Someone spreading race hate. Report to employer?

if it’s really bad, report anonymously to employer. If they also think it’s very bad, they will deal with it.

It’s a tough one with the whistleblower side of it. I agree that, on the one hand, it’s essential to educate people, and calling people out directly can start a conversation that may lead to a change in perspective. However, believe it or not, racists aren’t generally kind, reasonable people, and whistleblowing protects the reporter from repercussions so I generally support it.

Just because it’s online and not in person doesn’t mean spreading hateful rhetoric isn’t harming anyone. If they are posting online, they’re already openly being prejudiced—not just thinking about it.

Maybe OP doesn’t trust her HR.

Why anonymously? Coward.

You think you might know better than FB mods, who have an offensively high bar for hate content?

People demanding to know what was said are just being ghouls.

And how about we actually DON'T repeat hurtful, offensive, hateful remarks.. You know, because they are literally dispicable?

Yeah but the alternative isn’t silence, it’s challenging the person directly. Racism is clearly bad but a culture of anonymous snitching is oppressive and awful in a different way.

Also, Wiesel was obviously referring to discriminatory action and violence. If you start punishing people because they could potentially one day be discriminatory, you have become the woke Stasi. You won’t actually stop people having racist thoughts or opinions by shopping them. You might possibly with open discussion. But the key thing is to act on discrimination, violence or incitement.

OP said race hate AND islamophobia. Prejudice against a whole group of individuals based on their religion is no better than prejudice based on race.

I wouldn’t be destroying anything, my conscious would be completely clear of that because I have never engaged in such hateful behaviour- that is all on the person being racist.

It’s 2025 bigotry, of any kind, isn’t acceptable anymore.

Islam isn't even a race, so you would be destroying someone's life without even knowing what you are talking about.

I absolutely would report it, and sleep better at night for it. It worries me how many people on here are absolutely okay with being bystanders of racism and prejudice. I think doing it anonymously is a personal choice, I wouldn’t feel the need to be discreet about it but i’m also passionate about equality and diversity and not afraid to speak up on the subject.

"What hurts the victim the most is not the cruelty of the oppressor but the silence of the bystander" -Elie Wiesel

And nobody can say whether it is or not without knowing which words were spoken. So no advice can be given.

Quite. Strongly suspect that a lot of the "but what even IS 'racist' these days?" crowd on this thread hold some pretty unsavoury views themselves...

But these aren’t actions are they? It’s just saying stuff. OP, my approach to this is to challenge it directly when I see it. I have had people back down and delete things when I’ve pointed out that it’s racist.

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If it isn't an uneducated attempt to be " Political" then report away. We do not have to live around racial hatred or hostility anymore, and those that spread it need holding accountable. If that results in disciplinary action - then that's on them.

If we have women being marched to HR for being upset they have to share their spaces with biological males, then racists shouldn't be allowed to be racists

As someone who has been reported, repeatedly, to my employer, invariably anonymously, for "transphobic" social media comments such as 'only women get pregnant', by people I'm sure just as certain as you that they were right and virtuous, I'm going to go with NO.

Don't see why. I'm sure the employer will look at the evidence before deciding what action to take, it's not necessary for us to judge.

We already know that what one person calls race hate can be totally not race hate. So unless we know what was said, we can't judge.

What we CAN judge is what OP wants to do. And several of us have said: if you report, have the courage of your convictions and put your name to it. Nobody is excusing racism. Racism should be called out, it is what i do if one of my fb contacts posts something racist. Depending on their reaction, i will unfriend and block. If i work with them, or if they are a member of the police - and that is clear on their account - i will tell them that i am going to report them to their employer and the employer can take the next steps.

I don't hide behind a mask of anonymity. And nor should OP.

Okay OP, time to cut to the chase. What did the post actually say?

OP already knows and has informed you that the posts spread race hate. That's not what they asked.

All these posters being deliberately obtuse and goady. No wonder they haven't returned.

As nobody knows what was said, nobody can tell. You get that right?

Loving people trying to pretend racists aren't actually racist.

Get MNHQ to sort out a half decent search function and maybe you could find it yourself.

What did they say that you deemed to be racist and islamaphobic?

Link with timestamps please?