[grundle]

“I think a hate crime occurs when you use a person’s race to depict who they are and to make degrading comments, gestures, et cetera, against them.”

What an ignoramus.

[BwanaNdege]

“I think a hate crime occurs when you use a person’s race to depict who they are and to make degrading comments, gestures, et cetera, against them.”

In that case, nearly ALL rap music videos with black performers are hate crimes. Same for all the "gangsta" movies.

degrading comments, gestures, et cetera,