Feminismo, identidade de gênero e polarização no TikTok e no Twitter

 Simón Peña-Fernández, Leioa (Espanha)

 Ainara Larrondo-Ureta, Leioa (Espanha)

 Jordi Morales-i-Gras, Leioa (Espanha)

https://doi.org/10.3916/C75-2023-04

Palavras chave

Jovens, estudos de gênero, identidade, feminismo, redes sociais, ativismo digital

Resumo

O potencial das redes sociais para a criação de espaços abertos, colaborativos e participativos tem possibilitado o envolvimento e o empoderamento de mulheres jovens no ativismo político e social. Nesse contexto, o objetivo desta pesquisa centra-se na análise da polarização que ocorre no debate nas redes sociais, na intersecção entre a defesa do feminismo e da transexualidade, preferencialmente entre o público jovem, simbolizada no uso do qualificador 'TERF '. Para isso, foram analisadas as comunidades existentes no Twitter e TikTok utilizando técnicas de Análise de Redes Sociais, bem como a presença de jovens nas mesmas. Os resultados indicam que os debates em ambas as redes são pouco coesos, com uma estrutura altamente modularizada que sugere o isolamento de cada comunidade em si. Por tudo isso, pode-se considerar que o debate sobre a identidade sexual resulta em uma forte polarização do ativismo feminista nas redes sociais. Da mesma forma, as posições do feminismo transinclusivo são majoritárias entre os jovens, o que reforça a ideia de um debate ideológico dentro do movimento feminista que também pode ser entendido a partir de uma perspectiva geracional. Por fim, foi possível verificar usos distintos entre ambas as redes sociais; TikTok se mostra uma rede menos partidária e mais dialógica que o Twitter, uma vez que conduz a discussões e participações num tom mais neutro.

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