Gay Clowns, Pigs and Traitors: An Emotion Analysis of Online Hate Speech Directed at the Swedish-Speaking Population in Finland

Karin Sandell, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
2018 Folklore  
The article deals with the emotion analysis of online hate speech, studying the way that emotions are performed in online hate speech directed at the Swedish-speaking population in Finland. The material originates from the public debate forum Suomi24. In analysing the forum posts, I intend to show how hatemongers use emotional words, emotive expressions and metaphors referring to the Finnish national awakening and how this is connected to the populist discourse of today. As a result, three
more » ... ories of hate speech emerge from the material: suspicion, demasculinization, and dehumanization.
doi:10.7592/fejf2018.74.sandell fatcat:qhhzsywnrfhdfofp5zdqp6ogkq