BLASPHEMY OR ART EXPRESSION: THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND THE BANDWAGON EFFECT ON COGNITIVE BIAS IN SOCIAL NETWORKS

Authors

  • Carl Angelo V. Alejandro Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Parañaque City Campus.
  • Camille Shyne F. Barrameda Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Parañaque City Campus.
  • Jim Paul G. Dayawon Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Parañaque Campus
  • Michaella L. Espora Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Parañaque City Campus.
  • Tom Angelo F. Fernando Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Parañaque City Campus.
  • Jesus Andrei P. Lorilla Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Parañaque City Campus.
  • Ronel A. Magbujos Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Parañaque City Campus.

Keywords:

Hate Speech, X, Divine Command Theory, Bandwagon Effect, Cognitive Bias

Abstract

Religion has been a debatable topic for decades because people have varying
faith, beliefs, and values. Moreover, it is also a hot topic in social media,
especially the ones who are expressing hate speech to those individuals whose
said to commit blasphemous acts. One such example of that case is a drag
performer in the Philippines who imitated the image of Jesus Christ in Christian
faith in their drag performance. This study aims to investigate the comments in
a related post in X that contains hate speech related to religion. The comment
analysis categorizes into hate speech, criticism, opinion, positive comments,
troll behavior, and mentions. This study revealed that 56.1% of the comments
taken from the same post in X are hate comments that target the drag queen.
Furthermore, this research also clarifies the impact of the bandwagon effect in
online discourse.

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Published

2023-03-13

How to Cite

Carl Angelo V. Alejandro, Camille Shyne F. Barrameda, Jim Paul G. Dayawon, Michaella L. Espora, Tom Angelo F. Fernando, Jesus Andrei P. Lorilla, & Ronel A. Magbujos. (2023). BLASPHEMY OR ART EXPRESSION: THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND THE BANDWAGON EFFECT ON COGNITIVE BIAS IN SOCIAL NETWORKS. International Journal on Management Education and Emerging Technology(IJMEET), 2(1). Retrieved from https://ijmeet.org/index.php/journal/article/view/26

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Articles

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