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Abstract
Interactions on social media platforms are becoming increasingly relevant from an identity construction
perspective. Conflict speech, in particular, is a form of interaction that is especially common in online spaces and constructs
identity through polarization, strengthening the in-group while excluding the out-group. The young adult feminist identity has
established a strong presence in online spaces, specifically the microblogging platform Tumblr. This study seeks to analyze the
role of conflict speech in young adult feminist identity construction through focusing on recontextualization of comments and
name-calling strategies. Within this analysis, it is possible to determine the importance of conflict speech as it strengthens the
collective feminist identity while allowing those in the in-group to exclude and dismiss conflictual comments stemming from those
in the out-group.
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