How do you deal with hate?

If someone or a whole lot of someone's hate you because you are a Jew, you're black, you're a woman, you are queer,you have a disability, you are different, what can you do? For a start, it's not a good decision to fraternize with them  in person (that's obvious you say) but not to fraternize with them in thought either. This is much harder to do. It means, if some person or group of people hate you, you have to try not to even let those thoughts in! How can you do that you say?
It is about not accepting those hate thoughts and using the energy with which they were sent to block those thoughts from hate filling you!
To be honest, I had hate thoughts last night about a woman writing a kids book inciting hatred about gays and I was filled with loathing and disgust. I spent hours thinking how I could write a counter book to make fun of her. What a waste of time, my partner said! Thanks Rhona! Now I feel compassion for the woman who so wants to be remembered for passing on a legacy of hatred to her children and others. And I have signed a petition against Amazon who are promoting it.
After having dug for a bit in the garden, I realise all is well and I am at peace and can do what I just said I would, which is use her energy but not the content of it.
Can you give this practice a try?