500 Ways To Shut Down Hate Speech: How To Be A Good Ally Book 1

The Essential Guide to Stopping Hate SpeechBeing a good ally requires more than thoughts and prayers. It also means challenging accusations, assumptions, and stereotypes that represent hate speech that targets Black people, Asian People, Jewish People, LGBTQ People, Mexican People, Muslims, and Tribespeople, because hate speech justifies hate crimes.500 Ways To Shut Down Hate Speech: How To Be A Good Ally Book 1teaches readers what hate speech is and gives them 500 great ways to shut it down.Here's how it works…You're online and someone posts a comment that attacks a group of people. You're at a loss for words. You consider disowning or blocking them but decide to be a good ally instead. You reach for this book. Mission accomplished.You're at a family gathering with your kids. Suddenly, Uncle Frank lets rip about the color or religion of the people who’ve just moved to his neighborhood. You don't want your kids to think that kind of talk is acceptable so you say one of the replies in this book. Great parenting.You're on a coffee break at work. Karen from accounts joins you. You both love tennis and chat about catching Wimbledon highlights. Serena Williams is about to win her 75th title. Karen confides, ‘Black people are only good at sports.’. Your coffee break is ruined. What will you say to make sure Karen knows you’re a good ally? You’ll use one of the replies in this book. Ace.You're having lunch with a friend. He looks out the window and a trans person walks by. He remarks, ‘Look at that man who thinks he's a woman. He's mentally ill.’ Last night, you finished the chapter in this book about LGBTQ people, and politely inform him that both the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association do not consider being transgender a mental disorder. Well done.You grew up in a racist society and suspect you have racist beliefs. As an act of self-love, you want to weed your mental garden of hate and lies. After reading this book, your mind will be full of nothing but love and compassion for every m