Witches, Victims, and Villains: #MeToo and the Political Polarization of Sexual Violence

#MeToo sought to combat sexual violence but evolved into a polarizing movement in the United States. Using a random sample of 5,153 tweets with #MeToo posted between 2017 and 2019 to explore the language and themes individuals use to polarize conversations around sexual violence, we find that MeToo...

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Authors: Shoaf, Hannah (Author) ; Pierce, Hayley (Author) ; López, Jane Lilly (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Violence against women
Year: 2024, Volume: 30, Issue: 8, Pages: 1910-1933
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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