Posting Racism and Sexism: Authenticity, Agency and Self-Reflexivity in Social Media

Dubrofsky, Rachel E.; Wood, Megan M.

doi:10.1080/14791420.2014.926247

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“…Treated more critically, these authors also note how authenticity can operate as a form of class distinction, with middle class youth more likely to position themselves against reality television celebrities than working class youth (see also Dubrofsky and Wood, 2014;Skeggs, 2009). …”

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“…However, other researchers have drawn attention to the continued use of racist, sexist and homophobic scripts on social media platforms (Dubrofsky and Wood, 2014;Rivers and Duncan, 2013), sometimes framed as emblematic of 'laddish culture' (Jackson 2002), alongside contested claims that representations of women in pornography promote misogynistic attitudes and behaviours (cf. McNair, 2013).…”

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‘Charlie Is So Cool Like’: Authenticity, Popularity and Inclusive Masculinity on YouTube

Morris

Anderson

2015

Sociology

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On the world's most utilised video-sharing social networking site, YouTube, CharlieMcDonnell (Charlieissocoollike), Dan Howell (Danisnotonfire), and Jack and Finn Harries (JacksGap) are Britain's most popular video-bloggers (vloggers). With more than two million regular subscribers to each of their channels, along with millions of casual viewers, they represent a new form of authentic online celebrity. These young men, whose YouTube careers began as teenagers, do not espouse a traditional form of masculinity; they are not sporty, macho, or even expressly concerned with being perceived as heterosexual. Instead, they present a softer masculinity, eschewing the homophobia, misogyny, and aggression attributed to boys of previous generations. These behaviours are theorised using Anderson's Inclusive Masculinity Theory. Drawing on analysis of 115 video-blogs (vlogs), along with an in-depth interview with Charlie McDonnell, this article examines how these young men developed and exhibit their inclusive masculinities and attitudes, which we postulate are a reflection of dominant youth culture.

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‘Charlie Is So Cool Like’: Authenticity, Popularity and Inclusive Masculinity on YouTube

Morris

Anderson

2015

Sociology

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“…Entonces ¿qué sucede cuando el racismo es vehiculado a través de las RSV? Contamos con algunos estudios al respecto: investigaciones que han abordado cómo es la exposición a contenidos racistas en función de las características personales de los usuarios de las RSV (Costello et alii, 2016); investigaciones sobre las distintas reacciones a la exposición e impacto de/a esos contenidos (Rauch, Schanz, 2013); investigaciones que han indagado en casos concretos de episodios racistas en RSV (Arriaga, 2013;Cisneros, Nakayama, 2015;Ferrándiz, Ibáñez, Espinosa, 2011;Garcia, Abrahão, 2015;Miró, 2016); o investigaciones que han detectado tipos específicos de racismo -islamófobo, anti-árabe, racismo sexista, post-racismo- (Alcántara, Ruíz, 2017;Awan, 2016;Khosravinik, Zia, 2016;Mason, 2016;Dubrofsky, Wood, 2014) en redes. Sin embargo el comportamiento del racismo en estos contextos virtuales es aún un campo de estudio por explorar, sobre todo en lo relativo a las peculiaridades que las características de las RSV pueden imprimir en lógicas tradicionales de funcionamiento del mismo.…”

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Alteridad, migraciones y racismo en redes sociales virtuales: un estudio de caso en Facebook

Alcaraz

2018

REMHU, Rev. Interdiscip. Mobil. Hum.

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Resumen El objeto teórico de estudio de este trabajo son las representaciones de alteridad sobre las migraciones y las nuevas lógicas de funcionamiento del racismo en Facebook, a través de un estudio de caso concreto. La pregunta de investigación es si presentan características particulares dichas representaciones y lógicas de funcionamiento del racismo, en el contexto estudiado, al ser vehiculadas a través de redes sociales virtuales. Para ello se ha procedido a través un diseño metodológico basado en el análisis de contenido. Los resultados apuntan a un recrudecimiento de los discursos racistas a través de estos medios sociales, en comparación con los discursos que podemos encontrar en los medios de comunicación de masas tradicionales.

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“…Papacharissi () labels this kind of discourse as “deliberately improvised” (p. 2002)—strategic messages designed to constitute the authenticity of a famous person's identity. By appearing to be spontaneous and “willingly subjecting themselves to the gaze as a form of agency” (Dubrofsky & Wood, , p. 284), celebrities' seemingly authentic Twitter discourse provides a rich site for tabloid journalism and gossip in the public sphere. This kind of discourse highlights Banet‐Weiser's () notion that authenticity is understood as something that is “ not commercial” (p. 11, emphasis in original), but instead seemingly improvised and social.…”

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Controversy Trending: The Rhetorical Form of Mia and Ronan Farrow's 2014 Online Firestorm Against #WoodyAllen

Salek

2015

Communication, Culture & Critique

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Following the January 2014 Golden Globes tribute to Woody Allen, Mia and Ronan Farrow accused the director of being a child molester on Twitter. As a result, the Farrows and their fans helped shift news of Allen's receipt of a lifetime achievement award to a story about an affective online discourse against the filmmaker. This essay argues that the rhetorical form of the Farrows' Twitter discourse and resulting news coverage helped shift a microblogging character assault into a macrocultural controversy. Through an analysis of the controversy, this study explains that the rhetoric of this online firestorm and subsequent news coverage was not based on the revelation of new information, but on the presentation of salacious allegations against Allen.

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Posting Racism and Sexism: Authenticity, Agency and Self-Reflexivity in Social Media

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‘Charlie Is So Cool Like’: Authenticity, Popularity and Inclusive Masculinity on YouTube

‘Charlie Is So Cool Like’: Authenticity, Popularity and Inclusive Masculinity on YouTube

Alteridad, migraciones y racismo en redes sociales virtuales: un estudio de caso en Facebook

Controversy Trending: The Rhetorical Form of Mia and Ronan Farrow's 2014 Online Firestorm Against #WoodyAllen

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