#JewGoal: Llanguage , enjoyment, and the persistence of antisemitism in online gaming and sports communities

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New Media & Society Pub Date : 2025-10-17 DOI:10.1177/14614448251384255

Jack Black, Theo Lynn, Itoiz Rodrigo-Jusue, Daniel Kilvington

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Abstract

Exploring how online hate speech infiltrates public discourse, this article examines the antisemitic hashtag, ‘#JewGoal’, tracing its spread from the FIFA gaming community to online football discussions. Analysing 1364 public tweets on the platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), the article illustrates how the hashtag, framed as humour and sports commentary, perpetuated antisemitic stereotypes through historical tropes and cultural symbols. Utilizing the Lacanian concepts of jouissance and llanguage , the study reveals how #JewGoal extended beyond mere humour, exposing an excessive enjoyment tied to its repetitive and absurd use. This dual function – offering inclusion in online communities while perpetuating harm – underscores how normalized antisemitic language infiltrates sports fandom. By framing #JewGoal as a llanguage of hate, its impact lies not in explicit content but in its provocative repetition. By detailing the persistence of antisemitism in digital spaces, the article emphasizes the need to critically address the enjoyment derived from harmful online speech.

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#JewGoal：在线游戏和体育社区的语言、享受和持续存在的反犹主义

本文探讨了网络仇恨言论如何渗透到公共话语中，研究了反犹主义标签“#JewGoal”，追踪其从国际足联游戏社区到在线足球讨论的传播。这篇文章分析了“X”平台（以前的Twitter）上的1364条公开推文，说明了这个标签是如何通过历史比喻和文化符号，以幽默和体育评论的形式，使反犹主义的刻板印象永世存在的。利用拉康的欢爽和语言的概念，该研究揭示了#犹太目标如何超越单纯的幽默，暴露了与其重复和荒谬的使用相关联的过度享受。这种双重功能——在网络社区提供包容的同时，也使伤害永久化——突显了反犹语言是如何渗透到体育界的。通过将#犹太目标（#JewGoal）定义为仇恨的语言，其影响不在于明确的内容，而在于挑衅的重复。通过详细介绍数字空间中持续存在的反犹主义，文章强调需要批判性地解决从有害在线言论中获得的享受。

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New Media & Society COMMUNICATION-

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12.70

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8.00%

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274

期刊介绍： New Media & Society engages in critical discussions of the key issues arising from the scale and speed of new media development, drawing on a wide range of disciplinary perspectives and on both theoretical and empirical research. The journal includes contributions on: -the individual and the social, the cultural and the political dimensions of new media -the global and local dimensions of the relationship between media and social change -contemporary as well as historical developments -the implications and impacts of, as well as the determinants and obstacles to, media change the relationship between theory, policy and practice.