André Luiz dos Santos Silva, Rômulo Henrique Kunzler, Gilberto Miranda da Silva Junior, Ariane Corrêa Pacheco
n. 10
2023
v. 16
p. 18936–18952
This article analyzes the ways in which adolescents enrolled in a school located in a region with a high rate of violence against women manifest themselves in the context of homophobia in soccer. Methodologically, the techniques used were focus groups and semi-structured interviews with seven male students in the final years of a school in the municipality located in a region with a high incidence of reports of violence experienced by women. By using homophobic anecdotes from Brazilian soccer as triggers for the focus group discussion, it was possible to see that silence and looks of debauchery were indicative of homophobia in the dynamics of masculinity in that group. Through the dialog about the manifestations of the fans of the Gremio and Internacional soccer clubs, the prejudiced attitudes of the young people who were present became visible, especially when homosexuality was put on the agenda. In addition, it was possibleto see from the statements made by these teenagers that homophobic manifestations are also related to sports practices at school. According to the research collaborators, hatred and repudiation were directed at individuals whose gender expression distanced themselves from heterocentric masculinities, showing that homophobia is present in the school’s daily life. In order to protect their own honor within the spectrum of heteronormativity, these adolescents use debauchery, mockery and violence as resources.Through resources such as debauchery, mockery and violence, these adolescents inscribe themselves in a dynamic of masculinity that tends to regulate the conduct of other boys, as well as protecting their own masculine honor within the spectrum of heteronormativity.
Keywords:masculinity, homophobia, gender violence,violence against women.