Abortion for rape in Brazilian social networks: Between successful narratives and moral dichotomies

In recent years, several emblematic cases of girls pregnant due to rape have occupied the Brazilian news. The obstacles they faced to access the right to abortion mobilized the public debate, especially through social networks. In this context, using a theoretical-analytical framework in relation to the narrative disputes and framing of social movements in networks, this article analyzes two of the most recent widely known cases on Twitter/X. To do so, quantitative and qualitative methodologies are employed. On the one hand, message exchange networks are analyzed, along with their influence and contagion relationships and automation in Twitter/X. On the other hand, narratives are categorized based on topic modelling combined with qualitative analysis, highlighting narratives for and against abortion rights in order to understand how the social imaginary is disputed in networks. It is concluded that the narratives for sexual and reproductive rights were successful in influencing the public sphere and in promoting ideas with positive effects for guaranteeing victims’ rights. However, these same narratives reproduced a moral dichotomy between “good” and “bad” abortions. Thus, it is necessary to overcome such antagonisms so that all people may have reproductive freedom in the future.

• Автор: Assis, Mariana Prandini (author)
• Інші автори: Santos, Nara Menezes (author)
• Формат: article
• Мова: spa
• Опубліковано: 2024
• Предмети: aborto; Brasil; dicotomias morais; movimentos sociais; narrativas; redes sociais; abortion; Brazil; moral dichotomies; social movements; narratives; social networks; dicotomías morales; movimientos sociales; redes sociales
• Онлайн доступ: https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/6116