだい)となっている。

Measures against hate speech on the internet have become a social issue.

Loanword from English 'hate speech.' The term gained prominence in Japan around 2013-2014 during public debate over anti-Korean demonstrations in areas like Shin-Okubo. Japan's Hate Speech Elimination Act (ヘイトスピーチ解消法(へいとすぴーちかいしょうほう)) was enacted in 2016.

Usage

Used as-is in katakana; no established native Japanese equivalent has replaced it
The abbreviated form ヘイト alone is also used: ヘイト発言(はつげん) ('hate remarks'), ヘイト行為(こうい) ('hateful acts')
Appears frequently in news, legal, and social media contexts

Common collocations

ヘイトスピーチを規制(きせい)する: to regulate hate speech
ヘイトスピーチ対策(たいさく): measures against hate speech
ヘイトスピーチ解消法(かいしょうほう): Hate Speech Elimination Act
ヘイトスピーチ問題(もんだい): the hate speech problem

Similar words

差別発言(さべつはつげん): discriminatory remarks — broader term for any discriminatory speech, not necessarily targeting a group
誹謗中傷(ひぼうちゅうしょう): slander and defamation — attacking an individual's reputation, not necessarily group-targeted
ヘイトクライム: hate crime — criminal acts motivated by prejudice, broader than speech alone

Related Words

Compare: 誹謗中傷(ひぼうちゅうしょう) (slander and defamation)

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