“These women are making a statement against rape and yet the only thing y’all can focus on is ‘eww they’re naked’”: Exploring rape culture on Facebook in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorOrth, Zaida
dc.contributor.authorAndipatin, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorvan Wyk, Brian
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-12T08:22:14Z
dc.date.available2022-05-12T08:22:14Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractSexual assault on campuses has been identifed as a pervasive public health problem. In April 2016, students across South African universities launched the #Endrapeculture campaign to express their frustration against university policies which served to perpetuate a rape culture. The use of hashtag activism during the protest served to spark online public debates and mobilize support for the protests. This article describes the public reactions to the South African #Endrapeculture protests on the Facebook social media platform. Data was collected through natural observations of comment threads on news articles and public posts on the student protests, and subjected to content analysis. The fndings suggest that the #nakedprotest was successful in initiating public conversations concerning the issue of rape culture. However, the reactions towards the #nakedprotest were divided with some perpetuating a mainstream public discourse which perpetuates rape culture, and others (re)presenting a counter-public that challenged current dominant views about rape culture. Two related main themes emerged: Victim-blaming and Trivialising Rape Culture. Victim-blaming narratives emerged from the commenters and suggested that the protesters were increasing their chances of being sexually assaulted by marching topless.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOrth, Z. et al. (2020). “These women are making a statement against rape and yet the only thing y’all can focus on is ‘eww they’re naked’”: Exploring rape culture on Facebook in South Africa. Gender Issues, 38,243–259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-020-09268-xen_US
dc.identifier.issn1936-4717
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-020-09268-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7381
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectRape cultureen_US
dc.subjectSocial mediaen_US
dc.subjectFacebook commentsen_US
dc.subjectUniversity protesten_US
dc.subjectSexual assaulten_US
dc.title“These women are making a statement against rape and yet the only thing y’all can focus on is ‘eww they’re naked’”: Exploring rape culture on Facebook in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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