“THE CAPTAIN'S CRY”: NOTES ON GENDER PERFORMATIVITY AND MASCULINITIES IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
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https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.63205Keywords:
Soccer. Gender identity. Masculinity. Media.Abstract
This article analyzes online media discourse constructions about behavior and the “emotional crying” of Brazilian men’s football team captain Thiago Silva during the 2014 FIFA World Cup match between Brazil and Chile. We selected articles and comments published during the event on two national sports websites with high audience. Interpretations were based on content analysis techniques related to gender studies and poststructuralist masculinities. The media associated the athlete’s behavior with lack of psychological “control” or “preparation” that materialized as crying. That would be “improper” for a captain’s position, with consequent loss of status and power. Those discourses are anchored on processes of normalization of masculinities and naturalization of manly and heteronormative ideals in football, where “control” of emotions, suppression of crying and heterosexuality are key.
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