Volume 8, Number 2/3

An Analysis of Gender and Swear Words: A Case Study of Iranian Community on Instagram

  Authors

Arezou Darvishi, University of Oregon, Oregon

  Abstract

The relationship between language and gender has been the subject of discussion and investigation for many years, with the goal of understanding the societal norms and expectations of gender. This article aims to explore the relationship between gender and the swear words in the comment section of Iranian celebrities Instagram accounts. This study found that each gender tends to post swear words in comments of the same gender celebrity. This research also discovered that female users tend to auto-censor strong swear words and are more likely to body-shame the content creator, while men are more open to posting strong swear words.

  Keywords

Swear Words, Gender, Instagram, Body Shame, Iran