‘To be a slut is to be free’: women in favela funk, performances of racialised femininity, and celebrity media

Moreira, Raquel

doi:10.1080/19392397.2020.1847673

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“…The success of celebrity talk shows such as Larry King Live (1985Live ( -2010 began to encourage the emergence of television shows that attempted to explore the private lives of celebrities, such as the Entertainment Tonight program on CBS, The Daily Show, and the Oprah Winfrey Show. Gossip and rumors about celebrities have become a highly lucrative global commodity for the media (Biressi, 2020;Moreira, 2022;Mortensen & Kristensen, 2020)and lyrics are performed with an aggressive, mocking tone, filled with sexual references. Poor women of colour in favela funk, also known as funkeiras, have been responsible for much of the celebrity media attention the movement enjoys, and with feminism's recent renewed popularity, the women have been more frequently confronted with questions of feminism, considering most of them perform songs about gendered relationships.…”

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Audience consumption motives on online celebrity gossip account’s contents

Aji

Astari

2023

J. Kaji. Komun.

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Background: The presence of the Internet has introduced a more complex way within the process of disseminating various images and information about celebrities, including private celebrity information such as scandals, conflicts, and various aspects of personal life that previously could only be enjoyed in classic infotainment formats in the mass media. Purpose: This study analyzes the motives of the audience’s consumption process for the content produced by various celebrity gossip accounts in Indonesian cyberspace. This research aims to dig deeper into the audience’s motives when consuming this particular information about celebrities. Methods: This research was conducted using in-depth interviews with ten sources who regularly consume the content of online celebrity gossip accounts on social media. Results: The results show that three motives encourage audiences to consume celebrity gossip online: informational motives, entertainment motives, and social motives. The information motive refers to the interviewee’s perception that online celebrity gossip accounts provide a more detailed and exclusive source of information. The entertainment motive refers to the enjoyment of the audience when they are involved in ‘imaginary drama’ and heated debate between audiences in the comment section. Social motive refers to the value of celebrity gossip as a valuable resource to start conversations and maintain group cohesion among close friends. Conclusions: The public’s interest in consuming celebrity information, whether for informational, entertainment, or social reasons, indicates an unrelenting demand for information about celebrities which in turn encourages the proliferation of gossip-providing accounts on social media. Implications: This study itself serves as an initial stepping stone to open a more serious study on celebrity culture in Indonesia.

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confidence: 99%