X Views and Counting: Interest in Rape-Oriented Pornography as Gendered Microaggression

Academics and activists called to attention decades prior the importance of identifying, analyzing, and tracking the transmission of attitudes, behaviors, and norms correlated with violence against women. A specific call to attention reflected the media as a mode of transmission. This research build...

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Published in:Journal of interpersonal violence 2016-07, Vol.31 (12), p.2131-2155
Main Authors: Makin, David A., Morczek, Amber L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Attitudes
Erotica - psychology
Female
Females
Gender
Gender-Based Violence - psychology
Humans
Internet
Intimate partner violence
Male
Mass media
Mass media violence
Pornography
Pornography & obscenity
Rape
Rape - psychology
Sex Factors
Violence
Women
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Summary:Academics and activists called to attention decades prior the importance of identifying, analyzing, and tracking the transmission of attitudes, behaviors, and norms correlated with violence against women. A specific call to attention reflected the media as a mode of transmission. This research builds on prior studies of media, with an emphasis on Internet search queries. Using Google search data, for the period 2004 to 2012, this research provides regional analysis of associated interest in rape-oriented pornography and pornographic hubs. Results indicate minor regional variations in interest, including the use of “BDSM” or “bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadomasochism” as a foundational query for use in trend analysis. Interest in rape-oriented pornography by way of pornographic hubs is discussed in the context of microaggression.
ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260515573572