In 2010, high school student Phoebe Prince hanged herself after weeks of bullying during which classmates allegedly called her "Irish whore" and used Facebook posts to encourage Phoebe to kill herself. Phoebe is a tragic example of a person victimized by what kind of language?

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Hate speech involves expressions of hatred or encouragement of violence against a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. In Phoebe Prince's case, the derogatory term "Irish whore" and the encouragement of self-harm through social media fall under the category of hate speech, as they were targeted attacks based on her nationality and gender.

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