FCJ-158 Tits or GTFO: The logics of misogyny on 4chan’s Random – /b/
The decentralised, anonymous imageboard 4chan is decried for its discursive construction of gender, particularly on its Random - /b/ board. However, /b/’s misogyny demonstrably results from an internal moral panic about cultural exclusivity. New users unbalance 4chan’s anti-normative, anti-celebrity...
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| description | The decentralised, anonymous imageboard 4chan is decried for its discursive construction of gender, particularly on its Random - /b/ board. However, /b/’s misogyny demonstrably results from an internal moral panic about cultural exclusivity. New users unbalance 4chan’s anti-normative, anti-celebrity, and anti-leader ethic by posting self-photographs primarily featuring women. These users are strategically targeted and trolled based on their exposed identity aspects. While this practice is untenable offsite, viewing misogynistic discourse as a strategic, regenerative practice onsite is necessary as /b/ occupies an extreme point on the genealogical continuum bridging the transgressive cultures of bulletin-board systems, shock sites, and hacker culture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fbf7c78cf2f74ea58777410b79f3ef932022-12-21T22:01:58ZengOpen Humanities PressFibreculture Journal1449-14431449-14432013-12-0122108131FCJ-158 Tits or GTFO: The logics of misogyny on 4chan’s Random – /b/Vyshali Manivannan0Rutgers UniversityThe decentralised, anonymous imageboard 4chan is decried for its discursive construction of gender, particularly on its Random - /b/ board. However, /b/’s misogyny demonstrably results from an internal moral panic about cultural exclusivity. New users unbalance 4chan’s anti-normative, anti-celebrity, and anti-leader ethic by posting self-photographs primarily featuring women. These users are strategically targeted and trolled based on their exposed identity aspects. While this practice is untenable offsite, viewing misogynistic discourse as a strategic, regenerative practice onsite is necessary as /b/ occupies an extreme point on the genealogical continuum bridging the transgressive cultures of bulletin-board systems, shock sites, and hacker culture.http://twentytwo.fibreculturejournal.org/fcj-158-tits-or-gtfo-the-logics-of-misogyny-on-4chans-random-b/4ChanA-cultureboundary policingdiscoursegenderhabitusidentityinsult dialecticmememisogynist trollingmisogynynormativityracetransgressive cultureword filter |
| spellingShingle | Vyshali Manivannan FCJ-158 Tits or GTFO: The logics of misogyny on 4chan’s Random – /b/ Fibreculture Journal 4Chan A-culture boundary policing discourse gender habitus identity insult dialectic meme misogynist trolling misogyny normativity race transgressive culture word filter |
| title | FCJ-158 Tits or GTFO: The logics of misogyny on 4chan’s Random – /b/ |
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| title_full_unstemmed | FCJ-158 Tits or GTFO: The logics of misogyny on 4chan’s Random – /b/ |
| title_short | FCJ-158 Tits or GTFO: The logics of misogyny on 4chan’s Random – /b/ |
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| topic | 4Chan A-culture boundary policing discourse gender habitus identity insult dialectic meme misogynist trolling misogyny normativity race transgressive culture word filter |
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