Quvenzhané and the Comedians: Black Girlhood and Sexuality at the “Edge” of Mediated Humor

作者: Meenakshi Gigi Durham

DOI: 10.1111/CCCR.12099

关键词: Gender studiesComedySexualizationRacismHuman sexualitySocial powerNewspaperSociologyIntersectionalityMedia studiesCultural studiesCommunicationComputer Science Applications

摘要: During the 2013 Academy Awards, satirical newspaper The Onion tweeted a sexually explicit message about child actress Quvenzhane Wallis. While racism and sexism of tweet drew fire, was also hotly defended by comedians who insisted that it functioned to “expand boundaries comedy.” In this essay, is analyzed as “discourse knot” interrogate intersections comedic discourse construction Black girlhood in U.S. culture. study's 2 key findings are first, purportedly “edgy” comedy can function sustain social power hierarchies, second, constitutes an unintelligible subject position Foucauldian sense, necessitating rigorous attention, especially with regard issues cultural sexualization.