Snips and Clips of Hate: Dehumanizing Hatred and Moral Hatred on Twitter and TikTok

This project will bring a nuanced understanding of two often overlapping but conceptually distinct types of hatred–dehumanization and moral hatred–to the study of hatred of different social media platforms. Aim One will be to identify the themes and concepts that are most prominent in hateful discourse on Twitter and TikTok. Aim Two will be to analyze the stereotypes, beliefs, and logic that undergird the most common themes on each platform, with a focus on identifying to what degree they are manifestations of dehumanizing hatred or moral hatred. Aim Three will be to determine what types of hatred (dehumanizing, moral, both dehumanizing and moral, or neither dehumanizing or moral) are associated with different platforms (Twitter, TikTok) and hatred targeting different groups. By accomplishing these aims, Snips and Clips of Hate will advance understanding of different types of hatred while further developing knowledge about several themes that emerged as areas of interest during ISH’s first year, including the study of media, dehumanization, language/speech, health, and identity.