
Discursive expressions that aim to demean, otherize, and target individuals or groups based on their ethnic origin, religious belief, gender, language, or other identity characteristics are termed hate speech. This discourse, often infiltrating everyday life, is frequently reproduced without being noticed. Hate speech is a form of expression that embodies ideologies of otherization, demonization, and devaluation, typically emerging from power struggles or economic competition but gaining accepta
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Elif Nur Çetinkaya
ChChauvinism is the belief that an individual or group considers their nation, gender, religion, sect, ethnic identity, or any social group to which they belong superior to others and accepts this superiority as an absolute truth. Chauvinist thinking often leads to the exclusion, belittlement, and even discrimination against other groups. There are various forms of chauvinism, including nationalist chauvinism, male chauvinism, religious chauvinism, and regional chauvinism. Chauvinism is considered
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Sümeyra Uzun

Stigma refers to the disapproval, labeling, or discrimination directed at an individual or group due to perceivable characteristics that distinguish them from societal norms. Labeling involves assigning undesirable traits to these individuals in a stereotypical manner.【1】 Social theorist Erving Goffman defines stigma as “a behavior that devalues an individual, rendering those bearing the label less desirable and barely perceived as human.” 【2】 When society categorizes and labels individuals into
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Kadriye Beyza Kirenci