We Are Enemies of Law and Women”

The Manosphere and Victimized Masculinity on Twitter (Now X)

Bibliographic Data

ID12412451
AuthorsYavuz Demir (0000-0002-9755-0150, Department of Journalism, Usak University, Usak, Turkey, corresponding author), Salih Tiryaki (0000-0002-0966-3359, Department of Journalism, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey)
Year2024
Volume33
Issue2
Pages231-251
Publication date2024-08-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Men s Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1060-8265 • E-ISSN: 1933-0251
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10608265241279841
OpenAlexW4401783389
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited54

In this study, the misogynistic discourses created by “victims of alimony” on twitter (now X), a significant subculture within the manosphere in Turkey, are analyzed. This study is significant as it is one of the pioneering works examining manosphere communities in Turkey. The study examined 10,398 X posts shared by this subgroup under various hashtags using the netnographic method. The results revealed that individuals identifying themselves as victims of alimony produced expressions of organized hostility towards “laws” ( n = 4582) and “women” ( n = 5816) on X. Focusing on the claim that existing laws “protect women” and “victimize men,” these groups develop hostile attitudes towards women through the image of male victims and use the image of “cheating” women to justify their discourse

Criminology · Masculinity · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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