Lucky we live Hawaii.

If the “Geography of Hate” map is any indication, we’re pretty positive compared with the mainland. That’s based on a U.S. map of geotagged racist, homophobic and anti-disability tweets compiled by researchers at Humboldt State University.

The eastern half of the country appears most hateful, covered in blazing red that indicates frequent use of racial, homophobic and anti-disability slurs in tweets. Hawaii pulses light blue for “some hate.”

Perhaps interesting to note: Kauai registers for more homophobic tweets, while Oahu and Maui counties popped up with more racist and anti-disability tweets.

You can check out the full map here or read more about how they compiled and classified the data.

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Alice Terry

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