Better understanding the status of the speaker is important as it might help you determine whether the speaker’s hate message will be positively received by their audience. You might also want to consider how much the speaker has abandoned their political, social or moral obligations when engaging in hate speech (e.g. are they a public servant or just a regular citizen?).

 Criteria to be considered

Status of the speaker

The answer options, in order of severity, are: “Regular citizen”, “Political figure”, “Public figure or influencer ”, “Educator”, “Public servant”. “Regular citizen” means that the hater’s status does not provide them with authority over the audience. “Political figure” refers to politicians or to similar figures (e.g. union leaders, NGO representatives). Choose “Public figure or influencer” when the speaker is a well-known figure (e.g. actors, vloggers, journalists, artists). “Educator” applies for teachers, university professors etc. “Public servant” refers to people who are supposed to serve all member of society without discriminating.