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Should Calling Someone A "Nerd" Be Made A Hate Crime?

Dr Sonja Falck is a Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of East Lo...

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16.47 18 Dec 2019


Should Calling Someone A "Nerd" Be Made A Hate Crime?


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16.47 18 Dec 2019


Dr Sonja Falck is a Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of East London. She is also the author of 'Extreme Intelligence:Development Predicaments and Implications".

She made the headlines today as she's urging for it to become a hate crime to call someone a "Nerd". Find out why she thinks so.

 


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