Hetzpost

English translation: hate post, hate speech

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German term or phrase:Hetzpost
English translation:hate post, hate speech
Entered by: Kelly Martin

17:34 Dec 13, 2017
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Hetzpost
What is a "Hetzpost"

It's some kind of "post" on Facebook

zu viel werbung, Hetzpost's und Falschmeldungen

(Too much advertising, 'Hetzposts' and false reports)
Kelly Martin
United States
Local time: 18:47
hate post, hate speech
Explanation:
I'd say hate posts or hate speech

... too much advertising, hate speech and fake news

From German hetzen, so a Hetzpost is a post in dem gehetzt wird, a post which attacks someone, which stirs up hatred or incites violence or prejudice against someone (or against a certain group of people).

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Note added at 17 hrs (2017-12-14 10:41:22 GMT)
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inflammatory comments would be another option but I'd stick with hate speech which (along with fake news) is one of the current buzzwords
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Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:47
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Thank you :)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +11hate post, hate speech
Thomas Pfann
4Incendiary postings
Michael Martin, MA
4trolling
Tamara Felden
4more common term hatemail
leumas2855
4Hetze und Hass
leumas2855
3malicious post
Julia Burgess


Discussion entries: 3





  

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Incendiary postings


Explanation:
That’s what it sounds like

Michael Martin, MA
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malicious post


Explanation:
I think this is most likely related to Hetze, rather than Hetz, so therefore malicious rather than fun. NB: Post, not posting.


    https://en.langenscheidt.com/german-english/hetze?term=Hetze&q_cat=%2Fgerman-english%2F
    https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/post
Julia Burgess
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trolling


Explanation:
hateful posts on Facebook and similar sites, often consisting of ad hominem attacks. The person doing this would be referred to as a troll.

Example sentence(s):
  • I'm closing my Facebook account, because I just can't stand the trolling about Obama anymore.
Tamara Felden
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Local time: 17:47
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +11
hate post, hate speech


Explanation:
I'd say hate posts or hate speech

... too much advertising, hate speech and fake news

From German hetzen, so a Hetzpost is a post in dem gehetzt wird, a post which attacks someone, which stirs up hatred or incites violence or prejudice against someone (or against a certain group of people).

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Note added at 17 hrs (2017-12-14 10:41:22 GMT)
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inflammatory comments would be another option but I'd stick with hate speech which (along with fake news) is one of the current buzzwords

Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:47
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: http://dictionary.reverso.net/german-english/hetzen
5 mins

agree  Anne Schulz
1 hr

agree  franglish
2 hrs

agree  Axel Dittmer
3 hrs

agree  AllegroTrans
3 hrs

agree  Ramey Rieger (X)
13 hrs

agree  Harald 4711
18 hrs

agree  Teangacha (X): 'hate speech' https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/06/hard-questions-hate-spe...
18 hrs

agree  Steffen Walter
23 hrs

agree  Kristina Cosumano (X): Hate speech and Facebook have been in German news on and off for a few years.
1 day 16 mins

agree  writeaway: but don't agree that this is a pro question
2 days 4 hrs
  -> Then click the 'Vote non-pro' button!
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more common term hatemail


Explanation:
You hear e.g. in the News the term hatemail rather than hatepost for Hetzpost and in connection with this also the term hatecrime. I believe in German that would be Hassdelikt or perhaps Beleidigung.

leumas2855
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Hetze und Hass


Explanation:
Hetze and the verb hetzen has at its base the word Hass (hate). If you hate someone this might be more of an attitude, if you persecute them with words or apply the action of stalking, hetzen would be an appropriate term.
hetzen is making somebodie's life a misery, rather than just harbouring hate quietly to yourself

leumas2855
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:47
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