Antifeminist and gendertrolling on Twitter: a study of the troll-subculture through #STOPfeminazi
Abstract
In recent years, the rise of the feminist movement, especially since 8M of 2018, has been met with serious resistance. In the digital world, this renewal of feminism has led to an increase in feminist digital activism and greater visibility of women. However, multiple obstacles have also emerged that expose the androcentric and misogynistic nature of digital culture. One of the phenomena associated with digital misogyny is gendertrolling, typical of the troll subculture. In this paper, we analyse antifeminist trolling on the Twitter platform by focusing on the hashtag #STOPfeminazis. Based on content analysis and the application of analytic categories, we observe how this hashtag uses the remixing and resignification methods of the troll subculture to carry out a general offensive against the feminist movement.
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