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