TY  - SER
AU  - Kavanagh, Emma
AU  - Litchfield, Chelsea
AU  - Osborne, Jaquelyn
TI  - Sporting women and social media : : sexualization, misogyny, and gender-based violence in online spaces 
PY  - 2019///
PB  - Human Kinetics Journals, 
KW  - ATTITUDES
KW  - BODY IMAGE
KW  - EMOTIONAL ABUSE
KW  - INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
KW  - MISOGYNY
KW  - ONLINE HARASSMENT
KW  - PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
KW  - SOCIAL MEDIA
KW  - SPORT
KW  - SEXUAL HARASSMENT
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
KW  - VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
KW  - YOUNG WOMEN
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - UNITED KINGDOM
N1  - International Journal of Sport Communication, 2019, 12(4): 552-572
N2  - This study investigated gender-based violence targeting high-profile women in virtual environments through the case of women’s tennis. Using a netnographic approach and the lens of third-wave feminism, 2 popular social media platforms (Facebook and Twitter) were analyzed to examine social commentary and fan interaction surrounding the top-5-seeded female tennis players during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Athletes were exposed to violent interactions in a number of ways. Four themes were identified through data analysis: threats of physical violence, sexualization that focused on the female physical appearance, sexualization that expressed desire and/or proposed physical or sexual contact, and sexualization that was vile, explicit, and threateningly violent in a sexual or misogynistic manner. Findings demonstrate how social media provides a space for unregulated gender-based cyberhate targeting high-profile women in their workplace in a way that traditional sport media does not. (Authors' abstract). Record #8288
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsc.2019-0079
ER  -