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Misogynistic Hate Speech and its Chilling Effect on Women's Free Expression during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Campaign

Author(s) -

Caitlin Ring Carlson

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of hate studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2169-7442

pISSN - 1540-2126

DOI - 10.33972/jhs.126

Subject(s) - presidential system , presidential election , democracy , free speech , state (computer science) , harassment , politics , political science , social media , expression (computer science) , corporate governance , presidential campaign , sociology , law , economics , management , algorithm , computer science , programming language

This essay argues that the proliferation of misogynistic hate speech during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign had a dangerous chilling effect on women’s free expression. The gendered slurs aimed at women candidates and journalists, both online and in-person, created a hostile political environment, which made it more difficult for women to fully participate in the process of Democratic self-governance. To address this issue, I recommend allocating state and federal tax dollars to counter speech efforts, and call for social media organizations, such as Facebook and Twitter, to reevaluate their hate speech and harassment policies. Keywords: Hate speech, 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, misogyny

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