An Analysis of Hate Speech Against Benjamin Netanyahu on Social Media X

Indah Sri Mayeni; M. Zaim

doi:10.24036/ell.v14i1.132965

An Analysis of Hate Speech Against Benjamin Netanyahu on Social Media X

Indah Sri Mayeni⁽¹⁾, M. Zaim⁽²⁾,
(1) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia
(2) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia

Corresponding Author
Copyright (c) 2025 Indah Sri Mayeni

DOI : https://doi.org/10.24036/ell.v14i1.132965

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Abstract

This research aims to analyze types of hate speech and strategies of hate speech against Benjamin Netanyahu on social media X. The method of this research was descriptive research method. This research used the theory of Mondal et al (2017) to analyze types of hate speech and the theory of Culpeper (2016) to analyze strategies of hate speech. The data were collected from the comment section of a tweet posted by Benjamin Netanyahu on the platform X on May 23, 2024. The findings reveal five types of hate speech against Benjamin Netanyahu on social media X including behavior, ethnicity, disability, religion, and others, with behavior being the common prevalent. Additionally, five strategies of hate speech were also identified, including bald on-record impoliteness, positive impoliteness, negative impoliteness, off-record impoliteness, and sarcasm or mock politeness, with bald on-record impoliteness emerging as the most dominant strategy.

Keywords

Hate Speech, Benjamin Netanyahu, Social Media X

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