O discurso do cidadão de bem: uma análise crítica das manifestações racistas e lgbtfóbicas no Instagram do @noticiasnoface

Abstract

With the effervescence of digital social networks and a new logic of media redemocratization, which allows the public to produce content for the internet and interact with its users, the number of profiles, so-called journalistic ones, especially those with a police content, engaged in propagating discourses that reinforce conservative representations of family and social roles, such as the good citizen, has been occupying massive digital spaces like Instagram. The facilities and set of functionalities of these social networking platforms have also allowed people to share prejudiced beliefs on the internet, disseminating and reinforcing their speeches in a particular form, speed and scope in the most diverse social contexts. This research, therefore, seeks to analyze the discourse of good citizens through the racist and lgbtphobic manifestations of @noticiasnoface on Instagram, through an analysis of publications and comments from April 2020. Using Van Dijk's Critical Discourse Analysis (2018) and other authors who think about power, control, media and issues of race and sexuality, we propose to unveil the abusive power relations present in hate speeches that perpetuate inequalities under a dominant posture. As well, we reflect on racism and lgbtphobia as a structure that underlies the discursive practice of the aforementioned profile. The results of the analysis of the posts show that @noticiasnoface, in addition to producing and repercussing racist and lgbtphobic speeches, reinforces social stereotypes about these bodies, encourages hatred and violence and acts based on a supposed freedom of expression, even if their speeches ridicule, nullify and deny the existence of racialized and LGBT+ people. This leads us to comprehend that the good citizen is built from several elements that structure the profile discourses.