ABSTRACT

Hate speech is more than just expression used to malign people based on their fixed identity characteristics. It is a tool deployed by those with various forms of power to maintain their social, political, or economic dominance. It puts its victims in a subordinate position, which makes equality all but impossible. Therefore, we must reconsider the near absolute protection afforded to hate speech under the First Amendment. Americans should utilize existing civil legal remedies to combat hate speech, which only serves to maintain systems of oppression such as white supremacy, gender inequity, and heteronormativity. By opening the door to civil penalties against the subordination caused by hate speech, we pave the way for those seeking equality to achieve it.

摘要

仇恨言论不仅仅是根据人们的固定身份特征而使人们遭受伤害的表达。它是拥有各种形式的权力的人所使用的工具，可以维持其社会，政治或经济主导地位。它把受害者置于从属地位，这使得平等几乎是不可能的。因此，我们必须重新考虑《第一修正案》给予仇恨言论的几乎绝对保护。美国人应该利用现有的民事法律补救措施来打击仇恨言论，仇恨言论只能维护白人至上，性别不平等和异性主义等压迫制度。通过为仇恨言论所导致的从属地位的民事处罚敞开大门，我们为寻求平等的人们铺平了道路。