Discursive representation and argumentative orientation in utterances uttered in a situation of controversial discourse modality: the images of machismo and misogyny

• Autor(a) principal: Gomes, Alexandro Teixeira
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.21747/21833958/red13a3
• topic: Combate ao machismo e à misoginia; Argumentação; Discurso; Combating sexism and misogyny; Argumentation; Discourse

Assuming that all discourse is ideological and marked by argumentation, this study aims to analyze the manifestations of machismo and misogyny in utterances involving a controversy stemming from a statement made by the Brazilian singer Zé Neto. On May 12, 2022, during a concert in the city of Sorriso, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, the singer, part of the sertanejo duo with Cristiano, delivered a speech in support of the then-president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, and against the Rouanet Law. From his speech, we highlight the following excerpt: "We don't need to tattoo our 'toba' to show whether we're doing well or not; we simply come here and sing." This directly references a tattoo that the Brazilian singer Anitta has on her body. This episode triggered a discussion on social media characterized by misogynistic statements, which is the focus of our analysis. From a theoretical perspective, our study is primarily grounded in the works of Amossy (2017, 2018, 2020), Cavalcante et al (2020), Adam (2011), and Chapanski (2020). The results indicate a persistently prevalent discourse of sexism and misogyny, which must be addressed, along with any form of hate speech, as it places women in a situation of severe social vulnerability.