Tracking anti-homophobic language online
From Pierre Chan, a copywriter with Calder Bateman in Edmonton:
I just wanted to share with you a current project that Calder Bateman has done. We partnered with Burnkit (Vancouver) to develop an anti-homophobia website for the University of Alberta’s Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services: nohomophobes.com. The website shows how frequently and casually homophobic language is used by displaying tweets featuring “so gay,” “no homo,” “faggot” and “dyke.” These tweets are pulled, tracked and displayed in real time on our website.
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