Part 1. Definition
In this task, you are given a public comment from online platforms. You are expected to classify the comment into two classes: identity-attack and non-identity-attack. Identity attack refers to anything rude or disrespectful about someone's identity, including appearance, race, gender, and sexual orientation.
Part 2. Example
Comment: It's bad enough we already have all these American sicko's living in this country shooting up theatre, schools, churches, malls, etc., we don't have room for crazy muslims.
Answer: Identity-attack
Explanation: This comment contains identity attacks on both American and Muslim.
Part 3. Exercise
Comment: Evil exists. It's name is the Islamic State. They burn people alive, pull them apart for sport, have enslaved thousands of non-Muslim Yazidi women, delight in chopping off the heads of anyone who does not share their religious background and have proclaimed it their religious duty to kill, convert or subjugate all of us. Evil needs to be confronted. We have and we will. Welcome to the real world.
Answer:
Identity-attack