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Hate speech

07:48 Oct 31 2019 Ikeja, Lagos, 100271, Nigeria

Description

The hate speaker described the present day government officials as animals

News Source Link

https://twitter.com/EuginhoCortez/status/1189552331534327808?s=19

Additional Data

Date of Original Posting of the Speech:	Oct 30 2019
Date of Reporting:	Oct 31 2019
Text of the Speech:	All we had to do was protect the democracy by keeping out the animals who preferred a dictatorship and keep fighting for restructuring. We would have surely gotten there and prospered. Tribal gangups, arrogance and idiocy have brought us here. I hope you people are satisfied.
Has this Hate Speech Been Used Before?:	Yes
Does the text use coded language?:	No
Medium of Dissemination:	Twitter
Link of the Speech:	https://twitter.com/EuginhoCortez/status/1189552331534327808?s=19
Was it directed at individual or a group of individuals?:	Individual person
Gender of the perpetrator:	Male
Gender of the victim:	Both
Who was the hate speech targeting?:	Both
What Language was the hate speech written in?:	English
Does the speech item does any of the following? (Select all that apply):	Compare a Group of People with Animals,Incite or Used a Derogatory Term in English/Mother Tongue
Does the hate speech call audience to action?:	Yes
If the hate speech is calling the audience to action, for what action?:	Perpetrate Gender-Based Violence/Hate Speech Online,Join Violent Group/Movement
Was there a reaction to the hate speech? i.e. was it retweeted, liked, shared?:	No
Was the hate speech a reply to a larger post, or an independent post?:	Reply to a post
The Speech is Targeting?:	Yoruba,Government Officials
People Likely to React to the Speech Are?:	Yoruba,Northerners,General Community Members
Name/Nickname/Username of the Speaker::	Gene Gray
Gender of the Speaker:	Male
Location of the Speaker:	South-West Nigeria
Who is the speaker?:	Identifiable Commentator
Are they an influential speaker?:	Yes
What is the Source/Basis of Speaker's Influence?:	Other
Other (please specify):	Social media personality
Is the speaker a prominent purveyor of hate speech?:	Don't know
Based on responses, how inflammatory is the hate speech?:	Moderately Inflammatory