The sexism of the satirical magazine El Papus (1973-1987): The blight that questions its liberating role during the Spanish Transition

Abstract

The role of the satirical magazine El Papus, an informative counter-power during the Spanish Transition, is investigated in the detraction of the social scourge of machismo, rooted in the society in which it was framed. The study is carried out through the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the comments and roles assigned to women in a sample of 4,661 pieces published throughout its journey (1973-1987) and recorded in a relational database. On the one hand, this androcentric vision was the result of a team mostly formed and directed by men who try to satisfy the needs of a public made up of men (80%) sexually repressed; and, on the other hand, it also sought the provocation of the repressive powers, which, although they persecuted governmentally and judicially the attack on the moral of many of the sexist pieces, did not question in general the exploitative use of women as a resource.