the online stoning of md & gt: manifestations of patriarchal microaggressions on twitter in...

The Online Stoning of MD & GT: Manifestations of Patriarchal Microaggressions on Twitter

in IndonesiaA Thesis by Fariez Setiawan

Outline• Background

• Methodology

• Results

• Discussions

• Conclusion

Background

Malinda Dee(MD)

Age : 48

Occupation : Former Senior Relationship

Manager at Citibank

Indictment : Embezzlement

Gayus Tambunan(GT)

Age : 33

Occupation : Former Civil Servant at

Indonesian Directorate of Taxation

Indictment : Corruption

Online Grapevine

Online Prosecution

Research QuestionsThese tweet differences raised some questions:

• What social processes were involved and differed in the online prosecution of MD and GT?

• To what extent do the use of Twitter characterized the ways in which Indonesian online society addressed their social concerns regarding corruption and embezzlement?

• What were the implications of this phenomenon, particularly to Indonesian society?

Methodology

Google Search

GatheredTweets

Systematic Random Sampling

Raw Data

Tweet Translation

Sentiment & Content Analyses

Results

Thematic Tendencies +

Frequency Counting

Values

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Results

Negative Tonality for MD: 39.81% v Positive Tonality for GT: 38.69%

Sampl e si ze: 216 Sampl e si ze: 199

Condescension

Toleration

Discussion

folk devila visible reminder of what we should not be- Cohen, 2002/2011 -

moral panicsa condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests; its nature is presented in a stylized and stereotypical fashion by the mass media; the moral barricades are manned by editors, bishops, politicians and other right-thinking people; socially accredited experts pronounce their diagnoses and solutions; ways of coping are evolved or (more often) resorted to; the condition then disappears, submerges or deteriorates and becomes more visible- Cohen, 2002/2011 -

envyn. a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck- New Oxford American Dictionary, 2009 -

schadenfreude

n. pleasure derived by someone

from another person’s

misfortune.

Origin: German, from Schaden

‘harm’ + Freude ‘joy’

- New Oxford American Dictionary, 2009 -

Retributive Justice

Anonimity, Disinhi

bition, Anarchy

Patriarchal

Perspective

Microaggressions Schadenfreude

Social Cognitive

Dissonance

Microaggressions

Gender Inequality

Privileges

the brief and commonplace

daily verbal, behavioral, and

environmental indignities, whether intentional or

unintentional, that communicate

hostile, derogatory, or negative

racial, gender, sexual-

orientation, and religious slights and insults to the target person

or group - Sue, Capodilupo, et al. in Sue, 2010 -

unequal treatment or

perceptions of individuals based on their gender- Wikipedia, 2012 -

special

rights, advantages, immunities

granted or available only to a

particular person or group of

people- New Oxford American Dictionary, 2009 -

INDONESIAN

PATRIARCHY

INTERNET

ANARCHY

Conclusions

Research QuestionsThese tweet differences raised some questions:

• What social processes were involved and differed in the online prosecution of MD and GT?

• To what extent do the use of Twitter characterized the ways in which Indonesian online society addressed their social concerns regarding corruption and embezzlement?

• What were the implications of this phenomenon, particularly to Indonesian society?

Conclusions

• The social processes that differ between MD and GT: MD evoked social cognitive dissonance and moral panics among twitterers, who then attempted to dissociate themselves with MD through schadenfreude-laden microaggressions. On the contrary, GT create consonance to the commonality of corruption among civil servants, while his misconduct was still resonate well with Indonesian patriarchal culture, where men could err and regain their dignities.

Conclusions

• Indonesian twitterers used Twitter to address their social concerns regarding corruption and embezzlement only in superficial and material perspectives – the superficial appearance of MD and the material wealth of GT.

Conclusions

• Twitterers justified their self-righteous behaviors as an act of punishing an extraordinary embezzler but not a common corruptor, not knowing they perpetrated gender-based microaggressions in the process. This social phenomenon was propagated through Twitter, which then could become a social conditioning on microaggressions and patriarchal permissiveness toward corruption for younger generations.

Recommendations

• This research can hopefully raise public awareness of the possible impact of the phenomenon to the society, most importantly regarding aggressive and derogative online behaviors.

• The outcome of this research showed that the subject of this research still requires further and broader investigation, particularly on the sociological and psychological implications of internet use in relation to the cultural disposition of Indonesians.

Thank you

fariez.setiawan@gmail.com