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Hate speech

21:25 Jan 15 2020 South Eastern Nigeria

Description

Ethnicity based hate speech. The speaker denigrated the North

News Source Link

https://twitter.com/arinzeesq/status/1217091891671511040?s=19

Additional Data

Date of Original Posting of the Speech:	Jan 14 2020
Date of Reporting:	Jan 15 2020
Text of the Speech:	The North doesn't consider competence in appointment of their kinsmen, we in the south should keep choking ourselves with competence and who's smart and more English.
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/arinzeesq/status/1217091891671511040?s=19
Was it directed at individual or a group of individuals?:	Group of individuals
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):	Suggest That the Audience/Target Faces a Serious Threat or Violence from Another Group,Suggest that Some People are Spoiling the Integrity of a Group
Does the hate speech call audience to action?:	Yes
If the hate speech is calling the audience to action, for what action?:	Discriminate Against Other Group
Was there a reaction to the hate speech? i.e. was it retweeted, liked, shared?:	Yes
If yes, how many likes, comments, shares, retweets, replies? No. of Retweet:	5
No. of Liked:	30
No. of Comments:	2
Was the hate speech a reply to a larger post, or an independent post?:	Reply to a post
The Speech is Targeting?:	Northerners
People Likely to React to the Speech Are?:	General Community Members
Name/Nickname/Username of the Speaker::	Goodluck Jonathan
Gender of the Speaker:	Male
Location of the Speaker:	South-East Nigeria
Who is the speaker?:	Politician
Are they an influential speaker?:	Yes
What is the Source/Basis of Speaker's Influence?:	Other
Other (please specify):	Social media influencer
Is the speaker a prominent purveyor of hate speech?:	Don't know
Based on responses, how inflammatory is the hate speech?:	Barely Inflammatory