The cult structure of the American anti
The online-based group known as antis, which originated around 2016 in the United States, exhibit morality-based, cult-like behavior and perpetuate hate speech and censorship in online spaces. Anti ideology has encouraged harmful, obsessive, and dangerous behaviors among its members, specifically mi...
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| description | The online-based group known as antis, which originated around 2016 in the United States, exhibit morality-based, cult-like behavior and perpetuate hate speech and censorship in online spaces. Anti ideology has encouraged harmful, obsessive, and dangerous behaviors among its members, specifically minors and young adults. An analysis of the antifandom movement through political, sociological, and behavioral lenses reveals its damaging effects on women, people of color, minors, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f44072776ad84e7eb87f503fbeba97fc2022-12-21T22:32:59ZengOrganization for Transformative WorksTransformative Works and Cultures1941-22582021-09-0136https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2021.2147The cult structure of the American antiSamantha AburimeThe online-based group known as antis, which originated around 2016 in the United States, exhibit morality-based, cult-like behavior and perpetuate hate speech and censorship in online spaces. Anti ideology has encouraged harmful, obsessive, and dangerous behaviors among its members, specifically minors and young adults. An analysis of the antifandom movement through political, sociological, and behavioral lenses reveals its damaging effects on women, people of color, minors, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/2147/2829antifanscensorshipcyberstalkinghate speechshippingviolence |
| spellingShingle | Samantha Aburime The cult structure of the American anti Transformative Works and Cultures antifans censorship cyberstalking hate speech shipping violence |
| title | The cult structure of the American anti |
| title_full | The cult structure of the American anti |
| title_fullStr | The cult structure of the American anti |
| title_full_unstemmed | The cult structure of the American anti |
| title_short | The cult structure of the American anti |
| title_sort | cult structure of the american anti |
| topic | antifans censorship cyberstalking hate speech shipping violence |
| url | https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/2147/2829 |
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