Tag: VirtualCommunities

#DragThem: The Toxicity and Problematic Art of Cancel Culture
Communities and Social Media

#DragThem: The Toxicity and Problematic Art of Cancel Culture

Everlasting Hughes25 Comments

E Hughes – Cancel CultureDownload ABSTRACT In the age of digital media, Twitter has helped individuals find their virtual third place and find people who have similar ideologies and viewpoints, which gives them a community to discuss subjects they are passionate to speak on. These characteristics birthed the phenomenon of cancel culture; this thesis will discuss the toxicity and problematic issues it has encompassed and how it is detrimental to social justice progress. Networked communities Read more […]

Identity and Online Advocacy

The Impact of TikTok’s Online Communities on Users’ Sexuality Expression

Rachelle Grosse22 Comments

AbstractSocial media has changed the way communities communicate and collaborate with each other in the current day. When interacting virtually, individuals feel more comfortable to explore their identity away from discrimination and intolerance more apparent in the real world. LGBTQ+ members are able to play around with their sense of self and sexual needs with like-minded peers, satisfying their pleasure needs and validating their experiences, especially on a contemporary progressive social media Read more […]

Communities and Social Media

Social Media as a Tool for Transgender Community Building

Silas Bogdanich7 Comments

PDF version available hereDownload Abstract This paper challenges the idea that social media is diminishing community, and suggests that it instead helps to create and maintain community, particularly among transgender people. Cannon et al. (2017) found that transgender people largely find their safe communities online, and that they are often lacking a sense of community and connection in their day-to-day lives. Jackson et al. (2018) found that transgender women on Twitter have created a Read more […]