Deconstructing men's rights activism

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ID8250053
AuthorsGiuseppina Scotto Di Carlo (0000-0003-3891-0635, University of Naples - L'Orientale, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume8
Issue1
Pages74-99
Publication date2024-02-16
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Language and Discrimination (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2397-2645 • E-ISSN: 2397-2637
PublisherEquinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1558/jld.25747
OpenAlexW4391101709
LanguageEN
Citations received2

This work examines the attitudes of men's rights activists (MRAs) towards Rape Culture (RC), a term describing a social environment in which sexual misconduct is trivialised, normalised, and justified. By performing a discourse and thematic analysis of a corpus of threads from MRA forums, the study aims to determine whether their representation of RC amounts to a form of collective D.A.R.V.O., a tactic used to delegitimise a phenomenon by denying its existence, attacking its advocates, and reversing the roles of victims and perpetrators. The analysis reveals that MRAs’ representation of RC arises from a reductionist definition of the term, which limits its interpretation to actual rapes and denies it as a socio-culturally ingrained phenomenon. This narrow definition hinders progress in addressing all forms of gender-based violence, harming men and women alike. The study concludes that a broader understanding of RC is necessary to combat its effects and improve gender relations

Criminology · Epistemology · MRAS · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Qualitative research · Reductionism · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Computer Science · Engineering · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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