‘Your Analysis Is as Useless as Your Ovaries’: Women Football Fans’ Experiences on Social Media

IF 3.2 1区 文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION Communication & Sport Pub Date : 2024-10-22 DOI:10.1177/21674795241292718
Steph Doehler
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This article provides an original contribution to the field of sports fandom by investigating the experiences of women football supporters on X (formerly Twitter). Drawing on data from an online survey of 1624 women supporters of UK-based men’s football teams, the study examines their digital interactions, gendered challenges, and subsequent coping strategies. Significantly, this study is the first to apply and extend Pope et al.’s (2022) Model of Men’s Performances of Masculinities, offering a new theoretical perspective and refinement of the original model. Through a thematic analysis, the results reveal the gendered dynamics that shape this specific sporting environment, highlighting the crucial role of social media in facilitating football-related discussions and promoting fan communities. At the same time, the study exposes the gender-based stereotypes, abuse, and discrimination that women face when expressing their identities and opinions within male-dominated football spaces. These insights not only advance understanding of gendered interactions in sports fandom but also call for enhanced measures to ensure safer online environments for women football fans.
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你的分析和你的卵巢一样没用":女球迷在社交媒体上的经历
本文通过研究女足球支持者在 X(原 Twitter)上的经历,为体育粉丝领域做出了原创性贡献。本研究利用对 1624 名英国男子足球队女支持者的在线调查数据,研究了她们的数字互动、性别挑战以及随后的应对策略。值得注意的是,本研究首次应用并扩展了波普等人(2022 年)的 "男子气概表现模型",提供了一个新的理论视角,并对原始模型进行了完善。通过主题分析,研究结果揭示了形成这一特定体育环境的性别动态,强调了社交媒体在促进足球相关讨论和推动球迷社区发展方面的关键作用。同时,研究揭示了女性在男性主导的足球空间中表达自己的身份和观点时所面临的基于性别的刻板印象、虐待和歧视。这些见解不仅加深了人们对体育爱好者中性别互动的理解,还呼吁采取更有力的措施,确保女足球迷享有更安全的网络环境。
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