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

A. Jargon
B. Profanity
C. Equivocation
D. Hate speech


Answer: D

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