Abstract

CASTELAR, ANDRÉS FELIPE  and  QUINTERO AGUIRRE, FELIPE. PERFORMATIVITY AND HATE SPEECH: EXPRESSIONS OF MALE HOMOSEXUALITY IN CALI. CS [online]. 2012, n.10, pp.207-239. ISSN 2011-0324.  https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i10.1359.

This article analyzes the speech of a group of self-identified homosexual men in Cali in which they refer to the visibilization of homosexuality and its consequences. Distancing itself from the explanation of such speech as 'internal homophobia' or as 'endo-discrimiation,' the current study instead utilizes Judith Butler's concept of performativity in three categories of analysis: allegory, implicit and explicit norms, and desire/aversion. Based on this analysis, this hate speech can be read as a succession of performative acts that constitute an idealized subject while simultaneously reaffirming a desired yet threatened masculinity. These performative acts not only allow them to defend themselves against a perceived persecution for a sexual abjection that threatens heteronormativity, but also allow for a strong component of homoerotic desire to be embedded within such speech.

Keywords : Hate Speech; Homosexuality; Performative acts; Deconstruction; Allegory.

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