Lecture: Should hate speech be against the law?
Advocate Mark Oppenheimer unpacks the arguments for and against hate speech being criminalised. He uses reference to court cases and events that illustrate his arguments. Articulate and thorough – well worth listening to.
“Dubul’ ibhunu” or “Kill the boer” – free speech or hate speech? – 3
The sight of nearly 100,000 supporters and officials at the EFF’s 10th anniversary singing “Kill the boer” and led by Julius Malema was very sobering. His actions and the theatrical staging of the event invoke images of Hitler’s Nuremberg rally in 1933, immortalised by film director Leni Riefenstahl. Malema clearly intended the world to see it. Should the song be allowed to be an exercise in free speech, however, distasteful its subject? Or should it be hate speech and therefore subject to legal action? Two articles which were recently published in The Daily Friend exam the issue. The unexpected third article is by Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Friend, Michael Morris.
“Dubul’ ibhunu” or “Kill the boer” – free speech or hate speech? – 2
The sight of nearly 100,000 supporters and officials at the EFF’s 10th anniversary singing “Kill the boer” and led by Julius Malema was very sobering. His actions and the theatrical staging of the event invoke images of Hitler’s Nuremberg rally in 1933, immortalised by film director Leni Riefenstahl. Malema clearly intended the world to see it. Should the song be allowed to be an exercise in free speech, however, distasteful its subject? Or should it be hate speech and therefore subject to legal action? Three articles which were recently published in The Daily Friend exam the issue. This is the second article on this matter by columnist for the Daily Friend, Martin van Staden.