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It’S Giving Tory:” Youth Satirization Of Elizabeth Truss On Tiktok As Political Commentary, Alexandra Rapp
It’S Giving Tory:” Youth Satirization Of Elizabeth Truss On Tiktok As Political Commentary, Alexandra Rapp
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This study extends political humor effects research as a means of engaging in political discourse. The current body of research into the influence of social media on political attitudes largely focuses on adults with extreme ideations and organized groups on the internet. This study seeks to better understand young people as newcomers to political discourse. It focuses on how the behavior of women in positions of power is critiqued and analyzed by the youngest voting and pre-voting cohort through analyzing the content produced by young Britons during the Elizabeth Truss administration. Data was gathered using hashtags on TikTok videos posted …