Disability
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OHPI welcomes Victorian Government response on anti-vilification protections
The Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI), Australia’s only national harm prevention charity dedicated to tackling all forms of online hate and extremism, welcomes the Victorian Government’s response to the inquiry into anti-vilification protections. For almost a decade OHPI has led the response to the growing problem of online vilification which causes real world harm to…
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Using Memes to Spread Hate Towards Dwarfism
When one explores the internet, it is very common to come across forms of hate which are directed towards those with disabilities. Disabilities such as: down syndrome, autism, blindness, deafness etc. According to a national survey, more than 56 per cent of individuals with disabilities experience bullying and forms of hate over a 12-month period…
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Landover Baptist Church and the limits of satire
This week, the Facebook Page of the Landover Baptist Church sparked a discussion in the OHPI office on the limits of satire. Are there any limits, or is all fair in love, war and lampooning? First, a brief background. The Landover Baptist Church is a fictional Baptist church is the US that satirises fundamentalist Christianity and the…