Gay Clowns, Pigs and Traitors: An Emotion Analysis of Online Hate Speech Directed at the Swedish-Speaking Population in Finland
Gay Clowns, Pigs and Traitors: An Emotion Analysis of Online Hate Speech Directed at the Swedish-Speaking Population in Finland
Author(s): Karin SandellSubject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Keywords: dehumanization; demasculinization; emotions; Finland; online hate speech; performativity; populism; suspicion; the Swedish-speaking population in Finland
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the emotion analysis of online hate speech, studying the way that emotions are performed in online hate speech directed at the Swedish-speaking population in Finland. The material originates from the public debate forum Suomi24. In analysing the forum posts, I intend to show how hatemongers use emotional words, emotive expressions and metaphors referring to the Finnish national awakening and how this is connected to the populist discourse of today. As a result, three categories of hate speech emerge from the material: suspicion, demasculinization, and dehumanization.
Journal: Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 74
- Page Range: 25-50
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English