The cult structure of the American anti

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  • Samantha Aburime Independent Scholar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2021.2147

Keywords:

Antifans, Censorship, Cyberstalking, Hate speech, Shipping, Violence

Abstract

The online-based group known as antis, which originated around 2016 in the United States, exhibit morality-based, cult-like behavior and perpetuate hate speech and censorship in online spaces. Anti ideology has encouraged harmful, obsessive, and dangerous behaviors among its members, specifically minors and young adults. An analysis of the antifandom movement through political, sociological, and behavioral lenses reveals its damaging effects on women, people of color, minors, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

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2021-09-14

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