Research shows prejudice, not principle, often underpins 'free-speech defense' of racist language

(University of Kansas) A new study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology reveals a positive correlation (Pearson r = .43) between having racial prejudice and defending racist speech using the 'free speech argument' -- a stronger correlation than the researchers expected.

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