Donald Trump, Access Hollywood, and the Rhetorical Performance of Aggrieved White Masculinity

IF 0.7 Q3 COMMUNICATION

WESTERN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION Pub Date : 2022-09-14 DOI:10.1080/10570314.2022.2118549

Denise M. Bostdorff

引用次数: 1

Abstract

This essay examines Trump’s 2016 Greensboro rally performance of aggrieved white masculinity to shed light on the Access Hollywood scandal specifically and his appeal for supporters generally. Trump projected a persona of primitive, white, working-class masculinity; feminized the establishment through populist conspiracy; used psychological iconicity and inference to equate Clinton’s assertions with what he depicted as his accusers’ false claims of sexual assault; and dispelled their credibility through reenactment and partition. His sexism, conjoined with anger, also did displaced racist work by depicting his hypermasculine, authoritarian leadership as essential for restoring white men and the nation to their rightful places.

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唐纳德·特朗普，走进好莱坞，以及白人男子气概的修辞表现

这篇文章考察了特朗普2016年在格林斯伯勒集会上表现出的愤愤不平的白人男子气概，以具体揭示Access Hollywood丑闻，以及他对支持者的吸引力。特朗普塑造了一个原始、白人、工人阶级的男性形象；通过民粹主义阴谋使当权派女性化；利用心理象似性和推理将克林顿的断言与他所描述的指控者关于性侵的虚假指控等同起来；并通过重演和分裂来消除他们的信誉。他的性别歧视，再加上愤怒，也取代了种族主义作品，将他的超男性化、威权主义领导描述为恢复白人和国家合法地位的关键。

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WESTERN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION-

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1.90

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： Published quarterly since 1937, the Western Journal of Communication is one of two scholarly journals of the Western States Communication Association (WSCA). The journal is dedicated to the publication of original scholarship that enhances our understanding of human communication. Diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives are welcome. WJC"s longstanding commitment to multiple approaches, perspectives, and issues is reflected by its history of publishing research across rhetorical and media studies, interpersonal and intercultural communication, critical and cultural studies, language behavior, performance studies, small group and organizational communication, freedom of speech, and health and family communication.