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In Nigerian Dating Reality Shows, face-threatening acts are prevalent as a predictor of individual genuineness, and participants' public face management is heavily influenced by sociocultural factors such as nurture environment, financial status, and gendered behaviors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine face-saving and face-threatening acts in the Nigerian online dating reality show The Hunt Game Show, analyzing the sociocultural factors and gender dynamics that shape face-management strategies.

August 25, 2026Journal of Gender Studies

‘Let me burst your bubble’: examining face-saving and face-threatening acts in Nons Miraj’s The Hunt Game Show

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AAAdaku Chinenye AmaechiFederal University Oye Ekiti

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Discourse analysis uncovers prevalent face-threatening acts among dating show participants, indicating social factors and authenticity drive public face-management.

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To examine face-saving and face-threatening acts in the Nigerian online dating reality show The Hunt Game Show, analyzing the sociocultural factors and gender dynamics that shape face-management strategies.
Analyzed 30 purposively selected interactions across six episodes totaling 12 cumulative hours of The Hunt Game Show.
Applied Brown and Levinson’s Politeness Strategies alongside Butler’s Gender Performativity theory as analytical frameworks.
Face-threatening acts were highly prevalent among participants, serving as a primary indicator of perceived individual genuineness and authenticity.
Face-management decisions were substantially shaped by sociocultural factors, including nurture environment, financial background, and gendered behavioral expectations.

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Adaku Chinenye Amaechi (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8d49f7e8bd2413309bbe11 https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2026.2717623

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Discourse analysis uncovers prevalent face-threatening acts among dating show participants, indicating social factors and authenticity drive public face-management.

‘Let me burst your bubble’: examining face-saving and face-threatening acts in Nons Miraj’s The Hunt Game Show

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‘Let me burst your bubble’: examining face-saving and face-threatening acts in Nons Miraj’s The Hunt Game Show

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