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The deployment of the taboo word 'fuck' in contemporary feminist and intersectional protests serves as a vital political tool of irreverent rage that amplifies urgency, captures media attention, and challenges policed linguistic boundaries. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine the socio-political function and rhetorical power of profanity in contemporary intersectional feminist and anti-oppression protests.

May 17, 2019Feminist Media StudiesOpen Access

Fuck the patriarchy: towards an intersectional politics of irreverent rage

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HWHelen WoodAston University

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Qualitative analysis examines profanity in feminist and anti-racist protests, suggesting irreverent language enhances activist urgency and challenges systemic taboos.

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To examine the socio-political function and rhetorical power of profanity in contemporary intersectional feminist and anti-oppression protests.
Conducted a qualitative analysis of protest chants, activist slogans, and media commentary across modern feminist and civil rights campaigns.
Evaluated the sociolinguistic properties of taboo words and their media diffusion across networked press environments.
Observed that explicit taboo phrasing increases the perceived urgency of protest messaging and secures headline visibility in networked media.
Demonstrated that irreverent language serves as a shared vernacular resource across feminist, marriage equality, and anti-racist activist movements.

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Helen Wood (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a08b833280cd4e998e8de1a https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2019.1609232

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Qualitative analysis examines profanity in feminist and anti-racist protests, suggesting irreverent language enhances activist urgency and challenges systemic taboos.

Fuck the patriarchy: towards an intersectional politics of irreverent rage

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Fuck the patriarchy: towards an intersectional politics of irreverent rage

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