Acceptance Versus Resistance
Carl Nassib’s Coming Out and Instagram Reactions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6453335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | U Hussain (0000-0001-9068-3199, Wilkes University), Lindsey Darvin (0000-0002-2717-4524, Syracuse University), Ceyda Mumcu (0000-0002-3428-0499, University of New Haven) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Sport Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0741-1235 • E-ISSN: 1543-2785 |
| Publisher | Human Kinetics (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1123/ssj.2024-0291 |
| OpenAlex | W4411219252 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
The coming out of Carl Nassib, the first active National Football League player to identify as “gay” openly, has garnered significant public discourse. Despite extant research on Carl Nassib’s announcement, there exists a lacuna in exploring the broader cultural implications and the portrayal of LGBTQ+ athletes on youth-centric social media platforms (e.g., Instagram). This study employed thematic and linguistic analysis of Instagram ( N = 6,308) posts to examine public reactions to Carl Nassib’s announcement. The study findings unveiled a dichotomy between supportive expressions and oppositional tropes. The analysis underscored a gradual shift toward acceptance yet emphasized persistent cultural tensions in the American football culture. This study adds to the limited research about how masculinity in American football is continuously contested and redefined
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |