Aggression, Disempowerment, and Feminism in the "Scum Men" Discourse on Chinese Social Media.

This study presents an analysis of the Chinese Internet slang "渣男" (scum men) by examining Weibo posts containing this term from 2011 to 2022. It is found that "scum men" is only on the surface an aggressive expression to condemn male infidelity, especially during outbreaks of celebrity scandals. Th...

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Published in:	Critical Arts: A South-North Journal of Cultural & Media Studies Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 86 - 102
Main Author:	Yiwei, Du
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2025
Subjects:	Internet terminology Aggression (Psychology) Power (Social sciences) Feminism Social media
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